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Tantalizing taste buds

THE SHERIDAN PRESS | JUSTIN SHEELY

Clockwise from top left: A customer’s order at the Wyoming Culinary Institute in Sheridan is dressed beforebeing served. Second-year student Bill Miller sprinkles parsley on the food before it is served during lunchhour Thursday at the Wyoming Culinary Institute on South Sheridan Avenue. There are currently 24 fresh-men and 12 second-year students enrolled through the Sheridan College’s Culinary Institute. The restau-rant is open Thursdays and Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and in the evenings from 5 to 8 p.m. HaylieGoodman salts the pork during lunch hour Thursday.

DFS issues violation forrough handling of kids to

Children’s Center Jan. 3

BY TRACEE DAVISTHE SHERIDAN PRESS

SHERIDAN — The Children's Center inSheridan was issued a notice of violationby the Department of Family Services inconnection with an incident of mistreat-ment that occurred at the center last fall.

DFS Day Care Licensing CoordinatorRachel Huckfeldt confirmed a notice of

violation of a rule prohibiting "roughhandling of children including, but notlimited to, hitting, spanking, beating,shaking, pinching, pushing or othermeasures that could produce physicalpain," was issued Jan. 3.

Huckfeldt also confirmed a notice ofcorrection was given to the departmentJan 15. Further details surrounding theinvestigation were not immediately avail-

able.Children's Center Director Peggy

Stanton confirmed the violation was theresult of an investigation into an inci-dent that occurred in mid-November.Stanton also said the employee who com-mitted the violation, Jan Lind, was ter-minated the next day.

SEE VIOLATION, PAGE 2

BY TRACEE DAVISTHE SHERIDAN PRESS

SHERIDAN — A Sheridan-basedwater and land management firm ispioneering technology intended toserve as an environmentally friendlyalternative to conventional handlingof waste water created as a byproductof oil and gas production.

BeneTerra has modified existingevaporation technology to cater to theunique operational location of an oilor gas well pad.

“What this unit does is it takes pro-duced water — wastewater that isdeveloped as part of the oil and gaslife cycle — we take that water, weevaporate it and release clean steminto the atmosphere and reduce theoverall volume by up to 97 percent,”BeneTerra Business DevelopmentManager Adam Zimmer said.

“We’re capturing that flare gas andusing it as our fuel source to evaporatethe water,” he added.

Controller Lesley Pearson said oneof the biggest assets to a producer, andthe environment, is the technologydrastically cuts the volume of waterthat must be trucked away for perma-nent disposal.

“Rather than the energy producerhaving to haul off the whole volume ofwater that’s produced, we’re going toreduce that down to 3 or 5 percent,”Pearson said. “The brine solution is amuch smaller volume that has to bedealt with, and that will reduce truckson the road and wear and tear oninfrastructure.”

The evaporative unit, dubbed theBV300, is part of a comprehensivewater management service, BeneVapSystems. The evaporation technologycomes from intellectual propertyrecently acquired by BeneTerra from aNew Mexico-based company calledEvaporative Systems. The unit’s nameis reflective of its place in the waterhandling and disposal system devel-oped by BeneTerra known as BeneVapSystems.

Evaporative Systems has employed asimilar wastewater disposal systemsfor various industrial uses, includinglandfills and food processing, for morethan a decade. However, BeneTerraretooled the technology for applicationin the energy industry. Similar evapo-rative systems are currently employedin Australia and other parts of theUnited States.

“The technology is proven,” Pearsonsaid. “We’re just using it in a newapplication.”

Tech pioneersBeneTerra working to

create environmentallyfriendly alternatives

SEE TECH, PAGE 2

County recommendsapproval for shoppermit Thursday

BY HANNAH WIESTTHE SHERIDAN PRESS

SHERIDAN — The Sheridan County Planning and Zoning Commission approved aconditional use permit for a 30-by-50 foot shop building to be built next to a residencein the Spirit Ridge Subdivision in Ranchester at its meeting Thursday.

The structure will be a pole barn with steel siding and a roof. It will be used by theapplicant, Bradley Wieser, as a custom cabinetry shop. Wieser will be the only employ-ee and will not hang any signs on the outside, he said.

Winter weathersuspends

search in 1980Wyo. slayings

CHEYENNE. (AP) — More thanthree months after a man admitted tothe killings of his ex-wife and his twochildren in Wyoming in 1980, theinvestigation remains open whileauthorities await warmer weather toresume searching for the bodies in adeep lake.

Authorities spent a couple of dayslast fall searching Fremont Lake inwestern Wyoming for the bodies ofVirginia Uden, 32, and her two sons,Richard, 11, and Reagan, 10, saidWyoming Division of CriminalInvestigation Deputy Director KebinHaller.

“Basically we were able to put inves-tigators out on a search-and-rescueboat that had some sonar equipment,”Haller said Tuesday.

Gerald Uden, 71, of Chadwick, Mo.,told them where in the lake to look,Haller said, but they didn’t find anysign of the three. They called off thesearch for the winter.

Fremont Lake is 10 miles long, amile wide, and at 600 feet deep, one ofthe deepest lakes in the U.S. The laketypically freezes over almost com-pletely in winter.

The ice will need to thaw substan-tially before the search can resume,Haller said.

Meanwhile, Uden’s wife, Alice Uden,74, is set for trial March 4 inCheyenne. She has pleaded not guiltyto a charge of killing her previoushusband in Wyoming in the mid-1970s.

Authorities arrested the Udens inMissouri in September. They have notconnected the cases.

Gerald Uden pleaded guilty Nov. 1 tothree counts of first-degree murder.He told a courtroom in Lander he’dshot Virginia Uden, his ex-wife, andher two sons after a visit to his homein the Pavillion area in FremontCounty on Sept. 12, 1980.

He described driving with the threein a station wagon 5 or 6 miles beforethey all got out near an irrigationcanal. He said Virginia Uden hadbrought a .22-caliber rifle.

Uden said he test-fired the rifle, thenshot her and the boys.

SEE SLAYINGS, PAGE 2

SEE PERMIT, PAGE 2

FROM B1 He said he first disposedof the bodies in a mine,then went back and gotthem and sunk them in thelake on the other side of theWind River Range fromFremont County.

Virginia Uden had beendoing “her very best to splitAlice and me apart,” hesaid.

Alice Uden is chargedwith first-degree murder

and has been jailed on$250,000 bond.

She’s accused of shootingRonald Holtz, 25, with a riflein late 1974 or early 1975.Authorities said that theyhad recovered Holtz’sremains last summer from40 feet down an old verticalmine shaft in southeastWyoming.

An affidavit filed in thecase says an informant told

investigators that Udenonce acknowledged shootingHoltz with a rifle as he sleptand dumping his body inthe mine.

Investigators say Holtz’sskull had a .22-caliber bulletin it.

Alice Uden filed fordivorce from Holtz in 1975,and the divorce was grantedafter he didn’t respond,court documents show.

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VIOLATION: Letter sent to parents regarding accusationsFROM 1

The Children's Center board of trustees has refused tocomment on concerns raised by parents and a formeremployee of the center concerning treatment of the chil-dren and administrative mismanagement.

The board of trustees, chaired by Sheridan Attorney BobWyatt, did not publicly discuss the issuance of the newviolation at their last regularly scheduled meeting Jan.27,though Stanton confirmed the board was aware it hadbeen issued.

Huckfeldt also said she cannot share information on anypossible open investigations, but several other parentshave since come forward with complaints of mistreatmentof children and abrupt discontinuance of services with noexplanation.

The center's new Infant Coordinator, Jo Madson, sent aletter home to parents in recent weeks in response to arti-cles published in The Sheridan Press Dec. 18 and Jan. 28.

"If there is a situation that needs addressed or a com-plaint has been made, trust me, we have responded imme-

diately," the letter reads. "Our response may not seemimmediate or obvious to everyone due to confidentiality."

Madson, who claims 19 years of child care experienceand began working at the Children's Center Dec. 2, saidshe believes Stanton has the best interest of the center'schildren in mind.

"As I supervise the infant staff, I am very much aware ofthe Children Center staff as well," Madson said. "I visittheir classrooms daily and view the activities from thecameras set up. The staff are great."

Madson also said in the letter to parents that the job ofchild care provider is not suited for everyone, and notevery child is suited to be in the large group environmentof the center.

In addition to the recently issued violation, the facilityhas received four other DFS violations in the last two anda half years. Two of those violations were for failure tomaintain adequate child-to-staff ratios, one was for nothaving a child restrained in a vehicle, and one was forimproper use of chemicals that might have caused contam-ination of a play area or food preparation area.

SLAYINGS: Holtz’s remains recovered last summer

TECH: Might expand services furtherFROM 1

Zimmer said using excess gas from a wellto power the BV300 enables carbon thatwould otherwise be released into the atmos-phere via flaring to be encapsulated in theleftover brine solution.

“I call it a beneficial use of waste gas, orgas that would otherwise just be flared intothe atmosphere,” said BeneTerraOperations Manager Derek Lowe.

“Our approach is a stewardshipapproach,” Pearson said. “We're alwayslooking for a way to try to lessen thatimpact while still being a viable, cost-effec-tive solution for the customer.”

The BV300 consists of an encased heatingunit mounted on an 8.5-by-23 foot skid andaccessory pipes. The system is designed tosit in close proximity to a well site and canprocess up to 300 barrels, or 12,600 gallons,of water per day. It can also operate on analternative fuel source if excess flare gas isunavailable.

“Our unit isn’t going to be a fit at everysingle well you would ever drive by,”Pearson said. “We have to have adequategas supply, have to have adequate watersupply to make it worth their while.”

Zimmer agreed.“It has to be far away enough from dispos-

al facilities that we can be competitive withthe price of building the equipment andoperating it. There’s a lot of boxes thatneed to be checked for this to be a fit. It’sdefinitely a niche that we’re targeting,” hesaid.

Though not every well is a candidate foran evaporative unit to assist in wastewaterreduction and disposal, Zimmer said thepotential benefits for the right producercan be huge.

“We’re trying to reduce the amount ofgas that is being flared, trying to reduce theamount of water that is hauled to disposalwells and injected, reduce the number oftrucks that are running up and down theroad, reduce the environmental impact andin infrastructure, the roads the highwaysthe environmental liability of a truckwrecking and dumping that wastewater.We’re reducing all of that,” Zimmer said.

"By evaporating the water and putting itinto the atmosphere, you’re truly putting itback into the life cycle of water. If youinject it down into a disposal well, it’s gone.There’s currently no technologies or any-thing that will pump that water back to thesurface and utilize it. If it’s released intothe atmosphere, plants and everything elseare still using it,” he continued.

He added that BeneTerra might expandservices to include technology that furtherreduces the leftover brine solution after theevaporative system has been run. Anotherpotential progression would include captur-ing the steam emitted to be condensed andreutilized as a water source.

BeneTerra has contracted with aSheridan-based manufacturer, which hewouldn’t name, to have a BV300 unit builtand ready for the field by April.

Pearson said throughout the team’s inno-vation, keeping business based in Sheridanremained a priority.

“It was important to us to be able to man-ufacture it locally, get it set up here anddeploy it locally,” she said. “This will bepositive for Sheridan, both in the short andlong term.”

“As we ramp up manufacturing, both usand our partner in the manufacturingprocess will have to meet that demand,”Zimmer added.

PERMIT: Three letters expressed concernFROM 1

County Planner Mark Reid said a CUPwas required because cabinet shops are notlisted as a permitted use on land zonedurban residential.

The commissioner received three lettersfrom neighbors regarding the shop. The let-ters expressed concerns including locationof the shop, view blockage, increased traf-fic in the area and machinery noises.

Wieser said when he originally applied tothe Home Owner’s Association, he wasgoing to build the shop on the west side ofhis house, which the HOA approved. Hethen discovered how “spongy” the groundwas there and decided to move the shop’slocation to the east side of his house inorder to share the driveway, which the HOAdid not approve.

“The planning commission is not obligat-ed to uphold the HOA’s standards. That’s aprivate matter between him and them,”Reid said.

Weiser also said the ridge line of the shopwill be 4 feet below the ridgeline of hishouse, so the view should not be affectedtoo much. As a backyard shop with onlyone worker, he doesn’t think traffic shouldincrease. Addressing noise concerns,Wieser said he will run a table saw for afew hours each day then spend the rest ofthe time assembling. He said that the traintracks and interstate are nearby and pro-

vide noise of their own. Wieser said most other people in the

neighborhood work, so he is one of theonly residents in the neighborhood duringthe day, and he added that he is the onlyresident who is there full-time who hasequipment to remove snow for the neigh-borhood in the winter.

Commissioners agreed that the shopwould not change the character of the area,which consists of 5-acre lots, and they werenot opposed to Wieser continuing his occu-pation as a cabinet maker, which he hasdone for more than 20 years elsewhere.

“Good luck with your neighbors. Pull outthe snowplow to mitigate,” CommissionChairman Bernie Bornong said.

The CUP was approved 4-0. It will beheard by the Board of CountyCommissioners March 4.

In other business, the PlanningCommission approved a request to vacate 5feet of a 15-foot utility/drainage/construc-tion easement in the Powder Horn Ranch.The easement will now be 10 feet wide.

The easement was shown as vacated on amap when applicants Marvin and JinnettFrancis applied for a building permit. Theybuilt their house 1.7 feet into the easementbefore it was discovered it had never beenvacated even though it was intended to be.Powder Horn officials and all utility com-panies that use the easement approved thevacation.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — A surprisingly weakjobs report for a second straight month hasrenewed concern that the U.S. economy mightbe slowing after a strong finish last year.

Employers added 113,000 jobs in January, farfewer than the average monthly gain of 194,000last year. Job gains have averaged just 154,000the past three months, down from 201,000 in thepreceding three.

The sluggish job growth could underminehopes that economic growth will accelerate thisyear. But economists also say they expect hiringto return to healthier levels in coming months.They note that solid job gains in January inmanufacturing and construction point to under-lying strength.

The government said Friday that manufactur-ers, construction firms and mining and drillingcompanies added a strong 76,000 jobs combined.

“You rarely see expansions in these industrieswithout the economy being in fairly healthyshape,” said Gary Burtless, an economist atBrookings Institution.

And more people began looking for work inJanuary, a sign that they were optimistic aboutfinding jobs. Some of these people found work,thereby reducing the unemployment rate to 6.6percent from 6.7 percent in December. That’s thelowest rate since October 2008.

Investors seemed generally pleased by the fig-ures. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 78points early in the day, before paring its gains by

midmorning.Cold weather likely held back hiring in

December, economists said, but the impact fadedin January. Construction firms, which some-times stop work in bad weather, added 48,000jobs last month.

Over the past month, signs of economic weak-ness in the United States and overseas have sentstock prices sinking. Upheaval in developingcountries has further spooked investors.

The anxiety marks a reversal from just a fewweeks ago, when most analysts were increasing-ly hopeful about the global economy. U.S. growthcame in at a sturdy 3.7 percent annual pace inthe second half of last year. The Dow finished2013 at a record high. Europe’s economy wasslowly emerging from a long recession. Japanwas finally perking up after two decades of stag-nation.

But then the government reported a dismaljobs report for December: Employers added just

75,000 jobs. And on Monday, an industry surveyfound that manufacturing grew much moreslowly in January than in December. A measureof new orders in the report sank to the lowestlevel in a year. That report contributed to adizzying 326-point plunge in the Dow.

Also this week, automakers said sales slipped3 percent in January. And last week, a measureof signed contracts to buy homes fell sharply,according to the National Association ofRealtors.

On a more hopeful note, a survey of servicesector companies, including retailers, banks andrestaurants, found that they grew faster inJanuary than in December.

Friday’s report showed that some higher-pay-ing industries added jobs in January. Factoriescreated 21,000 new positions. Professional andtechnical services, which includes architectsand engineers, added 20,000.

But health care employment was mostlyunchanged for a second straight month, afteradding 17,000 jobs a month last year. And retail-ers cut 12,900 jobs, the most in 18 months.

And government shed 29,000 jobs, mostly ineducation and the Postal Service. That was thebiggest drop in government employment in 15months.

Average hourly earnings rose 5 cents to $24.21,the report said. Average hourly pay hasincreased 1.9 percent in the past year, slightlyahead of the 1.5 percent inflation rate.

US employers add 113K jobs; rate dips to 6.6 pct.

‘You rarely see expansions in these

industries without the economy being in

fairly healthy shape.’

Gary BurtlessEconomist at the Brookings Institute

Wade Freiboth assembles a tro-phy for the upcoming Stars ofTomorrow talent show Thursdayat The Trophy Case business onMain Street. Most of the compo-nents of the trophy are orderedfrom a manufacturer. Freibothengraves the labels on an engrav-ing machine. Wade and his wifeDianne Freiboth have put thebusiness up for sale after doingbusiness since 1987.

Piecing

together prizes

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Teen injured, triedto jump from

moving patrol car

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) —A teenage girl and aStillwater County sheriff ’sdeputy were injured whenthe girl tried to jump out ofa patrol car on Interstate 90.

Officials say the girl hadbeen sentenced inStillwater County onThursday morning for adrug violation and wasbeing returned to a youthdetention facility inBillings. Montana HighwayPatrol Capt. Keith Edgellsays the 16-year-old girl washandcuffed with the cuffssecured to a leather bellyrestraint, but she was ableto get to the door handle.

Edgell says when sheopened the door the deputygrabbed the leatherrestraint. That caused thedeputy to lose control of thecar, which hit the mediandivider. The girl fell ontothe road. She was taken tothe hospital with unspeci-fied injuries.

The deputy was treatedand released.

Former Billingswoman denies

fraud, theft chargesBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) —

The former Billings-areadirector of a federally fund-ed low-income housingorganization has deniedcharges that she stolemoney from the group.

The Billings Gazettereports 51-year-old ChristaAnn McClure of Denverpleaded not guilty Thursdayto an eight-count indict-ment for fraud and theft.McClure was released onher own recognizance.

Prosecutors allegeMcClure embezzled federalgrand money and tookmoney from homeowners inthe Housing Montana pro-gram over a two-year periodending in April 2012.

The indictment allegesMcClure paid herself “sig-nificant sums” for consult-ing services, even thoughshe was a full-time employ-ee, and that she paid herfamily unauthorizedsalaries and bonuses andused grant money to payfamily bills and personaltravel expenses.Prosecutors say she alsowrote herself an unautho-rized check for $21,000.

Colorado daycarewebsite was offline

for monthsDENVER (AP) —

Colorado technology offi-cials say they have fixedcomputer problems thatkept a daycare inspectionwebsite offline for months.

The Child Care FacilitySearch is used to locatechild care providers withlinks to their state inspec-tion history.

According to KUSA-TV, anestimated 15,000 peopletried to access the informa-tion and received errorsmessage.

The website went down inSeptember and wasrestored Jan. 14.

Lakeside mandenies deliberatehomicide charge

KALISPELL, Mont. (AP)— A 52-year-old Lakesideman has denied shootingand killing his neighbor,who had a restraining orderagainst him.

Mark Bolton Ames plead-ed not guilty to deliberatehomicide during a hearingin District Court inKalispell on Thursday. Heremains jailed with bail setat $500,000.

Ames is charged withkilling 60-year-old HaroldGordon early on Jan. 12.

Gordon was living on oneside of the duplex whileAmes, his wife and childrenwere living in the other sidedespite the fact that Gordonand Ames had restrainingorders against each other.

Ames’ attorneys chal-lenged a requirement thathe have no contact with hisfamily. District Judge HeidiUlbricht said she wouldschedule another hearing ifAmes’ attorneys request it.

Flood damage may hurt ability to

fight firesDENVER (AP) —

Colorado’s congressionaldelegation is asking the fed-eral government to movefaster to fix flood damage toprevent further destructionfrom wildfires.

Letters have been sent tothe U.S. Department ofAgriculture and the U.S.Forest Service asking themto fix damaged or washed-out roads to help firefight-ers get to national forestsalong the Front Range.

According to the LovelandReporter-Herald, theSeptember floods causedabout $3 billion in damage,including $44 million innational forests.

Many of the worst hitroads are in the Arapahoand Roosevelt NationalForests in Larimer andBoulder counties, whereflooding affected approxi-mately 230,000 acres.

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Saturday, the fourthannual SheridanCollege RodeoBanquet will be held

at the Holiday Inn, begin-ning at 5:30 p.m.

Proceeds will benefit themens and womens rodeoteams at SC, featuring ath-letes from five states andCanada. Tickets are avail-able via 674-6446. Livemusic, too, after featuringJustin Beasley & AfterThe Rodeo.

Platinum sponsors: GH Phipps, ZowadaRecycling, LLC, Sheridan WYO RodeoGold Buckle Club, Powder RiverVeterinary Hospital & Supply, WyomingRehab, King’s Saddlery.

Other Sheridan-area businesses and insti-tutions writing checks to support the SCrodeo teams and this banquet: SheridanMotors, Sheridan Seed, First NorthernBank of Wyoming , Sheridan WYORodeo, Perry’s Trailer Sales, ChaseBrothers Properties, Powder RiverEnergy Corp, Big Horn Beverage, WilcoxAbstract, Paul delRossi.

One more reason to attend the banquet isthe opportunity to bid on live auction andsilent auction items. Items include firearms,SC rodeo team wear and photos, quilts, jew-elry, artwork, a hunting trip and much more.

One unique item: a barbecue meal and amovie for 25 people.

Duane Smith has the bona fides as anaward-winning, master barbecue chef. He’lldo brisket, pulled pork and all the fixins’with a film of the winner’s choice. Duane’s‘cue is being helped to the plate (and the auc-tion) by Paul delRossi, “Mister Thirty &Three.” (His win-loss record at HarvardCollege, still atop the Crimson’s recordbooks.)

Duane knows his way around a grill andsmoker and has competed in Kansas barbe-cue contests. His pulled pork is always fresh,moist and flavorful with just the right spice.Good stuff, this.

And a movie, too. (Paul was in the theaterbiz.) Maybe the winner will pick bestWestern ever: “The Man Who Shot LibertyValance.” (1960, John Wayne, JimmyStewart, Lee Marvin.) And the dinner will beheld inside the spectacular Edward A.Whitney Education Center atrium.

Would expect a high bid for this auctionprize with proceeds for a good local collegeprogram.

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Incidentally, our Sheridan College is host-ing Saturday U., featuring professors fromthe University of Wyoming and SC — Dr.Rachel Kristiansen, Department ofPsychology, SC; Dr. Benjamin S. Rashford,Dept., of Agricultural and AppliedEconomics, UW; Dr. Rachel Sailor, Dept. ofArt History, UW.

Amy Albrecht is the person to call toreserve a spot — 674-6446, ext. 4203.

Saturday U. at Sheridan College will befrom 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., tomorrow. It’s freeand the public is encouraged to attend.

Saturday University partners include:University of Wyoming, SheridanCollege, Wyoming Humanities Council.

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Quotable

“Last week in New Orleans, HillaryClinton said she still doesn’t know if she’srunning for president in 2016. Isn’t thatunbelieveable? With 315 million Americans,what are the odds she’s the only one in thecountry who doesn’t know she’s running forpresident in 2016?”

— Jay Leno, late night funnyman

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Shop Sheridan, this weekend!

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PUBLISHER’SNOTEBOOK|Stephen Woody

Swedish researchers report thatantioxidants make cancers worse inmice. It's already known that theantioxidant beta-carotene exacer-

bates lung cancers in humans. Not exactlywhat you'd expect given the extravagant —and incessant — claims you hear madeabout the miraculous effects of antioxi-dants.

In fact, they are either useless orharmful, conclude theeditors of the presti-gious Annals ofInternal Medicine:"Beta-carotene, vita-min E and possiblyhigh doses of vitaminA supplements areharmful." Moreover,"other antioxidants,folic acid and B vita-mins, and multivita-min and mineral sup-plements are ineffec-tive for preventing

mortality or morbidity due to majorchronic diseases." So useless are the sup-plements, write the editors, that weshould stop wasting time even studyingthem: "Further large prevention trialsare no longer justified."

Such revisionism is a constant in medi-cine. When I was a child, tonsillectomieswere routine. We now know that, exceptfor certain indications, this is grosslyunnecessary surgery. Not quite as harm-ful as that once-venerable staple, blood-letting (which probably killed GeorgeWashington), but equally mindless.

After "first, do no harm," medicine'ssecond great motto should be "above all,humility." Even the tried-and-true maynot be true. Take the average adult tem-perature. Everyone knows it's 98.6 F.Except that when some enterprisingresearchers actually did the measure-ments — rather than rely on the original19th-century German study — they

found that it's actually 98.2.But if that's how dicey biological

"facts" can be, imagine how much moreproblematic are the handed-down veri-ties about the workings of our stagger-ingly complex health care system. Takethree recent cases:

Emergency room usage. It's long been assumed that insuring

the uninsured would save huge amountsof money because they wouldn't have tokeep using the emergency room, whichis very expensive. Indeed, that was one ofthe prime financial rationales underly-ing both Romneycare and Obamacare.

Well, in a randomized study, Oregonrecently found that when the uninsuredwere put on Medicaid, they increasedtheir ER usage by 40 percent.

Perhaps they still preferred the imme-diacy of the ER to waiting for an officeappointment with a physician. Whateverthe reason, this finding contradicted awidely shared assumption about healthcare behavior.

Medicaid's effect on health.Oregon allocated by lottery scarce

Medicaid slots for the uninsured.Comparing those who got Medicaid tothose who didn't yielded the followingstunning result, published in the NewEngland Journal of Medicine: "Medicaidcoverage generated no significantimprovements in measured physicalhealth outcomes in the first two years."

To be sure, the Medicaid group wasmore psychologically and financiallysecure. Which is not unimportant(though for a $425 billion program, youmight expect more bang for the buck).Nevertheless, once again, quite reason-able expectations are overturned by evi-dence.

Electronic records will save zillions.That's why the federal government is

forcing doctors to convert to electronichealth records (EHR), threatening penal-ties for those who don't by the end of

2014. All in the name of digital efficiency,of course. Yet one of the earliest effectsof the EHR mandate is to create a wholenew category of previously unnecessaryhealth workers. Scribes, as they arecalled, now trail the doctor, room toroom, entering data.

Why? Because the EHR are so absurdlycomplex, detailed, tiresome and wastefulthat if the doctor is to fill them out, hecan barely talk to and examine thepatient, let alone make eye contact —which is why you go to the doctor in thefirst place.

Doctors rave about the scribes, reportsThe New York Times, because otherwisethey have to stay up nights endlesslychecking off boxes. Like clerks. Exceptthat these are physicians whose skillsare being ridiculously wasted.

This is not to say that medical practiceshould stand still. It is to say that weshould be a bit more circumspect abouthaving central planners and theirassumptions revolutionize by fiat thedelicate ecosystem of American healthcare.

In the case of EHR, for example, doc-tors were voluntarily but graduallygoing digital anyway, learning throughtrial and error what best saves time andmoney. Instead, Washington threw $19billion (2009 "stimulus" money) and arigid mandate at the problem — and cre-ated a sprawling mess.

This is not to indict, but simply toadvocate for caution grounded in humili-ty. It's not surprising that myths aboutthe workings of the fabulously complexU.S. health care system continue to tan-talize — and confound — policymakers.After all, Americans so believe in theirvitamins/supplements that they swallow$28 billion worth every year.

CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER writes a weekly political column for TheWashington Post. He is also a Fox News commentator.

CHARLESKRAUTHAMMER|

The health care myths we all live by

QUOTABLES |

FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

“The Americans used the games to wage a propaganda cam-paign in support of a boycott of the 1980 Summer Games inMoscow. Despite the harsh psychological setting, Soviet ath-letes performed notably.”

— The in-flight magazine of Russian Aeroflot airline on the

1980 Lake Placid Games, in its review of past Winter Games.

“I’m real excited for Jimmy Fallon. It’s kind of fun to be theold guy and sit back here and see where the next generationtakes this great institution.”

— Jay Leno, who ended a 22-year run as the host of “TheTonight Show”, on his successor Jimmy Fallon.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS

SHERIDAN — The Sheridan Senior Center will host Helen Laumannof the Sheridan County Historical Society for the next “Conversationin History” on Wednesday.

This series of casual conversations surrounding specific portions ofour Sheridan area history is free and open to the public.

The meeting will run from 10-11:15 a.m. in the Senior Center confer-ence room.

The Senior Center is located at 211 Smith St.For more information contact Lois Bell or Jane Perkins at 672-2240.

FROM STAFF REPORTS

SHERIDAN — The sev-enth annual Fireman’s Ballwill be held Feb. 15 at theHistoric Sheridan Inn.

From 7-11 p.m. entertain-ment will be provided bythe Teka Brock Band,snacks will be served, asilent auction will beoffered and a wine ladderand Harley Davidson motor-cycle will be raffled off.

A cash bar will be avail-

able.For the Harley raffle, a

limited number of raffletickets will be sold prior tothe ball for $100 each. Eachpurchase includes two freetickets to the event. Thegrand prize will be a“Firefighter Edition”Harley Davidson. Runner-up cash prizes will also begranted.

Professional photos ofattendees in firefighter out-fits will be taken by FFF

Photography and availablefor purchase.

Proceeds from the Harleyraffle will benefit a scholar-ship for an area student.Proceeds from the eventand photos will go towardthe installation of a fire-fighters statue in front ofthe station.

Tickets are $25 per personand can be purchased at thefire station, Red VelvetBakery, SheridanStationary and Twisted

Hearts.For more information call

Greg Luhman at 751-8588 oremail at gregluhman@hot-mail.com.

The fire station is locatedat 212 E. Works St.

The inn is located at 856N. Broadway St.

FROM STAFF REPORTS

SHERIDAN — Is your dog yourValentine?

Bring a loving picture of you and yourdog into Paw Prints Pet Boutique by Feb. 19and you could win a prize package.

The owner of the best picture will beawarded a free self-serve dog wash, a freenail trim, a bag of Valentine’s dog biscuitsand a $25 gift certificate.

The boutique is located at 2240 CoffeenAve.

For more information call 675-1969.

FROM STAFF REPORTS

SHERIDAN — The University ofWyoming has announced the 2013 fallsemester honor roll recipients.

“President’s” honor rollThe President's list consists of regularly

enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0grade point average for the semester whileenrolled in a minimum of 12 credit hourstaken for letter grades and 22 students fromSheridan County have received the honor.

Amanda R. Heyer of Banner, MichaelJoseph Klepperich of Big Horn, KristenMarie Nielsen of Dayton, Lucas DanielCarr and Brooke A. Collins, both ofRanchester, Angela Altenburg, Sarah M.Forister, Camille Aurelie Hawkins, ShelbyLin Jelly, Stewart Owen Jenkins, PamelaJensik, Brandon Meade Kinsey, ClaireJocelyn Korpela, Patrick Tracy LaBreck,Emma Laurent, Presley N. Legerski,Alexandria G. Loftus, Kathryn L. Overton,Kourtney Elizabeth Puckett, Tyler M.Rogers and Dayana Zhappassova, all ofSheridan and Emily K. Van Hoosier ofStory.

“Dean’s” and “Dean’s freshmen”honor roll

The Dean’s and Dean’s freshmen honorrolls consist of regularly enrolled under-graduates above freshman standing whoearned a 3.4 or better grade point average,and freshmen who have earned a 3.25 orbetter grade point average for the semesterwhile enrolled for a minimum of 12 credithours taken for letter grades and 64 stu-

dents from Sheridan County have receivedthe honor.

Kaitlynne R. Heyer of Banner, Kendall L.Horner, Elizabeth Ann Mendoza, Kaylie C.Vendela and Courtney Renee Yelton, all ofBig Horn, Eilish Rose Hanson and DesireeM. Orchard, both of Dayton, Ryan MichaelDunn and Sarah Elizabeth Maze, both ofRanchester, and Jeremiah Adsit, Chelsie L.Anderson, Tate E. Anderson, JoshuaRobert Bailey, Darbi Anne Beck, Alexa L.Blare, Connor M. Board, Brian W. Bornong,Kayla Rachelle Bowie, Katherine R. Brown,Stacey L. Buchanan, Robin A. Buckley,Ryan Carlson, Kimberley Ann Caywood,Jackson Edward Clarendon, Logan JamesCorley, Cameron Craig Ellis, Brandon M.Forister, Brynne M. Gardner, Taylor J.Gardner, Elizabeth Gilbert, BenjaminWalter Gilmore, Taira Katherine Graves,Karline Paige Hatmaker, Meghan M.Jacobs, Erin A. Jensik, Katelynn JeanJulian, Casey J. Jurczewsky, Taylor LynneKaul, Phillip H. Klebba, Jarad M. Koltiska,Laken Michelle Kraft, Cameron Lindell,Max Steven Marquis, John AustinMartinez, Katelynn M. Mentock, SarahAnn Mockensturm, Heidi Montano, WesleyG. Neuman, Samuel R. Pasco, WhittleyPhillippi, Derek Redinger, Zane C.Rowland, William G. Saffel, Sidney A.Smith, Nysha R. Soper, Zachary D. Stewart,Calan Elizabeth Szmyd, Micah W. Trampe,Tyler Walton, Young Choi Wang, Dustin J.Wheeler, Brandi L. Wilkinson, Austin T.Woodward and Kayla D. Woodward, all ofSheridan.

‘Conversation in History’ set for this

Wednesday

Miss something? Find us onlineat thesheridanpress.com.

Fireman’s Ball to feature Teka Brock Band on Feb. 15

Paw Prints sponsors holiday prize package

Members of the Sheridan Fire Department pose in their truck in 1919. Pictured,from left, are Orinn Marquess,Ira Thomas, Joe Burris, Fred Tossie and Chief Jim Troyer. Fred Tossie would go on to serve as chief of thedepartment, was a founding member of Local 276 and was the only man in the department’s history to diein the line of duty, in 1929.

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10 things toknow today

FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

1. PUTIN HOPING TO TELL WORLD THAT RUSSIA IS BACK

If ceremony openingSochi Olympics doesn’treshape country’s globalimage, it should at leastbe a good show.

2. TEPID JOBS REPORTRAISES CONCERNS ONECONOMY

Weak hiring inJanuary has economistsworried the U.S. econo-my may be slowing aftera strong finish in 2013.

3. WHO IS MOST CRUCIALTO SUCCESS OF NEWHEALTH LAW

Young people are need-ed to offset higher costsof insuring older folks,and army of workers andvolunteers is trying toenroll them.

4. AUSTRIANS FOAMINGOVER NEW TAX ONLOCAL SPARKLING WINE

It’s less than 1 euro abottle, and other goodsface new fees too, but theone on bubbly botherspeople the most.

5. IMPROVEMENTS INU.S. ECONOMY OFFER WASHINGTON AN OPPORTUNITY

In an AP NewsAnalysis, Tom Raumsays how policymakersrespond could lead tomore cooperation — butdon’t count on it.

6. NEW GUIDELINES AIM AT PREVENTINGSTROKES IN WOMEN

Advice from theAmerican HeartAssociation focuses onpregnancy and other riskfactors that women facemore than men.

7. AP SCIENCE WRITERHAS QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS ON WEATHEREXTREMES

Seth Borenstein says aplunge in the jet streamis bringing polar airsouth and east and leav-ing warm, dry weather tothe west.

8. HOMICIDES FALLSHARPLY IN CHICAGOBUT STILL LEAD THENATION

City officials say newpolice tactics, more after-school jobs and mentor-ing programs for youngpeople are paying off.

9. CHANCE OF OVERHAULING IMMIGRATION LAWSUNRAVELS

House SpeakerBoehner says it will bedifficult for Republicansto pass bill in an electionyear because of their dis-trust of Obama.

10. WHAT A SPANISHPRINCESS IS GOING TOCOURT FOR

In an unprecedentedappearance, PrincessCristina will be ques-tioned by judge for possi-ble money laundering.

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Today’s Highlight inHistory:

On Feb. 7, 1964, TheBeatles began their firstAmerican tour as theyarrived at New York’s JohnF. Kennedy InternationalAirport, where they crackedwise during a chaotic pressconference while thousandsof their fans were jammedinside the terminal.

On this date:In 1795, the 11th

Amendment to the U.S.Constitution, dealing withstates’ sovereign immunity,was ratified.

In 1812, author CharlesDickens was born inLandport, Portsmouth,England.

In 1857, a French courtacquitted author GustaveFlaubert of obscenity forhis serialized novel“Madame Bovary.”

In 1904, a fire began inBaltimore that raged forabout 30 hours anddestroyed more than 1,500buildings.

In 1914, Keystone FilmCo. released the silent shortcomedy “Kid Auto Races atVenice,” Charles Chaplin’ssecond film, and the first inwhich he plays the LittleTramp.

In 1936, PresidentFranklin D. Rooseveltauthorized a flag for theoffice of the vice president.

In 1944, Bing Crosby andthe John Scott TrotterOrchestra recorded“Swinging on a Star” forDecca Records in LosAngeles.

In 1948, Gen. Dwight D.Eisenhower resigned asArmy chief of staff; he wassucceeded by Gen. OmarBradley.

In 1962, President John F.Kennedy imposed a fulltrade embargo on Cuba.

In 1974, the island nationof Grenada won independ-ence from Britain.

In 1984, space shuttleChallenger astronautsBruce McCandless II andRobert L. Stewart went onthe first untethered spacewalk, which lasted nearlysix hours.

In 1999, Jordan’s KingHussein died of cancer atage 63; he was succeeded byhis eldest son, Abdullah.

Ten years ago: JohnKerry won the Washingtonstate and MichiganDemocratic presidential pri-maries.

Five years ago: A miles-wide section of ice in LakeErie broke away from theOhio shoreline, trappingabout 135 fishermen, somefor as long as four hoursbefore they could be rescued(one man fell into the waterand later died of an appar-ent heart attack). Walls offlame roared across south-eastern Australia, levelingscores of homes, forests andfarmland in the country’sworst wildfire disaster in aquarter century. Bolivia’snew constitution took effect.Death claimed jazz singerBlossom Dearie at age 84,country singer Molly Bee atage 69, and Jack Cover,inventor of the Taser stungun, at age 88.

One year ago: CIADirector-designate JohnBrennan strongly defendedanti-terror attacks byunmanned drones underclose questioning at aprotest-disrupted confirma-tion hearing before theSenate IntelligenceCommittee.

Today's Birthdays:Author Gay Talese is 82.Former Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., is 79. Comedy writerRobert Smigel is 54. Countrysinger Garth Brooks is 52.

Thought for Today: “Donot read as children do toenjoy themselves, or, as theambitious do to educatethemselves. No, read tolive.” — Gustave Flaubert,French author (1821-1880).

TODAY IN HISTORY |

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Study groups forming next week

SHERIDAN — The Sheridan College Foundationwill present “Insight: The Sheridan College Lecture& Workshop Series.”

Created to inspire innovative thought, action andpotential in everyone’s lives, three internationallyrenowned leaders in the field of personal develop-ment will be coming to Sheridan.

The first presenter in the insight series will beChuck Dymer who has taught the principles of Dr.Edward de Bono for 25 years.

Dr. de Bono is the father of the theory that thebrain does not organize thought, thought organizesthe brain.

Dymer will discuss ways to train the brain toenhance flexible and fluid thinking.

The series commences with study groups whichwill be organized next week to read and discuss thebook “How to Have a Beautiful Mind” by de Bono.Next, Dymer will present a lecture, “Training theBrain,” on Feb. 28 from 7-7:45 p.m. inside the SCWhitney Presentation Hall. This will be followed bya reception and book signing at the Edward A.

Whitney Academic Center. Last, Dymer will presenta workshop, “Training the brain: A workshop tostrengthen thinking” on March 1 from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. at the Whitney center.

The study groups and lectures are free and theworkshops are for $50 if participating in a studygroup or $75 without study group participation.

To register and learn more about the series seewww.sheridancollegeinsightlectures.com or callLinda Lawrence at 674-6446 extension 4304.

Valentine’s Day at Best Western

SHERIDAN — The Best Western Sheridan Centerwill host a Valentine’s Day buffet and dance on Feb.14.

The Jared Stewart Band will perform and a primerib buffet will be served.

Tickets to the dance are $12 per couple, tickets forthe dance and buffet are $56 per couple and roompackages are also available.

Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. and the band willbegin at 9 p.m.

A champagne toast will be served at midnight.For more information call 674-7421.The BWSC is located at 612 N. Main St.

LOCAL BRIEFS |

SATURDAY EVENTS |• 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. “Saturday University: The

Free One-Day College Education,” Sheridan College,3059 Coffeen Ave.

• 11 a.m. “Live from The Met: Dvorak’s ‘Rusalka',”WYO Theater, 42 N. Main St., $18 adults and $9 stu-dents.

• Noon to 4 p.m. “Sheridan Bridal Expo,” HolidayInn Conference Center, 1809 Sugarland Dr.

• 1-3 p.m. Brent Spink reception, The Inner Circle,

Sheridan Fulmer Public Library, 335 W. Alger St.• 5:30 p.m. Ducks Unlimited 30th annual member-

ship banquet, dinner and auction, Bozeman Trailsteakhouse, 675 E. Hart St., Buffalo.

• 5:30 p.m. Sheridan College Rodeo Banquet,Holiday Inn, 1809 Sugarland Drive.

• 7:30 p.m. "Good People," Carriage House, 410Delphi St., $15 adults, $12 seniors, students and mili-tary.

TIPPED OVER |

Robert Dahl, politicalscientist, dead at 98

NEW YORK (AP) — Robert A.Dahl, an esteemed and influentialpolitical scientist who in suchbooks as “Who Governs?” champi-oned democracy in theory and cri-tiqued it in practice, has died. Hewas 98.

A professor emeritus at YaleUniversity, Dahl died Wednesdayat a nursing home in Hamden,Conn., according to his daughterSara Connor.

His career lasted for more thanhalf a century, but he was bestknown for the 1961 publication“Who Governs?” Cited by theTimes Literary Supplement asamong the 100 most influentialbooks since World War II, “WhoGoverns?” probed the politicalsystem of Dahl’s own communityat the time, New Haven, which heconsidered an ideal microcosmfor the country: two strong par-ties, a long history and a carefulprogression from patrician rule toself-made men to party rule,where candidates of varied ethnicand economic backgrounds — agarage owner, an undertaker, adirector of publicity — might suc-ceed.

Dahl wanted to know who really

ran the city, and, by extension, thecountry. Sociologist C. WrightMills, in “The Power Elite,” hadwritten that wealth and powerwere concentrated within a tinygroup of people. Dahl believed nosingle entity was in charge.Instead, there were competingones — social, economic and polit-ical leaders whose goals often didnot overlap. He acknowledged thatmany citizens did not participatein local issues and that the richhad advantages over the poor, butconcluded that New Haven, whilea “republic of unequal citizens,”was still a republic.

Hall of Fame sluggerRalph Kiner dies at 91

NEW YORK (AP) — Ralph Kinerwas a smash as a slugger, launch-ing so many home runs over theleft-field wall at old Forbes Fieldthat fans nicknamed it his corner.

Years later, as one of baseball’smost beloved broadcasters, hebecame a big hit in a new “Kiner’sKorner.”

Kiner, the Hall of Famer whosefrequent malaprops endeared himto New York Mets listeners formore than a half-century, diedThursday. He was 91.

The Hall of Fame said Kinerdied at his home in RanchoMirage, Calif., with his family athis side.

“He was a jewel,” Mets Hall ofFamer Tom Seaver said.

Kiner hit 369 home runs duringa 10-year career cut short by backproblems. He debuted withPittsburgh in 1946 and won or tiedfor the National League lead inhomers in each of his first sevenseasons.

He was popular off the field,too. His Hollywood pals includedBing Crosby and Frank Sinatra,he squired Liz Taylor and JanetLeigh, and he played himself inthe 1951 film “Angels in theOutfield.”

Kiner became a Mets announcerin their expansion season of 1962,working 17 years as a trio withBob Murphy and Lindsey Nelson.Kiner called their games for 52years in all, including a handfulof them last season.

Kiner was already a fixture onthe Mets’ airwaves when he wasinducted into the Hall in 1975. Hewas elected with just one vote tospare in his 15th and final year onthe Baseball Writers’ Associationof America ballot.

The six-time All-Star outfielderstill ranks sixth all-time with ahome run every 14.1 at-bats.

A trophy sits on display as store owners work with a customer Thursday at The Trophy Case on Main Street.

Armchair quarterbacksTHE SHERIDAN PRESS | JUSTIN SHEELY

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Invitation to Bid

Sheridan College – Large Animal Science Facility

Bid Package #1 (Pre-Engineered Metal Building)

GH Phipps Construction of Wyoming (CMAR) will accept sealed bids until 3:00pm MDT on Tuesday, February 18, 2014 for Bid Package #1 of the Sheridan College – Large Animal Science Facility. Bid Package

#1 is for a 150’x300’ Pre-Engineered Metal Building. Interested bidders may submit a bid to supply, erect, or both.

Electronic versions of the Plans and Specifications may be obtained by visiting the following link:

http://www.sendspace.com/folder/4j3bff

Hardcopies of the Plans and Specifications may be obtained from the office of the Architect for a refundable deposit of $100.00:

Kevin Nelson or Mallory Johnson CTA Architects and Engineers

13 North 23rd Street Billings, MT 59101

(406)248-7455

Direct all questions regarding this Bid Package to:

Clint Moseley, Project Manager GH Phipps Construction of Wyoming

Clint.Moseley@GHPhippsWyoming.com (307)760-7428

This project is subject to State of Wyoming Resident Contractor preference of 5%.

OBITUARY |Curt Simmons

December 16, 1953 - February 1, 2014

Curt Simmons, age 60 of Phoenix,Arizona, peacefully passed away at hishome on February 1, 2014.

He was born in Sheridan, Wyoming onDecember 16, 1953. Curt graduated fromSheridan High School and received adegree in Business Management from

Montana State University. He married his high school sweet-heart, Cindy Gligorea Simmons, on March 19, 1977. Curtworked for Peter Kiewit & Sons for 18 years. He thoroughlyenjoyed following sports, the stock market and was an avidpool player. His keen wit and love of family and friends willbe immensely missed.

He is preceded in death by his parents Don and BerthaSimmons, as well as many loved family members and friends.He is survived by wife Cindy, daughter Nicole and son Drew(Betsy).

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday,February 22, 2014 at Mountain View Lutheran Church inPhoenix, AZ. In lieu of flowers, Curt requested that donationsbe made to the National MS Society or Hospice of the Valley.

Curt Simmons

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SHERIDANFIRE-RESCUEThursday• Structure fire, 3 Fish

Hatchery Road, 2:51 a.m.• Fire alarm, 1300 block

High Tech Drive, 9:09 a.m.• Fire alarm, 3000 block

Coffeen Avenue, 9:24 a.m.• Rocky Mountain

Ambulance assist, 600block Emerson Street, 10:18a.m.

• Structure fire, 1600block Meade Street,Clearmont, 11:43 a.m.

• RMA assist, 3000 blockStrahan Parkway, 9:01 p.m.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN AMBULANCEWednesday• Medical, 300 block West

Burkitt Street, 5:46 a.m.• Medical, 100 block

Fazazzio, Pinedale, 7:33a.m.

• Medical, 1400 block WestFifth Street, 9:13 a.m.

• Medical, 2300 blockNorth Main Street, 10:07a.m.

• Trauma, 1700 blockCoffeen Avenue, 11:27 a.m.

• Medical, 1400 block WestFifth Street, 11:34 a.m.

• Medical, 1800 block FortRoad, 1:24 p.m.

• Medical, 100 block West12th Street, 1:32 p.m.

• Medical, 1800 block BigHorn Avenue, 2:11 p.m.

• Trauma, 800 blockHeald Street, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday• Fire standby, 100 block

Fish Hatchery Road, 2:49a.m.

• Medical, 1900 block ValVista Street, 6:26 a.m.

• Medical, 1400 block WestFifth Street, 8:10 a.m.

• Medical, 1900 block WestLoucks Street, 9 a.m.

• Medical, 1000 block West16th Street, 9:41 a.m.

• Medical, 600 blockEmerson Street, 10:17 a.m.

• Fire standby, MeadStreet, Clearmont, 11:42a.m.

• Medical, 1800 block FortRoad, noon

• Medical, 1400 block WestFifth Street, 12:41 p.m.

• Medical, 1800 block FortRoad, 12:44 p.m.

• Medical, 1400 block WestFifth Street, 1:34 p.m.

• Medical, 900 block WestLoucks Street, 2:42 p.m.

• Trauma, 1800 block FortRoad, 3:27 p.m.

• Medical, 1900 block WestLoucks Street, 3:40 p.m.

• Medical, 1000 block West17th Street, 5:52 p.m.

• Medical, 1900 blockParker Avenue, 6:17 p.m.

• Medical, 1400 block WestFifth Street, 6:56 p.m.

• Medical, Highway 87,7:59 p.m.

• Medical, 3000 blockStrahan Parkway, 9 p.m.

• Trauma, 1800 block BigHorn Avenue, 9:50 p.m.

SHERIDAN MEMORIAL HOSPITALThursday• No admissions or dis-

missals to report.

SHERIDAN POLICE

DEPARTMENTInformation in the police

reports is taken from theSPD website.

Thursday• Battery, Long Drive,

12:23 a.m.• Domestic, North

Heights Court, 12:55 a.m.• Theft (cold), North Main

Street, 1:35 a.m.• Medical, Val Vista

Street, 4:31 a.m.• Accident, Wyoming

Avenue, 8:42 a.m.• Accident, Delphi

Avenue, 10:16 a.m.• Fraud, North Sheridan

Avenue, 10:21 a.m.• Animal cruelty, 15th

Street, 10:46 a.m.• Welfare check, Avoca

Place, 11:33 a.m.• Abandoned vehicle,

East Works Street, 12:25p.m.

• Welfare check, MainStreet, 1:17 p.m.

• Disturbing the peace,North Main Street, 3:54p.m.

• Snow removal, NorthGould Street, 2:53 p.m.

• Civil dispute, NorthMain Street, 3:54 p.m.

• Child abuse (cold),Shelley Lane, 5:12 p.m.

• Theft (cold), SabertonAvenue, 5:19 p.m.

• Animal welfare, WestAlger Avenue, 5:21 p.m.

• Malicious destruction,Strahan Parkway, 7:50 p.m.

• Loud party, TownhousePlace, 9:45 p.m.

• Minor in possession,Third Avenue East, 11:19p.m.

SHERIDAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICEThursday• Structure fire, Fish

Hatchery Road, Banner,2:44 a.m.

• Animal welfare, UpperRoad, 8:04 a.m.

• Warrant service, West13th Street, 10:50 a.m.

• Public intoxication,Fort Road, 12:57 p.m.

• Accident, WashingtonStreet, 2:27 p.m.

• Death, Parker Avenue,5:52 p.m.

• Utility problem, SoldierCreek Road, .04, 10:29 p.m.

ARRESTSNames of individuals

arrested for domestic vio-lence or sexual assault willnot be released until thoseindividuals have appearedin court.

Thursday• Douglas Delee Lamping,

27, Sheridan, warrant (pro-bation violation/revoca-tion), circuit court, arrest-ed by SCSO

JAILTodayDaily inmate count: 86Female inmate count: 16Inmates at treatment

facilities (not counted indaily inmate total): 0

Inmates housed at otherfacilities (not counted indaily inmate total): 3

Number of book-ins forthe previous day: 4

Number of releases forthe previous day: 5

REPORTS |

Culinary student Mark Hokansontakes his turn during the rotationcleaning dishes Thursday at theWyoming Culinary Institute onSouth Sheridan Avenue.

THE SHERIDAN PRESS | JUSTIN SHEELY

Neat, tidy in

the kitchen

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BY HANNAH WIESTTHE SHERIDAN PRESS

RANCHESTER — TheTongue River WatershedSteering Committee metThursday in Ranchester todiscuss ongoing efforts tomonitor and improve waterquality in the Tongue River.Included in the discussionwas a presentation aboutthe Tongue RiverAssessment started in latefall 2013.

The assessment is beingcompleted by a team ofretired Natural ResourcesConservation Service engi-neers and Barr Engineeringout of Buffalo.

Paul Starkey, a retiredcivil engineering technicianfor the NRCS, said the goalof the project is to assessthe condition of the TongueRiver watershed fromDayton upstream throughTongue River Canyon.

The assessment was theresult of several requests bylandowners and road crewsto do work on the streambank and road. SheridanCounty and the SheridanCounty ConservationDistrict teamed up to findsomeone to assess thewatershed and find ways tofix concerns that would pro-vide consistency through-out the canyon, Starkeysaid.

The assessment team isusing a process developedby NRCS for assessingwatersheds that is gearedtoward private landowners.

Using the Stream VisualAssessment Protocol, theassessment team beganworking last fall withlandowners along the riverto chronicle their views andconcerns about the water-shed. At this point, all theworksheets completed bylandowners are compiledand the team will beginmeeting with landowners toverify that all the informa-tion is correct.

“It’s very important to usto have the landowners be apart of this process,”Starkey said.

The team has also com-pleted survey work to assessgeomorphology in the riverand get an overall idea ofwhat kind of river it is.This includes measure-ments of width, depth, flowrate and more. That infor-mation has been placed intoa map to show erosion ratesand expected erosion ratesalong the stream bank.

“There’s some areas ofconcern, obviously,”Starkey said, adding thatthe report will be finalizedlater in 2014.

At this point, the team hasdone a few stream bank sta-bilization projects, but itsmain objective is to assessthe watershed.

“We won’t do any fixesright now. The informationwe gather can be used forleveraging funds, setting abenchmark of where we areand where we want to go inthe future. And it will helpthe conservation districtand the county set priori-ties,” Starkey said.

In other business, themeeting highlighted proj-ects supported by the con-servation district along thewatershed since 1996, focus-ing especially on projectsdone in 2013 since the com-pletion of the Tongue RiverWatershed ManagementPlan.

Since the meeting wasattended by several newpeople, conservation dis-trict representatives alsospent time offering educa-tion about funding that isavailable for projects thatwill improve water quality,Natural Resource SpecialistMaria Burke said.

The Tongue RiverWatershed SteeringCommittee was formed in1996, and the first extensivewater quality testing in theTongue River Watershedoccurred between 1996 and1999.

“Since 1999, we have com-pleted our fourth round ofsurface water quality sam-pling in the Tongue Riverwatershed, and in 2013 weextended our samplingboundary all the way to theWyoming/Montana border,”Burke said.

In 2013, samples showedimpairments of tempera-ture, bacteria and sediment.

“The ConservationDistrict hope is thatthrough landownerimprovement projects, weas a community can reducethose levels of impairmentsover time,” Burke said.“Each improvement project,if it’s relocating a corral offa creek, fencing off a ripari-an area from livestock andproviding an alternativewater source, or replacingan old or failing septic sys-tem, can potentially helpreduce bacteria and sedi-ment that enters into thesesurface waters in theTongue River Watershed.”

Tongue River Assessment tobe finalized later this year

‘Each improvementproject, if it’s relocating

a corral off a creek, fencing

off a riparian area from

livestock and providing an

alternative water source,

or replacing an old or

failing septic system, can

potentially help reduce

bacteria and sediment...’

Maria BurkeNatural resource specialist

A temperature inversion holds a layer of clouds in front of the Little Goose Canyon in the Bighorn Mountains on Wednesday afternoon asseen from a field at Sheridan College.

THE SHERIDAN PRESS | JUSTIN SHEELY

Cloud cloaked mountains

Hedquist: Casper has noauthority to remove meCASPER (AP) — A Casper City

Council member accused of havinga conflict of interest says the cityhas not established it has theauthority to remove him fromoffice.

The Casper Star-Tribune reportsthat Craig Hedquist made the argu-ment in a motion filed Thursday inresponse to a petition laying out thecity’s allegations against him.

The city conducted two investiga-tions into Hedquist’s conduct. Oneconcluded that he committed work-place violence by allegedly using“fighting words” in a confrontationwith the city engineer. The otherfound evidence that Hedquist advo-cated more for his constructioncompany than for taxpayers.

His motion states that a councilmember can only be removed by arecall election or if he’s convicted ofcertain crimes. He hasn’t beencharged with or convicted of acrime.

Board approves loan forCasper conference centerCHEYENNE (AP) — The State

Loan and Investment Board hasapproved a $2.5 million loan todevelop infrastructure on the site ofa proposed conference center neardowntown Casper.

The 3-2 decision by the boardcomes about three weeks after ithad rejected a similar proposal.

In addition, the money is less thanthe $5 million grant the AmocoReuse Agreement Joint PowersBoard originally requested.

The joint powers board chairman,Bryce Row, tells the Casper Star-Tribune that his board will have tomeet with private developers to seehow the new amount affects theproject.

The project seeks to develop for-mer refinery land into a commer-cial district, with a conference cen-ter and luxury hotel as the anchor.

Saratoga saw mill ownerbacks Barrasso bill

SARATOGA (AP) — An owner ofthe reopened saw mill in Saratoga isbacking Sen. John Barrasso’s pro-posal to more than double theamount of logging on U.S. ForestService land.

The bill would require the ForestService to develop logging projectson 7.5 million acres already deemedsuitable for logging over 15 years. Italso tries to prevent delays due tolitigation by requiring objections tobe handled through arbitration.

During a hearing in WashingtonThursday, Clint Georg said freeingup money from litigation wouldhelp revitalize rural economies andhelp reduce the risk of wildfiresand insect infestations.

Barrasso hopes to have the billincluded in the next Senate EnergyCommittee public lands meeting.Members would be able to makechanges to the bill and decidewhether to move it forward.

Wyoming Beef Council targets millennial

generationCHEYENNE (AP) — The Wyoming

Beef Council is looking to connectmore with the millennial genera-tion by improving its social mediapresence.

The council has redesigned itswebsite and its social media effortsin hopes of selling more beef.

The Wyoming Beef Council workson behalf of the cattle growers ofWyoming to increase demand forbeef through promotion, educationand research. The Beef Council pro-grams are funded by the $1-per-headbeef check-off collected on allWyoming cattle when sold.

Born between 1980 and the early2000’s, 80 million millennials live inthe United States. According to BeefCheckoff research, the millennialgeneration connects with eachother and the things that interest

them through social media.

Wyo. board considersMagpul incentives

packageCHEYENNE (AP) — The Wyoming

State Loan and Investment Boardhas approved $13 million in grantsto help a Colorado producer ofammunition magazines for gunsmove its manufacturing operationsto Wyoming.

Erie, Colo.-based MagpulIndustries is moving its production,distribution and shipping opera-tions to Cheyenne and its headquar-ters to Texas. The company is mak-ing good on its vow to leaveColorado after that state enactedgun control laws last year.

Magpul will bring about 90 newjobs to Cheyenne.

Officials say Magpul’s move willreturn about $20 million on the totallocal and state investment of about$17 million over 20 years.

The State Loan and InvestmentBoard, made up of the fivestatewide elected officials, approvedthe grant Thursday.

The Magpul deal is pending likelyfinal approval from Gov. Matt Mead.

Streeper overall StageStop sled race leader

KEMMERER (AP) — JohnStewart of Salt Lake City is wearingthe yellow bib in the next-to-last legof the Stage Stop Sled Dog Racethrough Wyoming.

Stewart finished first in the BigPiney/Marbleton stage onThursday. Blayne Streeper of FortNelson, British Columbia finishedin fourth place but still leads therace overall.

On Friday, mushers and their dogsare racing in Kemmerer and willhave dinner at the Mountain Viewtown hall. The race will endSaturday in Evanston after coveringnearly 350 miles. The overall winnerwill take home $100,000.

WYOMING BRIEFS |

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THE SHERIDAN PRESS | BRAD ESTES

Ready for a challenge

Gage Tyree looks up at the scoreboard at the end of Sheridan’s dual win over Cheyenne East last weekend at Sheridan High School.The Bronc wrestlers are in Riverton today and Saturday for the only all-class state tournament in Wyoming high school wrestling,the Ron Thon Tournament.

Let thegamesbegin

Olympic competition

kicks off in SochiFROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

2014 Winter OlympicDaily Schedule

All Time ESTSubject to change

Friday, Feb. 7Opening Ceremony11 a.m.

Saturday, Feb. 8BiathlonMen’s 10km Sprint, 9:30

a.m.Cross-Country SkiingWomen’s 7.5km/7.5km

Skiathlon, 5 a.m.Figure SkatingIce Dance Team short

dance, 9:30 a.m.Women’s Team short

program, 11:10 a.m.Pairs Team free pro-

gram, 1:05 p.m.Freestyle SkiingWomen’s Moguls

Qualification, 9 a.m.Women’s Moguls

Finals, 1 p.m.Ice HockeyWomenGroup A: United States

vs. Finland, 3 a.m.Group A: Canada vs.

Switzerland, 8 a.m.LugeMen’s Singles (Run 1),

9:30 a.m.Men’s Singles (Run 2),

11:40 a.m.Ski JumpingMen’s Individual

Qualification (normalhill), 11:30 a.m.

SnowboardMen’s Slopestyle

Semifinals, 12:30 a.m.Men’s Slopestyle

Finals, 3:45 a.m.SpeedskatingMen’s 5000, 6:30 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 9Alpine SkiingMen’s downhill, 2 a.m.BiathlonWomen’s 7.5km Sprint,

9:30 a.m.Cross-Country SkiingMen’s 15km/15km

Skiathlon, 5 a.m.Figure SkatingMen’s Team free pro-

gram, 10 a.m.Women’s Team free

program, 11:05 a.m.Ice Dance Team free

dance, 1:10 p.m.Ice HockeyWomenGroup B: Sweden vs.

Japan, 3 a.m.Group B: Russia vs.

Germany, 8 a.m.LugeMen’s Singles (Run 3),

9:30 a.m.Men’s Singles (Run 4),

11:40 a.m.Ski JumpingMen’s Individual (nor-

mal hill) First Round,12:30 p.m.

Men’s Individual (nor-mal hill) Final, 1:30 p.m.

SnowboardWomen’s Slopestyle

Semifinals, 1:30 a.m.Women’s Slopestyle

Finals, 4:15 a.m.SpeedskatingWomen’s 3000, 6:30 a.m.

EDITOR’S NOTE: A daily schedule will beincluded in each edition of the Sheridan

BY KURT VOIGTAP SPORTS WRITER

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Bobby Portiscould hardly leave the Bud Walton Arenacourt and it had nothing to do with beingtired.

He had to stop several times on his way backto the locker room Wednesday night. Therewere pictures to take with fans, congratula-tions to soak in after setting Arkansas’ fresh-man record with 35 points in the Razorbacks’65-58 win over Alabama.

Even for player uncomfortable at times withreceiving more attention or praise than histeammates, there was no escaping the spot-light for Portis.

And the rest of the Razorbacks were finewith that — especially after watching theirfreshman standout all but single-handedlycarry Arkansas (14-8, 3-6 SoutheasternConference) to a much-needed win.

Portis’ record-setting night, one that’s beenexpected for much of the season for the for-mer McDonald’s All-American, helped theRazorbacks snap a stretch in which they had

lost four of five games. It also came on a nightwhen the rest of his teammates were a com-bined 8 of 40 (20 percent) from the field and indesperate need of help.

“From start to finish, Bobby had it going,”sophomore Jacorey Williams said. “And wekept getting it to him. As team players, you’vegot to be a team player and keep getting it tothe hot man, and that’s what we did. And hehelped us get the victory.”

Bobby Portis assuming lead role for Arkansas

SEE ARKANSAS, PAGE B2

Flyers’Snider

slams NHL’sOlympic

breakPHILADELPHIA (AP) —

Steve Mason and the Flyersare playing their best hock-ey of the season headinginto the Olympic break.

It’s a break team chair-man Ed Snider would loveto abolish.

Mason stopped 38 shots,and Mark Streit andMichael Raffl scored goals,leading the PhiladelphiaFlyers past the ColoradoAvalanche 3-1 on Thursdaynight.

Mason blanked Detroit 5-0on Jan. 28 and stopped theLos Angeles Kings 2-0 onFeb. 1. He was only 2:50away from his fourthshutout of the season, andthird in five games, whenNathan MacKinnon beathim for his 21st goal of theseason. Mason stopped hisfirst 33 shots.

Mason, who signed athree-year extension lastmonth, has been the keyreason the Flyers have beenable to hang around in theEastern Conference playoffrace.

With one game left beforethe break, the Flyers’ recentspurt could stall because ofthe Olympics.

“I hate them,” said Snider,the Flyers founder.

He added: “It’s ridiculous,the whole thing is ridicu-lous. I don’t care if it was inPhiladelphia, I wouldn’twant to break up the league.I think it’s ridiculous to takethree weeks off, or howeverlong it is, in the middle ofthe season. It screws upeverything. .. How can any-body be happy breaking uptheir season. No otherleague does it, why shouldwe? There’s no benefit to uswhatsoever. If anything, Ican only see negatives.”

Reminded the Flyersreached the Stanley Cupfinals during the lastOlympics in 2010, Sniderlaughed.

“Maybe I like them,” hesaid. “I forget about that.”

Claude Giroux, whoscored an empty-netter with20 seconds left, has plenty oftime to rest during thebreak. He was snubbedThursday by HockeyCanada when Martin St.Louis was picked as aninjury replacement for hisTampa Bay teammateSteven Stamkos.

Steve Yzerman, theCanadians’ executive direc-tor and Tampa Bay’s generalmanager, chose St. Louisover Giroux andPittsburgh’s James Neal.

“It’s a farce,” Snider said.“He’s one of the best playersin the game. It’s ridiculous.He’s better than half theguys on that team.

SEE BREAK, PAGE B2

LONDON (AP) — Manchester United captainNemanja Vidic says he will leave the club after eightyears at the end of the season.

Manager David Moyes had previously indicated hewanted Vidic to stay.

“I have decided that I will move on at the end ofthis season,” the 32-year-old Serbian defender saidThursday. “I want to challenge myself again and tryto make the best of myself in the coming years. I’mnot considering staying in England as the only club

I ever wanted to play for here is Manchester Unitedand I was lucky enough to be part of this club for somany years.”

Inter Milan has already been suggested as a poten-tial destination for the center back, who can nowstart to talk to other clubs.

“I’ve got a few options to move on and I will choosethe right one for me and for my family,” Vidic said.

Loupe finally gets a score he can savor at Pebble

Man United captain Vidic to leave at end of season

SEE UNITED, PAGE B2

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) —Andrew Loupe knows how oneweek can change everything. Hecan only hope his 8-under 63 inthe AT&T Pebble Beach NationalPro-Am is the start of anotherone.

Loupe had to wait three hoursto tee off because of rainThursday, and then he playedbogey-free on the Shore Course atMonterey Peninsula.

That gave him the lowest scoreamong those who finished theirrounds.

Rain soaked the MontereyPeninsula in the morning, whichwas great news for an area des-perate for rain, not so much forthe tournament. Puddles quicklyformed on the greens at PebbleBeach and Spyglass Hill, forcingplay to be stopped on all threecourses.

Monterey Peninsula played theeasiest, and Loupe took advan-tage. He never had to scramble forpar, missed only one fairway andonly two of his birdies were over

10 feet. This was his first trip tothe area, and it was everything heimagined.

“This place is amazing,” Loupesaid with a smile as wide as a fair-way.

The 25-year-old from Louisianahasn’t made the cut in five startshis rookie season. Loupe mightnot even have a PGA Tour cardexcept for his tie for sixth in thelast event of the Web.com TourFinals.

He had missed the cut in hisprevious three “Finals” event.

Stuart Appleby, Jim Renner,Richard Lee and Scott Gardinerhad 65s at Monterey Peninsula.Phil Mickelson, a four-time cham-pion, was at 5-under par through15 holes when the round wasstopped because of darkness.

Pebble Beach played the tough-est, though the weather was notnearly bad enough to make thatmuch of a difference with only acool breeze and no rain the rest ofthe day. Jimmy Walker, already atwo-time winner this season, got

up-and-down for birdie on the18th for a 66, the best score atPebble.

Jordan Spieth, playing withcountry singer Jake Owen, hadthe best round at Spyglass Hill at67. He picked up birdies on all butone of the par 5s, stuffed one closeon the uphill second hold andescaped with par with a longpitch from short of the sixthgreen.

“It was more of an effort just toreally play safe on the harderholes,” Spieth said. “The par 5syou can take advantage of outhere. I three-putted the first par 5for par, but bounced back on theother par 5s. And then I finallymade some putts on the backnine. We picked a great day tohave Spyglass.”

Dustin Johnson, a two-time win-ner of this event, had a 68 atSpyglass Hill playing with hisfuture father-in-law, hockey greatWayne Gretzky.

SEE PEBBLE, PAGE B2

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ARKANSAS: Portis admitted recent losses have caused him to break down in tearsFROM B1

Whether Portis’ career-best performance,which came on 14-of-17 shooting and includ-ed nine rebounds and six blocks, is enoughto save the Razorbacks’ slim NCAA tourna-ment hopes has yet to be seen.

What is sure is the 6-foot-10 forward pro-vided one of the brightest spots in an other-wise dim season for Arkansas, which trav-els to Vanderbilt (13-8, 5-4) on Saturday.

“We needed it tremendously,” seniorMardracus Wade said. “We’ve been strug-gling here lately, so we needed a boost, justa little lift of confidence, and that’s what heprovided us.”

Portis, who leads the Razorbacks in scor-ing at 13.3 points per game after

Wednesday’s outburst, wanted little to dowith any talk of personal accolades afterhis breakout performance — repeatedlysaying he didn’t care about the scoringrecord or scoring in general.

That team-first attitude was nothing newfor the player who led his Little Rock Hallteam in high school to four straight statechampionships.

Portis, who was clearly the best player onhis high school team, often was comfortableserving as a facilitator rather than domi-nant force.

“I just go with the flow in the game, real-ly,” Portis said. “If I’m hot, I’m hot. If I’mnot, I’m going to do other things to help myballclub. I really don’t care about scoring;I’m just trying to help my team in any waypossible so we can get these wins.”

Portis admitted that Arkansas’ recentstring of losses had caused him to breakdown in tears.

It’s exactly that kind of passion that hasmade coach Mike Anderson a Portis fan,both during the recruiting process and intheir first season together.

“It’s very refreshing,” Anderson said.“He’s a hungry and humble kid. He wantsto be not just a good player; he wants to bea great player.”

Portis scored 29 of Arkansas’ first 35points against the Crimson Tide, a point atwhich he was 12 of 15 from the field —while his teammates were a combined 1 of25.

He set the school record for most pointsin a game by a freshman with a pair of freethrows with 18.6 seconds remaining, put-

ting the Razorbacks up 63-58 and all butsecuring the win.

The previous mark was held by ScottyThurman, who scored 34 points twice dur-ing the 1992-93 season — one year beforehelping the Razorbacks to the school’s onlynational championship.

Thurman is now a member of Arkansas’basketball support staff, and he had a frontrow seat for Portis’ effort.

He’s also known Portis since the LittleRock native was in sixth grade, and whilehe was proud of the performance, he could-n’t help but give the freshman some good-natured grief on Thursday — along withsome added motivation.

“I told him I did it on the road; I did ittwice,” Thurman said. “So, hopefully thatwill be something he can do on the road.”

BREAK: Avalanche lost 5-1 on Tuesday to RangersFROM B1

“Anybody that thinks that Claude Giroux doesn’tbelong on the Canadian team, they don’t know any-thing about hockey as far as I’m concerned. It’s poli-tics, to a certain degree. He had to pick his own guy. Hisown guy is good, but Claude is better.”

The Avalanche, who lost 5-1 to the New York Rangerson Tuesday, couldn’t solve Mason until it was too late.

The Avalanche called timeout with 1:27 left andpulled goalie Semyon Varlamov in a last-gasp effort atthe tying goal. It didn’t work.

The Flyers scored in the second period, when Streit’sshot from the blue line was deflected by a defensemanand wobbled past Varlamov for his eighth goal. Streit isheading to his fourth Olympics for Switzerland.

The Flyers got a scare when center Brayden Schennwas checked from behind into the boards by PatrickBordeleau. Schenn quickly got on his skates, and histeammates went after Bordeleau behind the net.Bordeleau threw his right elbow into Schenn’s backand the Flyer thumped the board, and then hit the ice.

Bordeleau was hit with 5 minutes for checking frombehind and a game misconduct. Colorado coach PatrickRoy was red faced and furious as he argued with theofficials that the hit didn’t merit an ejection.

Mason’s play picked up after a recent pep talk fromHall of Fame goalie Bernie Parent. Mason stopped 14shots in the first period and made the save of the nightin the second when he robbed Gabriel Landeskog witha glove save from his rear.

“I think we didn’t make it hard enough for him in thefirst 55 minutes,” Landeskog said. “I think the last five,we were in his face, banging rebounds, and trying to

bang one home there and made it hard on him. Westarted throwing pucks from different angles and toughangles and what not.”

Mason posted a 1.51 goals-against-average over hislast four starts, stopped 95 percent of his shots and hadtwo shutouts.

“The job as starting goalie every night is to makesure we provide stability back there, and that’s whatI’m trying to do,” he said.

Raffl’s seventh goal of the season, off a nice pass bySean Couturier from behind the net, early in the thirdwas the insurance the Flyers needed to win their thirdstraight.

Notes: The Flyers had a video tribute and a momentof silence for former coach and general manager KeithAllen. Allen died Tuesday. He was 90. “I love KeithAllen,” Snider said. ... Lauren Hart, the daughter oflongtime former Flyers broadcaster Gene Hart, sang“God Bless America,” alternating lyrics with KateSmith, who was on a video image. Smith’s rendition ofthe song has been a rallying anthem for the Flyerssince the mid-1970s.

PEBBLE: Loupe reminding some that 63 only 1 roundFROM B1

“More happy with the fact he was 4 under today andit’s a tough course,” Gretzky said. “I’m here for fun.He’s here for work.”

Johnson had to work hard for his birdie on the ninthhole. His approach struck the pin and bounced backsome 40 yards off the green. He chipped that in for histhird straight birdie, and then picked up another birdieon the par-5 11th. He closed with seven pars for what hebelieves was his first bogey-free round at Spyglass.

Graeme McDowell, back at Pebble Beach for the first

time since he won the 2010 U.S. Open, opened with a 71at Spyglass Hill. He has to wait until Saturday to playPebble Beach with his father, Kenny.

Defending champion Brandt Snedeker had a 72 atSpyglass Hill.

Loupe kept reminding everyone that his 63 was onlyone round, though it sounded as if he was remindinghimself. He is thrilled to be on the PGA Tour, and itreally hit him a few weeks ago at Torrey Pines whensome of the biggest stars began showing up.

This wasn’t the start he imagined, however — oneround out of 11 that was under par, five weekends off.He wasn’t about to panic, either.

“I really just stick to the plan and I know that mygroup is good. I have 100 percent trust in my swingcoach, my family, my trainer,” he said. “I guess whenyou’re in those ruts, I just kept telling myself, ‘You’resupposed to be here, you’re going to play good, just keepplaying.’ This is just one round, guys, but I feel good.

“I did miss a few cuts coming into Sawgrass andplayed good,” he said of the week that secured his cardin the Web.com finals. “And I just knew that I could doit again. Would I like to play more consistently? Yes.But I just want to keep this rolling.”

DIVOTS: Davis Love III was 2 over through 15 holes,but at least he had an amateur. Kelly Slater won theVolcom Pipe Pro 2014 on Wednesday at the Pipeline onthe North Shore of Oahu, scoring a perfect 10 on oneride. He arrived at Pebble Beach about 5 a.m. Thursday.... Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley opened with a 67 atPebble Beach. ... Jim Furyk, in his first PGA Tour eventsince September, opened with a 70 at Spyglass Hill.David Duval made his first start of the year and shot 72at Pebble Beach.

UNITED: Vidic required major knee surgery Dec. 2011FROM B1

The statement, issued by United, contained no com-ments from Moyes, who is facing a tough task rebuild-ing a team that is currently seventh in a league it wonby 11 points last May under Alex Ferguson. The manag-er retired after 26 years in charge.

Another center back, 35-year-old Rio Ferdinand, alsomight have no future at the club beyond this season,and 40-year-old midfielder Ryan Giggs is nearing theend of his playing career and is already on the coachingstaff.

Vidic played a key role in United’s title triumphs. Hemade his debut at the start of 2006 after joining from

Spartak Moscow for seven million pounds ($11 million).Vidic has won the Premier League five times as well asthe Champions League and the Club World Cup.

After being injured in a Champions League match inDecember 2011, Vidic required major knee surgery andendured extended spells on the sidelines.

“It’s the last year of my contract, and I have had eightwonderful years here,” Vidic said. “My time at thisgreat club will always rank as the best years of mycareer. I never could have imagined winning 15 trophiesand I will certainly never forget that fantastic night inMoscow (in the 2008 Champions League final win overChelsea), memories that will live with me and the fansforever.”

‘I really just stick to the plan and I know that

my group is good. I have 100 percent trust in my

swing coach, my family, my trainer. I guess when

you’re in those ruts, I just kept telling myself, ‘You’re

supposed to be here, you’re going to play good, just

keep playing.’ This is just one round, guys, but I feel

good.’

Andrew LoupeProfessional golfer

‘The job as starting goalie every night is to

make sure we provide stability back there, and that’s

what I’m trying to do.’

Steve MasonFlyers hockey player

Men’s NJCAA Basketball North Sub-Region IX Overall

Gillette College 10-1 21-3Sheridan College 9-3 21-5Casper College 7-4 14-10Central Wyoming 6-6 12-12Miles Community College 6-6 13-12Western Wyoming 4-6 10-14Northwest College 4-7 14-10Little Big Horn College 3-7 11-13Dawson Community College 1-9 8-15North Subregion WednesdaySheridan College 77, Casper College61Gillette College 68, Miles 55Central Wyoming 58, Western WyomingCollege 45

Women’s NJCAA BasketballNorth Sub-Region IX Overall

Dawson Community College 8-2 17-4Western Wyoming 8-3 19-6Sheridan College 7-5 17-9Northwest College 7-4 16-9Casper College 7-4 15-9Central Wyoming College 5-7 11-12Miles Community College 4-8 13-12Little Big Horn College 2-8 9-14Gillette College 2-8 5-18

NOTE: Standings were updated this weekto reflect Gillette College self-reporting aviolation that required them to forfeit allgames played from Jan. 23, 2014 back toNov. 14, 2013. Gillette’s forfeits includedfive Sub-Region IX games and a Dec. 7win over Sheridan College that nowresults in a two-game swing for Sheridan,putting them to second in the standings.

North SubregionWednesdayWestern Wyoming 66, Central Wyoming57Miles Community College 71, GilletteCollege 61 Casper College 59, Sheridan College57

PGA-Pebble Beach Par ScoresThe Associated PressEds: 40 players did not finish due toweather.Thursdayp-Pebble Beach Golf Links: 6,816 yards,par 72 (36-36)m-Monterey Peninsula Country Club,Shore Course: 6,838 yards, par 71 (34-37)s-Spyglass Hill Golf Club: 6,953 yards,par 72 (36-36)Pebble Beach, Calif.Purse: $6.6 millionPartial First RoundAndrew Loupe 31-32—63 -8mStuart Appleby 31-34—65 -6mJimmy Walker 33-33—66 -6pJim Renner 31-34—65 -6mScott Gardiner 31-34—65 -6mRichard H. Lee 32-33—65 -6mRobert Streb 32-35—67 -5pJordan Spieth 34-33—67 -5sPaul McGinley 33-34—67 -5pBrian Harman 31-35—66 -5mJohn Huh 32-35—67 -4mDustin Johnson 33-35—68 -4sHunter Mahan 33-35—68 -4pWill Claxton 34-34—68 -4sRobert Garrigus 35-32—67 -4mGeorge McNeill 32-35—67 -4mJ.B. Holmes 33-35—68 -4pJames Hahn 33-36—69 -3pJason Bohn 36-33—69 -3sFreddie Jacobson 32-36—68 -3mJason Day 35-33—68 -3mJames Driscoll 35-34—69 -3sMichael Putnam 35-34—69 -3sJosh Teater 34-35—69 -3pMatt Jones 32-36—68 -3mSang-Moon Bae 35-34—69 -3pLucas Glover 31-37—68 -3mD.H. Lee 32-37—69 -3pKevin Foley 34-34—68 -3mDanny Lee 32-36—68 -3mAlex Cejka 33-36—69 -3sK.J. Choi 33-36—69 -3pMartin Flores 34-35—69 -2mTed Potter, Jr. 35-34—69 -2mJim Furyk 35-35—70 -2sEdward Loar 33-37—70 -2pBronson La’Cassie 36-34—70 -2pRussell Knox 33-37—70 -2pPat Perez 34-35—69 -2mDaniel Summerhays 33-36—69 -2mTrevor Immelman 34-36—70 -2sBrendan Steele 36-34—70 -2sAaron Baddeley 35-34—69 -2mJohn Senden 35-34—69 -2mBrian Gay 36-34—70 -2sWill MacKenzie 33-36—69 -2mRoberto Castro 35-35—70 -2sJohn Peterson 34-36—70 -2sChris Williams 36-34—70 -2sCameron Tringale 36-34—70 -2pTroy Matteson 33-37—70 -1mGraeme McDowell 36-35—71 -1sRetief Goosen 36-35—71 -1pMike Weir 33-37—70 -1mDaniel Chopra 39-31—70 -1mMark Wilson 35-36—71 -1sAndres Romero 35-36—71 -1sBen Martin 35-36—71 -1pKevin Tway 35-35—70 -1mAndrew Svoboda 36-35—71 -1sDudley Hart 37-34—71 -1pDoug LaBelle II 36-34—70 -1mGeoff Ogilvy 34-37—71 -1sScott Brown 31-39—70 -1mJohn Mallinger 37-34—71 -1sChris Kirk 36-35—71 -1s

Hudson Swafford 35-36—71 -1pJim Herman 34-36—70 -1mChesson Hadley 37-34—71 -1sCharlie Wi 35-36—71 -1sKris Blanks 35-37—72 EsDavid Duval 35-37—72 EpKevin Na 35-37—72 EpBo Van Pelt 36-36—72 EpSteven Fox 33-39—72 EpJustin Bolli 36-35—71 EmKevin Kisner 35-37—72 EsRyan Palmer 38-34—72 EsKen Duke 35-37—72 EpPadraig Harrington 38-34—72 EpBrandt Snedeker 36-36—72 EsJeff Maggert 33-38—71 EmNicholas Thompson 38-34—72 EsMatt Every 33-38—71 EmSeung-Yul Noh 36-36—72 +1mJ.J. Henry 34-38—72 +1mTag Ridings 37-36—73 +1sJohn Daly 37-36—73 +1sMiguel Angel Carballo 35-37—72 +1mChad Campbell 38-35—73 +1sRod Pampling 35-38—73 +1pRussell Henley 36-37—73 +1sTyrone Van Aswegen 34-39—73 +1pKevin Chappell 38-35—73 +1sBud Cauley 37-36—73 +1pMax Homa 36-37—73 +1pFabian Gomez 34-38—72 +1mWoody Austin 37-36—73 +1pBryce Molder 33-39—72 +1mJoe Ogilvie 34-39—73 +2mVictor Dubuisson 38-35—73 +2mJoe Durant 36-38—74 +2pKyle Stanley 38-36—74 +2sRafael Cabrera Bello 39-35—74 +2pCharley Hoffman 35-38—73 +2mHeath Slocum 37-37—74 +2pAlex Prugh 36-38—74 +2pMatt Bettencourt 37-38—75 +3sRicky Barnes 38-37—75 +3sBrice Garnett 33-42—75 +3pSpencer Levin 38-38—76 +4pGreg Chalmers 37-40—77 +5pBrad Fritsch 42-35—77 +5sVijay Singh 37-41—78 +6pTommy Gainey 39-39—78 +6sBriny Baird 39-42—81 +9pLeaderboard SCORE THRU1. Andrew Loupe-8 F2. Stuart Appleby-6 F2. Jimmy Walker-6 F2. Jim Renner -6 F2. Scott Gardiner-6 F2. Richard H. Lee-6 F7. Robert Streb -5 F7. Jordan Spieth-5 F7. Brian Davis -5 167. Rory Sabbatini-5 167. Paul McGinley-5 F7. Brian Harman-5 F7. D.A. Points -5 157. Phil Mickelson-5 157. Dicky Pride -5 177. Tim Wilkinson-5 15

Thursday’s Sports TransactionsThe Associated PressBASEBALLMLB PLAYERS ASSOCIATION — NamedJeffrey Hammonds special assistant, play-er program development.American LeagueBALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed toterms with C Matt Wieters on a one-yearcontract and RHP Evan Meek on a minorleague contract.HOUSTON ASTROS — Agreed to termswith RHP Jerome Williams on a one-yearcontract. Designated INF Brett Wallace forassignment.TAMPA BAY RAYS — Agreed to termswith INF Wilson Betemit, OFs JustinChristian and Jeremy Moore, C EddyRodriguez and RHP Juan Sandoval onminor league contracts.National LeagueARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Agreed toterms with OF Mark Trumbo on a one-yearcontract.CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with2B Darwin Barney on a one-year contract.ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed toterms with RHP Pat Neshek on a minorleague contract.American AssociationLAREDO LEMURS — Signed OF CarltonSalters.SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — SignedRHP Kyle Kingsley and LHP Ryan Lucero.Frontier LeagueJOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed RHPAndrew Busby to a contract extension.WINDY CITY THUNDERBOLTS — SignedOF Ryan McIntyre.BASKETBALLNational Basketball AssociationNBA — Fined Miami G Mario Chalmers$5,000 for violating the league’s anti-flop-ping rules for the second time this season.CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Fired gener-al manager Chris Grant. Named vice pres-ident of basketball operations David Griffinacting general manager.FOOTBALLNational Football LeagueBUFFALO BILLS — Named Rob Moorewide receivers coach.CLEVELAND BROWNS — NamedGeorge DeLeone assistant offensive linecoach, Chris DiSanto and Derik Keyesassistant strength and conditioning coach-es, Richard Hightower offensive qualitycontrol coach, Dowell Loggains quarter-backs coach, Mike McDaniel widereceivers coach, Andy Moeller offensiveline coach, Wilbert Montgomery runningbacks coach, Paul Ricci strength and con-ditioning coach, Tony Tuioti defensive qual-ity control coach and Anthony Weaverdefensive line coach.

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Asia leaders join Sochi as Obama, others stay awayTOKYO (AP) — When top Western leaders decided to

stay away from Russian President Vladimir Putin’s WinterOlympics, he wasn’t exactly left friendless: he has theheads of leading Asian nations and others to help showthe world that not everyone is put off by his human rightsrecord and the anti-gay law he championed.

Unlike President Barack Obama, who declined to attendthe Sochi Olympics, the leaders of China and Japan, theworld’s second and third largest economies, are attending.Both say they hope their visits will boost relations withMoscow.

In both China and Japan, gay rights are not a hot-buttonpolitical issue and officials say they do not link humanrights with the Olympics.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, the highest-profile foreignhead of state attending, congratulated the Russian presi-dent on the Olympics and hailed their countries’ growingties, which frequently challenge Western domination ofglobal affairs.

China’s state-controlled media have barely mentionedthe Russian law that bans pro-gay “propaganda” that couldbe accessible to minors. It was signed by Putin in July.

That’s partly because of Beijing’s strict insistence onnon-interference in other countries’ internal affairs, butalso a reflection of relatively little public discourse on gayrights.

Japanese leader Shinzo Abe was also attending the open-ing ceremony and is to meet with Putin on Saturday.

“Japan pays close attention to the human right situationin Russia, but we do not link it with Prime Minister Abe’sattendance at the Sochi Olympics,” Japan’s ForeignMinistry said in a statement Friday.

In Japan, awareness about minority rights — not just forgays, but also for migrant workers and ethnic Koreans —lags behind the West, said Sonoko Kawakami, campaignmanager for Amnesty International Japan.

“The prime minister’s actions reflect that,” she said.Skipping the event, in addition to Obama, are French

President Francois Hollande, British Prime MinisterDavid Cameron, German President Joachim Gauck andBrazilian President Dilma Russeff.

Sochi organizers have declined to provide the names ofthe leaders attending the opening ceremony or the coun-tries they represent, but say some 66 leaders — includingheads of state and international organizations — are join-ing the games.

Those known to be attending include U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and the leaders of Greece, Bulgaria,Lebanon, Morocco, Armenia, Afghanistan, Finland,Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Montenegro, Serbia,Tajikistan, and the monarchs of Monaco andLuxembourg.

Xi is the first Chinese head of state to attend the openingceremony of an international sporting event outside ofChina. State newspapers devoted their front pages Fridayto his meeting with Putin, which was also the lead item onstate broadcaster CCTV’s national news.

Russia and China have frequently joined forces in theUnited Nations and elsewhere to challenge Western leader-ship in global affairs.

They have also found common cause in coming undercriticism from Western governments, media and humanrights groups. During the Beijing Summer Olympics in2008, China faced many complaints about the stifling ofdissent.

“The West has constantly found fault with Russia’s hold-ing of the games,” China’s state-run newspaper GlobalTimes said in an editorial Friday. It added that the criti-cism underscores the connection between the two coun-tries.

Abe’s meeting with Putin will be their fifth since Abebecame prime minister about 13 months ago, underscoringhis efforts to broaden Japan’s diplomatic ties. Japan hopesa closer relationship will help foster economic and securi-ty relations as well as resolve a long-standing territorialdispute that has prevented the two nations from signing apeace treaty officially ending their World War II hostili-ties.

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Reaching outTaylor Townsend fights for a loose ball with Cheyenne Central's Sophie Seely on Saturday during Sheridan's 63-35 win at Sheridan High School.

WASHINGTON (AP) — After getting an Olympicsend-off from Secretary of State John Kerry, AlexOvechkin scored his NHL-leading 40th goal with12:14 remaining Thursday night as the WashingtonCapitals rallied from a third-period deficit for a 4-2win over the Winnipeg Jets.

Troy Brouwer scored twice, Tom Wilson had agoal, and Braden Holtby made 34 saves for theCapitals, who are trying to generate at least a mod-icum of momentum headed into the Olympic break.Washington had dropped 10 of its previous 13,including a 1-0 shutout loss to the New YorkIslanders on Tuesday.

Bryan Little and Dustin Byfuglien scored, andOndrej Pavelec stopped 26 shots for the Jets, who hada three-game winning streak snapped.

CANADIENS 5, CANUCKS 2

MONTREAL (AP) — Max Pacioretty scored threegoals for his third career hat trick — despite missingtwo penalty shots — to help the Canadiens to a victo-ry over the Canucks that extended Vancouver’s los-ing streak to six games.

Ryan White and Tomas Plekanec also scored forMontreal, while Carey Price made 42 saves.

Pacioretty was awarded two penalty shots in a two-minute span in the second period, but failed to con-vert, losing control of the puck both times. Despitemissing both, Montreal’s leading scorer became thefirst Canadiens player to take two penalty shots inthe same game — let alone the same period.

Chris Higgins and Alexander Edler scored forVancouver and Roberto Luongo stopped 25 shots.

BLUES 3, BRUINS 2, OT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — T.J. Oshie scored 3:29 into over-time, leading the Blues to a victory over the Bruins.

Oshie jammed the puck in from the side of the netas the Blues, who had a 3-2 shootout win Nov. 21 inBoston, swept the season series.

Alexander Steen and Jaden Schwartz also scoredfor St. Louis, which blew a 2-0 lead in the third peri-od.

David Krejci and Brad Marchand scored for theBruins.

RED WINGS 3, PANTHERS 1

SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — Gustav Nyquist scored thego-ahead goal in the second period, helping lift theRed Wings over the Panthers.

Brian Lashoff and Daniel Alfredsson also scoredand Jimmy Howard made 23 saves as the Red Wingsended a four-game road losing streak.

Scottie Upshall scored and Tim Thomas stopped 30shots for Florida, which has lost four of its last five.

OILERS 2, RANGERS 1

NEW YORK (AP) — Nail Yakupov scored with 1:38left in regulation to give the Oilers a win over theRangers.

Ryan Smyth also scored for Edmonton, which is 5-5in its last 10. Ben Scrivens made 35 saves.

New York’s season-high four-game winning streakcame to an end. Derick Brassard scored and CamTalbot made 29 saves.

FLAMES 4, ISLANDERS 2

UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — David Jones scored thetiebreaking goal late in the third period and rookieReto Berra made 28 saves as the Flames beat theIslanders.

Jones banked the puck off the Islanders goalieEvgeni Nabokov from a sharp angle at 14:28 to liftthe Flames to their sixth victory in seven games andtheir first at Nassau Coliseum since 2004.

Mikael Backlund added an empty-net goal for theFlames.

Sean Monahan and Dennis Wideman scored in thesecond period to put Calgary ahead 2-0. But theIslanders rallied to tie it on goals by defensemenThomas Hickey and Calvin de Haan.

Canadiens top Canucks;Blues beat Bruins in

overtime game

Australian Ladies Masters GOLD COAST, Australia (AP) —

Eight-time winner and defendingchampion Karrie Webb was disquali-fied from the Australian LadiesMasters on Friday for signing anincorrect scorecard after the secondround.

American Cheyenne Woods, niece ofTiger Woods, and South AfricanStacey Lee Bregman both followedfirst round 69s with six-under secondrounds of 67 to lead the European andAustralian tour event by a shot at 10-under 136.

Webb signed for a second-straight 1-over 74 which would have made thecut. She quickly notified officials shehad made an error, signing for par onthe 12th when she had made bogey.

Ladies European Tour tournamentdirector Fraser Munro said “it wasquite clear she signed for an incorrectscorecard. She was obviously disap-pointed.”

“She needs to verify all her 18 hole

scores,” Munro said. “That’s her duty.She’s not properly checked her score-card and left the recording area.”

Woods, bidding for her first profes-sional victory, had an eagle, a bogeyand five birdies in her second round67 at the par-73, 6,034 metres (6,577yards) Royal Pines Resort. After athree-putt bogey on her ninth hole

Woods, who started at the 10th, sank a7-iron from the fairway for eagle atthe par-4 first.

Bregman had six birdies on anunblemished scorecard to share thelead by a shot from England’s TrishJohnson with Sweden’s CamillaLennarth, formerly of the Universityof Alabama, a further shot behind.

“It was a great day today,” Woodssaid. “I played pretty steady through-out the entire round.

“My putter was working really wellfor me and I was hitting the ball wellso, like I said, it was just a steady day.

“The highlight was definitely myNo. 10, holing from the fairway.”

Bregman played almost her entireround without an 8-iron after break-ing the club against a tree on the firsthole.

“I had quite a few shots which need-ed an 8-iron but I just had to impro-vise,” she said. “I just had to gripdown on a 7-iron or hit a hard 9-iron.”

Eight-time winner, defending champ Webb disqualified

‘She needs to verify all her 18

hole scores. That’s her duty. She’s

not properly checked her scorecard

and left the recording area.’

Fraser MunroLadies European Tour tournament director

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BORN LOSER® by Art and Chip Sansom

GARFIELD by Jim Davis

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DEAR ABBYPauline Phillips and Jeanne Phillips

AVOID BABOON SYN-DROME AND OTHERANTIBIOTIC ALLERGIES

BY MICHAEL ROIZEN,M.D., AND MEHMET OZ,M.D.

When baboons make thecover of National Geographicmagazine, the centerfold usu-

ally has at least one pictureof a female baboon's big redbottom. And while kids pointand chuckle, in the baboons'world, that flash of color is acornerstone of their matingritual.

But it's not funny or entic-ing when a human gets hitwith Baboon Syndrome -- arare symptom of a penicillinallergy, causing a bright-redrash that can kill skin cellsand spread over your torso,inner thighs and groin.About 5 percent to 10 percentof people who've taken peni-cillin (and related antibiotics,such as cephalexin, cefproziland cefuroxime) believethey've had an allergic reac-tion to it.

Doctors now think many ofthose reports are not trueallergies, which can triggereverything from annoyingitches to life-threatening ana-

phylactic shock, but sensitivi-ties that don't involve animmune reaction. Among411,000 patients in San Diego,doctors found that 3.4 percentof women and 2.2 percent ofmen were actually allergic tosulfa antibiotics. Penicillinallergy affected only around 1percent of men and women.

To find out if you're aller-gic to an antibiotic, you couldget a skin test. But in somesituations they're dangeroussince a second allergic reac-tion to a drug can cause life-threatening symptoms. Ourrecommendation: Make sureyou really need to take anantibiotic for that sore throator respiratory infection(many are viral, not bacteri-al). If you really do, avoid thetype of antibiotic that's trig-gered symptoms before andopt for another type to tameyour infection.

DEAR ABBY: I have beendating someone for about sixmonths. We fell in love veryquickly and spend almostevery second together.

Our relationship has hit arough patch ever since hefound out that I have datedAfrican-American men. Hecan't seem to get over it, buthe keeps saying he wants totry to make it work. He sayscruel things sometimes whenhe gets mad, and it seems tobe on his mind constantly. Idon't know what to do or how

to make this better. We fell inlove, but it seems to bespoiled because of my past.

This isn't a big deal to me. Ihave always dated people Ithought were good people. Heseems to view it as disgust-ing. I thought he was my soulmate because we connectedso well on everything else,but I'm afraid he will neverget past this issue and I maybe wasting my time. Whatshould I do? -- ROCKY ROADIN THE SOUTH

DEAR ROCKY ROAD: Givehim a hug and let him go.You are the sum total of yourexperiences and yourupbringing, and the same istrue of your boyfriend. Hecomes from a background ofracial prejudice. When a per-son is raised that way, themindset can be very difficultto change.

As much as you might wantto, you can't fix this man;only he can do that. And fromyour description of him, Idon't think he's capable ofthat kind of growth.

DEAR ABBY: I'm writing to

you in the hope that you willshare something with yourreaders. When I travel, I stayin hotels and it never ceasesto amaze me how inconsider-ate my fellow travelers canbe. Late at night, the drunkenparty animals carry on, oftenuntil the sun rises. Then fam-ilies with small childreninvade the halls, and the kidsrace up and down the hallsscreaming.

Behind every one of thoseclosed hallway doors theremay be a person who is try-ing to sleep. Fellow travelers,please be considerate! Walksoftly and talk quietly in thehalls.

And parents, please teachyour children manners. Thisincludes not playing noisilywhere people are trying tosleep. -- SLEEPLESS NEARSEATTLE

DEAR SLEEPLESS: I haveexperienced the same diffi-culties that you have whiletraveling. Here's how I dealwith it: I pick up the phoneand notify the front desk orsecurity if there are rowdydrunks keeping me awakeafter 10 p.m. -- and the samegoes for neighbors who havethe volume on their televi-sion sets turned up so high Ican't sleep. If the problempersists, I ask to be moved toa quieter room.

As for the screaming chil-dren chasing each other inthe hallways -- I have beenknown to poke my sleepyhead out the door and askthem to please quiet down.Maybe I have just been lucky,but they usually do.

DEAR ABBY: I was mar-ried to my high school sweet-heart, "Linda," for 37 years. Iam a widower now, goinginto a new relationship."Susan" and I are going slow,but we may end up livingtogether in my home.

How do I integrate picturesof Linda with Susan beingthere? I have one of Lindaand the kids, one of the twoof us, and a painting ofLinda and me together.Eventually I will want onewith me and Susan.

How do I make this work?This is all new to me and Idon't want to screw this up. --LIGHTNING STRIKESTWICE

DEAR L.S.T.: I am a greatbeliever in verbal communi-cation. Like many otherthings in relationships, thisshould be discussed andnegotiated. Talk to Susanabout it and see if she wouldbe comfortable living in yourhome with these pictures ondisplay. If you plan to com-bine households, Susan mayhave some photos of her ownshe would like to display.

Many women wouldn'tobject to a picture of you andyour late wife. However, theportrait might be a bit much.Perhaps one of your childrenwould like to have it.

Dear Abby is written byAbigail Van Buren, alsoknown as Jeanne Phillips,and was founded by hermother, Pauline Phillips.Write Dear Abby atwww.DearAbby.com or P.O.Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA90069.

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BIRTHDAY GAL: ActressSusan May Pratt was bornin Lansing, Mich., on thisdate in 1974. This birthdaygal has appeared in suchfilms as "Open Water 2,""Searching For Paradise"and "10 Things I Hate AboutYou." Her long list of televi-sion credits includes spotson "Drop Dead Diva,""Franklin and Bash" and"CSI." Pratt has been mar-ried to actor KennethMitchell since 2006 and thecouple has two children.

ARIES (March 21-April19): Too much input intoplans can cause a break-down. If you overfill the gastank, you could create amess, and likewise, gather-ing too many opinions cango too far. Advisors may beright, but instigate a chainof surprising events.

TAURUS (April 20-May20): Allow others to carry

their fair share of the loadfor a while. Performingservices for others mightseem helpful initially, butby letting someone tackle ajob or take care of them-selves, they become moreindependent and confident.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20):You can cut through confu-sion with a butter kniferather than a chain saw.Family issues may requirea soft touch and delicatemaneuvering. Don't be sur-prised if someone has hid-den something from you toprotect your sensibilities.

CANCER (June 21-July22): You seem to shinebrightest when you get theopportunity to tackle re-sponsibilities or use prob-lems as a learningexperience. Those in chargewill find you're the perfectperson to handle compli-cated diplomatic situations.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Pri-oritize and categorize. Con-centrate on the tasks thatdesperately need attentionso you'll be able to easily getthough a tough week ahead.Avoid interruptions anddistractions and much canbe accomplished in ad-vance.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22):Working behind the sceneswhere there's peace andquiet might be to your ad-vantage. Pay attention to in-spirational ideas that couldmake your money grow oryour life become easier. Jotdown ideas for future refer-ence.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Itbecomes obvious that theonly constant is change. At-tain success, as well aspeace of mind, by findingsimple ways to blend the oldwith the new so the transi-tion is not as challenging. It

will take time to adapt tochange.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov.21): Remain optimistic ondark days. The sun willcome out tomorrow, as thatfamous comic strip orphansaid. Even if you aren't inthe mood for social inter-changes, "schmoozing" maybe essential. Team up withothers to be effective.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Hone your skills.Practice makes perfect andperfection is admired underthis week's celestial lineup.If you possess creative tal-ent or are involved in a seri-ous subject of study, this isa good time to peruse yourwork with a critical eye.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan.19): If you've been on thebrink of a drastic change,this is the time to think itthrough. Be sure to takeinto account the ways your

home and family will be af-fected from a completelydispassionate and objectiveviewpoint.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18): Incorporate some newideas into your game plan.This isn't necessarily thebest time to initiate changesthat affect your net worth,but you can make al-lowances for a changingbusiness climate withoutlosing sight of ultimategoals.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March20): Before moving forwardwith any crucial plans, takean opinion poll. It might notbe a scientific sampling, butthe feedback you receivecould help you open youreyes to different ways toachieve your goals inchanging times.

IF FEBRUARY 8 IS YOURBIRTHDAY: Your life mightseem to be on hold as you

steadily fight an uphill bat-tle between now and mid-May. People in general maybe less forgiving of mis-takes and more critical ofyour performance, so don'tgive anyone an excuse tocut you down to size. Makeno significant changes andstart nothing of crucial im-portance until late May,when systems are "go"again. In late May, if youappear contented and confi-dent you'll attract peopleand opportunities thatcould help improve yourlife on many levels. Lovedones may seem more com-patible or attuned to yourneeds. Enjoy an abundanceof general happiness, butwait to make financialmoves or career changesuntil June, when your busi-ness skills are at a peak.

PRESSURE THEMINTO GOING TOOHIGH

Alfred Adler, an Aus-trian psychiatrist whodied in 1937, said, "Thereis no such thing as tal-ent. There is pressure."

True, if you wish to besuccessful at the toplevel of anything, youmust be able to handlethe pressure. This ap-plies even at the bridgetable. But there is an-other form of pressurein bridge -- pre-emptivebids, which pressure theopponents by removingbidding space.

Look at the Southhand. After two passes,what would you open?

In the first two posi-tions, one heart wouldbe a popular choice. Butafter two passes, the dy-namic changes. North-South's chances ofmaking game have di-minished. It is time topressure West. Openthree hearts! Or, if that

is too rich foryou, bid twohearts.

Now look atthe full deal.After a three-heart opening,

West would make a take-out double and Eastwould advance withthree spades. This con-tract would go downafter three rounds ofhearts are played, butWest would never passwith such a strong hand.He would carry his sideinto deeper waters.

At the table, Southopened one heart, Westdoubled, North re-sponded one no-trump,East passed, South rebidtwo hearts, and thisended the auction whenWest very cautiouslypassed.

The defense was excel-lent, though. West ledthe spade ace: three, six,queen. West, not fooled,continued with thespade king, and Eastdropped his nine, a suit-

preference signal for di-amonds (the higher-ranking of the other twoside suits). West cashedhis diamond ace, gavehis partner a diamondruff, got back on leadwith the club ace, andgave East a second rufffor down one.

Hints from Heloise Heloise

Dear Readers: We all knowthat CARS AND CHILDRENcan be a potential hazard if wedon't take care and think aboutsafety. Here are just a few hintsto help you make it safer foryou and your children:

* Always buckle up every pas-senger in the car, every time!Kids watch what adults do, andif they see you buckle up everytime, they will follow along,too.

* If your child will be ridingwith someone else, make surethat person has a properly in-stalled car seat (if necessary)and uses it, if your child is stillsmall enough to be in one. Ifnot, your child MUST ride inthe back seat and buckle up.

* Never leave a child alone inor around cars! Too manythings can go wrong, even ifyou only step away for aminute.

* Make sure kids know that acar is not a toy. They shouldNOT play with window con-trols, seat belts or other parts ofthe auto.

-- HeloiseP.S.: NO pretend driving, ei-

ther!

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HELOISEEmail:

Heloise(at)Heloise.com TRAVEL HINTDear Heloise: After losing my

reading glasses while on vaca-tion once, I now keep my oldglasses to use when my wifeand I travel. -- J.W. in Massa-chusetts

IMMEDIATE RELIEFDear Heloise: Anytime I get a

burn from steam or from touch-ing anything hot, I pour vine-gar on it right away and wrap itwith a paper towel. I keep it wetfor at least five minutes. Thevinegar takes away the pain.Then I put on antibiotic creamand a bandage. -- Edith in Ala-bama

Edith, as much as I love vine-gar, I don't have any researchabout using it for a minor burn.Remember, vinegar is aceticacid, and you really don't wantto put anything acid on a burn.

Of course, many times a littlekitchen burn, like if you toucha hot pan or a baked potato istoo hot to handle, is not reallylife-threatening. It's more likelythe coolness of the vinegar thatseems to work. It's really betterto run your hand under coolwater. I soak my finger or theburn spot in a bowl of icewater. -- Heloise

CHECK THE LIGHTSDear Heloise: Whenever I am

driving, I do a self-check tomake sure my headlights areworking. You can see the reflec-tion in darkened store win-dows, or at a stoplight I can seethe reflection in some bumpers.You would still need to checkthe taillights. -- A Reader, viaemail

BROWN-SPOT REMOVERDear Heloise: A quick way to

remove brown spots from cauli-flower is to use a potato peeler.So much easier than trying tocut them out. Just a quickswipe or two over the top andyou are done. -- Haddie in Mis-sissippi

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Miscellaneous

SNOW REMOVAL,residential, local,

cheap & reliable. CallJohn 763-0076,

672-2205 or 751-1340Miscellaneous for Sale

ENGLANDERWOODSTOVE 2 spd

fan,15x28 lined fireboxheats 1800 sq ft $475,

3 corral panels(Shipton's) never used

$150 673-4941

Firewood

LODGEPOLE PINEFIREWOOD 655-9417

Wanted to Buy

WANTED FORdisplay in 307Clothing Store,

Wyoming licenseplates or motorcycleplates. Any year, size

or condition.Absaroka license

plates, etc. Call Scott307-752-4676

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

Furnished Apts for Rent

BEST WEEKLY andmonthly rates in townguaranteed. Americas

Best Value Inn 672-9757

Furnished Apts for Rent

1BR/STUDIO $545Coin laundry & cable.

Utils. incl. Pets? 673-4506

FURNISHED STUDIOapartment, cute andclean, on 5th street,$500/mo + someutilities. 763-3352.

ROCK TRIM $475 incl.util. cabl/Wifi 673-4332

Unfurnished Apts forRent

SHERIDAN APARTMENTS

Rental assistance depending on availability and eligibility

Taking Applications for 1, 2 & 3 bedroom apartments. Coin-op

laundry facility & play area.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and

employer.

307-672-0854

1917 N. Main Street Sheridan, WY

TDD#711

www.bosleymanagementinc.com

WESTERN APARTMENTS RENTS AS LOW AS

1 bedroom... $ 460 - $ 560 2 bedroom... $ 565 - $ 695

672-8681 TDD-1-800-877-9965

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Dep. $450 Non Smoking Property

www.bosleymanagementinc.com

LARGE 2 bdrm, 1bath, WD hooks,garage, W/S/Gprovided. Dayton.$700 mo + elc. $500dep. No smok/pets.674-7718 or 751-7718

Unfurnished Apts forRent

Courtyards at

Sheridan Apartments 1735 S. Sheridan Ave (307) 672-2121

2/3/4 Bedroom Available

Management Ken Neumiller Jr.

Income Restrictions Apply

Security Deposit Required

LG 2BR Ranchester.No pets. $625 672-

75632 BR, 1.5 ba., W/D,range, Refrigerator,

water/swr., patio,fireplace, No pets/smk.,

$750/mo. + $750deposit, Avail.

immediately, 1 yr.contract, located at1523 Taylor Unit #4,

751-2384CLEAN 1BR

Ranchester Plex, nosmk, util. includ.

$610mo+dep 672-8641

STUDIO RECENTLYremodeled $475mo.

utils. incl. Nosmk/pets752-0202.

2 BR $750/mo., +utils., No smk/Nopets, 210 S. SheridanAve.751-4061.2 BDRM $ 695 mostutil. incl. 463 CoffeenAve. 751-4061

Unfurnished Apts forRent

2BD 1BA New kitchenopen floor plan W/Dhookups $750moMDU & water includedDep. & lease req. 673-2571 or 674-7675

NEWER 3 BR 3 ba.,2600 sq. ft. condo.

Fplc., fam. rm.,dishwasher, refrig.,

W/D, AC, deck, 2 cargar., maint. free, ,snowremov., near hosp. &

daycare. $1500 + dep.Call 751-4951

APARTMENT, ALLutilities + cable & WIFI

no pets $625mo 461-0333

Houses, Unfurnished forRent

SPACIOUS, CLEAN2BR, garage, W/D,part furn no smk/nopets $950mo + util,Jackie WarnkeRE/MAX 751-5838

2BR 1.5BA batownhome w/ appl &1 stall garage, newcarpet and paint.

$900mo + util. Lease& dep. No

smk./pets. Includeslawn care & snow

removal. 307-751-6772

NEWLY REMODELED3Br, 1ba., W/D hookup, lg. fncd. backyard,$1000/ mo. + util. Petsneg. 429 Canby St.674-9822.

3 BR/1 BA, lrg fencedyard, W/D hooks, $925+ util, lease & deposit, pets negototiable307-631-6024

Houses, Furnished forRent

BIG HORN furn. homefor rent. 4 bdrm, 3.5bath. 4K sq. ft.Amazing view, 12acres, no pets. $1900+ utilities. 752-2500

Mobile Homes for Rent

5TH WHEEL 36'Trailer 2 tip-outs, nicelocation, $350/mo +elec + $100 dep 307-751-1835

Business Bldg. for Rent

COMMERCIAL 30X75shop on 2.5 ac

$2500mo 307-751-5245

Business Bldg. for Rent

C O M M E R C I A LSPACE FOR RENT.For more informationcall 672-2810.

OFFICE BUILDING forlease/sale 3400-8600sq. ft. available. 307-

752-5474 or lisarice08@gmail.com

Business Bldg. for Rent

SHOP BUILDINGfor rent.

2400 sq. ft: 3 small

Office @ 600 sq ft. Shop @ 1800 sq. ft.

1235 North Main Street. Call

307-689-4649Delivery

problems?Call

672-2431

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PRE-OWNED VEHICLES

w w w . h a m m e r c h e v y . c o m

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For 77 years!

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$ 9,995 $ 9,495 $ 6,995 $ 3,995

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'05 SUBARU OUTBACK '07 CHEVY IMPALA LTZ '96 CHEVY CAMARO Z28 1 owner

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'12 CHEVY TAHOE LTZ '13 CHEVY TAHOE LT Loaded

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$ 9,995 $ 7,995 $ 7,495

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2013 Chevy Cruze LT

$ 16,395

TRUCKS AND SUV’S

107 E. ALGER 307.674.6419 O P E N S A T U R D A Y S U N T I L 4 P M

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2013 Dodge Dart Ral lye

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Price Drop

NOW HIRING: Sales Representative

Sheridan County Implement 2945 W. 5th Street • Sheridan

C & B Operations, LLC is seeking a Sales Representative to work at our John Deere

dealership in Sheridan, WY.

We are looking for a talented, self-motivated individual, with the desire to learn new and innovative ways to perform required tasks to fill our Full Time Sales Representative position. Must have sales experience in equipment, be able to handle multiple projects at one time, and have excellent computer and communication skills.

Qualified candidates should send resume and/or application to:

Nate Balstad, Store Manager BalstadN@deerequipment.com

or stop in at Sheridan County Implement, 2945 W. 5th Street in Sheridan

Office Space for Rent

EXECUTIVE OFFICESPACE 3 lg offices +reception. Kitchen,security and janitorial672-8700ONE ROOM officedowntown. $270 permo. Includes utilitiesand janitorial. Parkingnear by. Call Diana at672-7444

Storage Space

CIELO STORAGE 752-3904

ELDORADO STORAGE

Helping you conquerspace. 3856 Coffeen.

672-7297.

WOODLANDPARKSTORAGE.COM

5211 Coffeen Call 674-7355New Spaces

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CALL BAYHORSESTORAGE 1005 4th

Ave. E. 752-9114.

I N T E R S T A T ESTORAGE. MultipleSizes avail. Nodeposit req'd. 752-6111.

Child Care

ENERGETIC ANDoutgoing nanny/

babysitter needed for 3 children (ages 4, 4 & 7) for 8hr per dayM-F for months of June, July & Aug.

Previous experienceneeded w/references.

Must have owntransportation w/validDL. CPR cert preferred.Must pass background

check. $10-$12hrdepending on

experience. Send reply to box 202, c/o The

Sheridan Press, PO Box 2006,

Sheridan, WY 82801

Work Wanted

PAINTING INTER/Exter Quality Work.

673-1697.

Help Wanted

DAYS INN is nowhiring for Night audit& Housekeeping.Please apply in person at 1104 Brundage Ln.

Help Wanted

FIRST LIGHT isimmediately seekinga warm, nurturing, and

energetic individual tojoin our team in theinfant/toddler room.Candidate withbackground in EarlyEducation, experience

and toddlers and/orinfant and toddlercredential preferred. For info or to apply visit www.firstlightsheridan.com

NWCCD JOBOPENINGS

Sheridan CollegeCoordinator of Campus Life

Cyber SecuritySpecialist

E.A.W. EndowedNursing Chair

Ranch Bus. Mgt./AgComm. Instructor

Asst. Volleyball Coach(PT);

Gillette CollegeCoordinator of Campus Life

Director, ISTI & MSHAGrant ManagerTesting Center

Coordinator (PTw/benefits)

Great locations,facilities and benefits.

Please see on-linejob postings and application at:

https://jobs.sheridan.edu EOE

THE ADVOCACY &Resource Center islooking for a self-motivated person to fill a FT position.Job duties includeproviding crisisintervention services(in office and on call),presenting preventionprograms, preventionprogram building,working on a variety offund-raising activities.Experience in relatedwork preferred. Teama commitment todiversity. Provide aletter of interest andresume to 136 Coffeen Avenue,Sheridan, WY 82801.Open until filled.Bilingual peopleencouraged to apply.No smokinge n v i r o n m e n t . EOE.

EVENING SERVER,25-30 hrs per

week. Nights and weekends are a

must. Apply in person at

Firewater Grill & Bar, ask for Stormy.

Help Wanted

THE CITY of Sheridanis looking for a StreetMaintenance Worker/Equipment Operator tojoin the Street Divisionteam. Duties includeusing tools/operatingequipment, labor in theconstruction &maintenance ofroadways, drainage &public facilities. Abilityto performm o d e r a t e / h e a v yphysical workrequired. Maintenanceof public roads, utilitysystems & facilities,heavy equipmentoperation, & hot mixplant experiencepreferred, but notrequired. Interested,qualified applicantswith ability to obtain aCDL with air brakeendorsement mayapply by submitting anapplication to the Cityof Sheridan, 55Grinnell Plaza. Hiringrange for this positionis $12.06 - $17.04/hrDOE. Full jobdescription and jobapplication can be found atw w w. s h e r i d a n w y.net. The deadline forapplications is 2/18/14.The City of Sheridan isa drug-free workplace.

An EEO employer is looking for a fulltime

construction estimator/ project manager to

join our team. Communication skills and understanding

of commercial construction

assemblies are requirements.

Desirable computer skills include

scheduling, Timberline estimating, project

management, and Excel.

Benefits include health insurance, paid leave,

and SIMPLE IRA. Salary based upon experience. Please drop off resume at

1866 S. Sheridan Ave; Sheridan, WY 82801

or e-mail to office@fletcherconstruction.com.

Help Wanted

COP WYOMING LLCIS REQUESTINGQUOTATIONS FROMM B E / W B E / D B ESUBCONTRACTORSAND SUPPLIERSFOR “STP-BR-0900013 BRIDGEOVER OWLCREEK”. THE BIDDATE IS FEBRUARY13, 2014 AT 9:30 AM. THE JOB SCOPEWILL INCLUDE:CLEARING ANDG R U B B I N G ,SIGNAGE, SEEDING,E X C A V A T I O N ,PAVING, PILING,CONCRETE, BRIDGERAILING, MATERIALTESTING, TRAFFICCONTROL, ANDFENCING. CONTACTMIKE CARTWRIGHTAT MCARTWRIGHT@ C O P W Y . C O MOR BY FAX AT ( 3 0 3 ) 3 3 3 - 0 1 8 8 . C O P W Y O M I N GIS AN EQUALE M P L O Y M E N TO P P O R T U N I T YCOMPANY.

Help Wanted

SHERIDAN COUNTYSchool District #1 isaccepting applicationsfor Substitute Schoolbus Drivers for the BigHorn/Tongue Riverarea. Starting pay is$14.90hr, CDL helpfulbut will train forposition. For moreinformation please callLori Thornburg 655-3424. EOE Open untilfilled.

FIRST LIGHTChildren's Center aprivate, non-profit

organization providingearly childhood

education, is seekingapplicants for the

position of ExecutiveDirector. Candidatemust have strongorganizational and

communication skills,ability to provide

curriculum and fiscal

Help Wanted

management andexemplify a passion todevelop your team andprogram. The position

is full time with acompetitive salary.

See more informationabout the program at

www.firstlightsheridan.com/employment.html.

Please submit yourletter, resume, and

references toboard@firstlightsherid

an.com or 366 E.Brundage St.,

Sheridan, WY 82801.

Business Opportunities

ASSISTED LIVINGfacility for sale 80%occupied 406-350-1644SALON IN Sheridan,WY for sale. 7matching wet stations,pedicure chair, centralAC/heat, all plumbingin place. 307-217-0427.

Land/Property Sale

ASSISTED LIVINGfacility for sale 80% occupied 406-350-1644

Real Estate

NEWCONSTRUCTION,3BD 2BA $289,500.Low maint, energyefficient. Motivated,out of area seller.(208) 639-9581.

Real Estate

TIRED OF shovelingsnow? Two patio

homes available inThe Haven at Holly

Ponds. Call 672-5726or 674-0196.

Mobile Homes for Sale

2BR, 1BA West Park,gas stove, new

carpet/paint. Carport.$15K OBO.

580-704-0380

Autos-Accessories

1976 GM truckw/Meyers snowplow

attached $4,000 752-2016

2010 GMC Terrain 6cylinder AWD w/nearly

90K miles. Worth 15K will take best offer by Feb 28th. (605) 440-2074

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PRIME RATEMOTORS Installs B &

W GN Hitches, 5thWheel Hitches, CMFlatbeds, Krogman

Bail Beds, We're alsoBuying Vehicles of allages! Stop by 2305

Coffeen Ave. or Call 674-6677

Something for the whole family

OPEN HOUSES

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8 th

11:00AM – 1:00PM 655 Canby

3 bed, 2 bath, 1,456 sq. ft. situated on 2 city lots

$180,000 MLS# 14-38 Hosted by: Heather Vanderhoef

752-3909

216 S. Linden 2 bed, 2 bath, 1,047 sq. ft.

totally renovated $175,000 MLS# 14-13

Hosted by: Jill Flack 461-0552

48 West 5th St. 2 bed, 2 bath, 1,489 sq. ft.

Zoned R-3 $130,000 MLS# 14-63 Hosted by: Jared Guyer

751-6646

2314 Aspen Grove Dr. 2 bed, 1.75 bath, 1,509 sq. ft.

Maintenance free $240,000 MLS# 13-853 Hosted by: Zack Cummins

751-5239

1700 N. Heights Circle 4 bed, 2 bath, 3,030 sq. ft.

Quiet cul de sac $305,000 MLS# 13-903

Hosted by: Shauna Hernandez 752-3557

307.673.0641 · www.SRGWY.com

1263 Coffeen Ave. Sheridan, WY 82801

2:00PM – 4:00PM 8 Partridge Lane

3 bed, 2 bath, 2,286 sq. ft., 1.07 acres $299,000 MLS# 13-931

Hosted by: Shauna Hernandez 752-3557

1485 LaClede Corner Lot

3 bed, 3 bath, 2 bonus rooms $295,000 MLS# 14-62

Hosted by: Heather Vanderhoef 752-3909

1743 Poplar Trail 3 bed, 2 bath, 1,178 sq. ft. $189,000 MLS# 13-519 Hosted by: Jared Guyer

751-6646

SUMMIT REALTY

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YOUR ELECTEDOFFICIALS |

WHY PUBLIC NOTICES ARE IMPORTANT |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 thestatutory process known as foreclosure by advertisement (alsoknown as a power of sale foreclosure).

Lien: A legal claim asserted against the property of another, usuallyas security for a debt or obligation.

Mortgage: A lien granted by the owner of property to providesecurity for a debt or obligation.

Power of Sale: A clause commonly written into a mortgageauthorizing the mortgagee to advertise and sell the property in theevent of default. The process is governed by statute, but is notsupervised by any court.

Probate: The court procedure in which a decedent’s liabilities aresettled and her assets are distributed to her heirs.

Public Notice: Notice given to the public or persons affectedregarding certain types of legal proceedings, usually by publishingin a newspaper of general circulation. This notice is usuallyrequired in matters that concern the public.

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CITY

JohnHeathCouncilorWard I307-673-1876

COUNTY

STATE

DaveKinskeyMayor307-675-4223

KristinKellyCouncilorWard II307-673-4751

Robert WebsterCouncilorWard III307-674-4206

AlexLeeCouncilorWard II307-752-8804

ShelleenSmithCouncilorWard I307-461-7082

TerryCramCommissioner307-674-2900

MikeNickelCommissionChairman307-674-2900

Bob RolstonCommissioner307-674-2900

Steve MaierCommissioner307-674-2900

TomRingleyCommissioner307-674-2900

RosieBergerRepresentativeHouse Dist. 51307-672-7600

MattMeadGovernor307-777-7434

MikeMaddenRepresentativeHouse Dist. 40307-684-9356

JohnPattonRepresentativeHouse Dist. 29307-672-2776

KathyColemanRepresentativeHouse Dist. 30307-675-1960

JohnSchifferSenatorSenate Dist. 22307-738-2232

BruceBurnsSenatorSenate Dist. 21307-672-6491

Matt RedleCounty Attorney307-674-2580

PaulFallAssessor307-674-2535

DaveHofmeierSheriff307-672-3455

P.J. KaneCoroner307-673-5837

Shelley CundiffSheridanCounty CircutCourt Judge 307-674-2940

Eda ThompsonClerk307-674-2500

William Edelman4th JudicialDistrict CourtJudge307-674-2960

Nickie ArneyClerk of DistrictCourt307-674-2960

John Fenn4th JudicialDistrict CourtJudge307-674-2960

Pete CarrollTreasurer307-674-2520

Public Notice of Public Hearing on the Rules andRegulations

of the Industrial Siting Council, Chapters 1 and 2 andRegular Meeting of Industrial Siting Council Wyoming

Department of Environmental Quality

Pursuant to provisions of the Wyoming AdministrativeProcedures Act, the Wyoming Industrial Siting Act § 35-12-101 through 119 et. seq., and the Rules andRegulations of the Industrial Siting Council, notice ishereby given that the Industrial Siting Council (ISC) willcontinue its consideration of the proposed revisions toChapters 1 and 2 of the Wyoming Department ofEnvironmental Quality, Industrial Siting Council Rulesand Regulations at a public hearing on March 7, 2014 at10 A.M. This meeting will be located in Room 1699 onthe first floor of the Herschler Building, 122 West 25thStreet, Cheyenne, WY 82002. This proceeding is acontinuance from the December 18, 2013 hearing held inSaratoga, WY. The ISC will also hold its first quarterlymeeting immediately following the hearing on FridayMarch 7, 2014.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act,special assistance or alternative formats will beavailable upon request for individuals with disabilities.Dated this 27th day of January 2014

Industrial Siting Division, Department of Environmental QualityFourth Floor West, HerschlerBuilding122 West 25th StreetCheyenne, Wyoming 82002Telephone: (307) 777-7588Fax: (307) 777-5973Email: kimber.wichmann@wyo.gov

Publish: January 31; February 7, 2014.

FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICEWHEREAS, default in the payment of principal and

interest has occurred under the terms of a promissorynote ("Note") and real estate mortgage (“Mortgage”).The Mortgage dated March 28, 2008, was executed anddelivered by Mohammed Ali Jazayeri (“Mortgagor(s)”)to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as security for the Noteof the same date, and said Mortgage was recorded onApril 2, 2008, at Reception No. 604393 in Book 702 atPage 0016 in the records of the office of the CountyClerk and ex-officio Register of Deeds in and forSheridan County, State of Wyoming;

WHEREAS, the Mortgage contains a power of salewhich by reason of said default, the Mortgagee declaresto have become operative, and no suit or proceedinghas been instituted at law to recover the debt securedby the Mortgage, or any part thereof, nor has any suchsuit or proceeding been instituted and the samediscontinued; and

WHEREAS, written notice of intent to foreclose theMortgage by advertisement and sale has been servedupon the record owner and the party in possession ofthe mortgaged premises at least ten (10) days prior tothe commencement of this publication, and theamount due upon the Mortgage on the date of firstpublication of this notice of sale being the total sum of$254,782.90 which sum consists of the unpaid principalbalance of $227,002.09 plus interest accrued to thedate of the first publication of this notice in the amountof $24,970.22, plus other costs in the amount of$2,810.59, plus attorneys' fees, costs expended, andaccruing interest and late charges after the date of firstpublication of this notice of sale;

WHEREAS, The property being foreclosed upon maybe subject to other liens and encumbrances that willnot be extinguished at the sale. Any prospectivepurchaser should research the status of title beforesubmitting a bid;

NOW, THEREFORE JPMorgan Chase Bank, NationalAssociation, as the Mortgagee, will have the Mortgageforeclosed as by law provided by causing the mortgagedproperty to be sold at public venue by the Sheriff orDeputy Sheriff in and for Sheridan County, Wyoming tothe highest bidder for cash at 10:00 o'clock in theforenoon on February 28, 2014 at the North door of theSheridan County Courthouse located at 224 South MainStreet, Sheridan, WY, Sheridan County, for applicationon the above-described amounts secured by theMortgage, said mortgaged property being described asfollows, to-wit:LOTS 3 AND 4, BLOCK 15 OF WYOMING MUTUALINVESTMENT COMPANY'S ADDITION TO THE CITY OFSHERIDAN, SHERIDAN COUNTY, WYOMING.with an address of 1815 Val Vista St, Sheridan, WY

82801.Together with all improvements thereon situate and

all fixtures and appurtenances thereto.JPMorgan Chase Bank, NationalAssociationBy: The Castle Law Group, LLC123 West 1st Street, Ste. 400Casper, WY 82601-0000(307) 333–5379

Publish: January 31, 2014; February 7, 14, 21, 2014.

APPLICATION TRANSFER RETAILLIQUOR LICENSE

Notice is hereby given that on February 4, 2014, RJLK,LLC dba Coffeen Liquors filed an application for aTransfer of Retail Liquor License #03 from StantonDomenic Mediate dba Coffeen Liquors, in the office ofthe Clerk of the City of Sheridan for the following place:112 Coffeen Ave and protests, if any there be, against theTransfer of Retail Liquor License #03, will be heard atthe hour of 7:00 PM, on the 3rd day of March, 2014, inthe City Hall Council Chambers, 3rd Floor, 55 GrinnellPlaza, Sheridan, WY 82801.Dated this 4th day of February, 2014

/s/ Brenda WilliamsBrenda Williams, Assistant City Clerk

Publish: February 7, 12, 19, 26, 2014.

FORECLOSURE SALE NOTICE 3WHEREAS, default in the payment of principal and

interest has occurred under the terms of a promissorynote ("Note") and real estate mortgage (“Mortgage”).The Mortgage dated March 26, 2008, was executed anddelivered by Vernon L Morris (“Mortgagor(s)”) to JamesB Nutter & Company, as security for the Note of thesame date, and said Mortgage was recorded on July 31,2008, at Reception No. 617282 in Book 713 at Page 655in the records of the office of the County Clerk and ex-officio Register of Deeds in and for Sheridan County,State of Wyoming; and

WHEREAS, the Mortgage contains a power of salewhich by reason of said default, the Mortgagee declaresto have become operative, and no suit or proceedinghas been instituted at law to recover the debt securedby the Mortgage, or any part thereof, nor has any suchsuit or proceeding been instituted and the samediscontinued; and

WHEREAS, written notice of intent to foreclose theMortgage by advertisement and sale has been servedupon the record owner and the party in possession ofthe mortgaged premises at least ten (10) days prior tothe commencement of this publication, and theamount due upon the Mortgage on the date of firstpublication of this notice of sale being the total sum of$70,248.07 which sum consists of the unpaid principalbalance of $67,329.32 plus interest accrued to the dateof the first publication of this notice in the amount of $132.04, plus other costs in the amount of $2,786.71, plusattorneys' fees, costs expended, and accruing interestand late charges after the date of first publication ofthis notice of sale;

WHEREAS, The property being foreclosed upon maybe subject to other liens and encumbrances that willnot be extinguished at the sale. Any prospectivepurchaser should research the status of title beforesubmitting a bid;

NOW, THEREFORE James B Nutter & Co., as theMortgagee, will have the Mortgage foreclosed as by lawprovided by causing the mortgaged property to be soldat public venue by the Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff in andfor Sheridan County, Wyoming to the highest bidder forcash at 10:00 o'clock in the forenoon on March 7, 2014at the NORTH door of the Sheridan County Courthouselocated at 224 South Main Street, Sheridan, WY,Sheridan County, for application on the above-described amounts secured by the Mortgage, saidmortgaged property being described as follows, to-wit:LOTS 7 AND 8, BLOCK 40, SHERIDAN LAND COMPANY'SADDITION TO THE TOWN, NOW CITY OF SHERIDAN,SHERIDAN COUNTY, WYOMING.with an address of 628 N Gould Street, Sheridan, WY82801.Together with all improvements thereon situate and allfixtures and appurtenances thereto.

James B Nutter & Co.By: The Castle Law Group, LLC123 West 1st Street, Ste. 400Casper, WY 82601-0000(307) 333–5379

Publish: February 7, 14, 21, 28, 2014.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 0247-YNotice is hereby given that sealed proposals forproviding Temporary Services to the WyomingDepartment of Workforce Services will be accepteduntil 2:00 p.m., March 12, 2014 by the Department ofAdministration and Information, Procurement Section,700 West 21st Street, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002. Onlyproposals submitted on State of Wyoming forms will beconsidered. Interested parties should phone (307) 777-6798 to obtain official proposal documents.Publish: February 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 2014.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING2014 BUSINESS READY COMMUNITY GRANT AND LOAN

PROGRAM FOR A SENIOR CARE APPLICATIONThe Wyoming Business Council is seeking grant andloan applications from counties, incorporated cities,towns, joint powers boards, and tribes for the 2014Business Ready Community (BRC) Grant and LoanProgram. The intent of this program is to ready acommunity for new business development througheconomic or educational development projects whichmay include, but not limited to, water, sewer, streetsand roads, telecommunications, airports, purchase ofrights of way, purchase of land, buildings, facilities,industrial and business parks, industrial site or businessdistrict development, amenities within a business orindustrial park, landscaping, recreational andconvention facilities, and or other physical projects.The rules governing the BRC Grant and Loan Programare available through the Wyoming Business Council orhttp://www.wyomingbusiness.org.The City of Sheridan intends to submit an applicationfor a BRC Senior Care Grant, for the Sheridan SeniorCenter Day Break Facility, and is seeking citizen inputregarding this project. The proposed project involves therelocation of the Day Break adult daycare program to anew site as identified in a site specific feasibility studyfunded by the Business Council. The total project cost isestimated at $900,142. The total amount requested inthe grant application is $500,000.Those wishing to comment on this project areencouraged to attend a public hearing before the CityCouncil on this subject on February 18th, 2014 at7:00PM, in the City Council Chambers of the City ofSheridan located at 55 Grinnell Plaza, Sheridan, WY.Citizens can also submit written comments to:

Robert BriggsCity of SheridanP.O. Box 848Sheridan, WY 82801

All written comments must be received no later than12:00PM on February 18th, 2014. The City of Sheridanwill take all comments made at the public hearing andwritten comments submitted on or before the deadlineinto consideration before considering a resolution insupport of submitting an application for a 2014 BRCSenior Care Award.Publish: February 7, 14, 2014.

STATE OF WYOMINGCOUNTY OF SHERIDANss.IN THE DISTRICT COURTFOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTProbate No. 2014-8IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OFJAMES FRANCIS NORTON,Deceased.

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF ESTATETO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE:

You are hereby notified that on the 22nd day ofJanuary, 2014, the Will of the above named decedentwas admitted to probate by the above named Court,and that Mary Alberts Norton was appointed PersonalRepresentative thereof. Any action to set aside the Willshall be filed with the Court within three (3) monthsfrom the date of the first publication of this Notice, orthereafter be forever barred. Notice is further given thatall persons indebted to the decedent or to the Estateare requested to make immediate payment to theundersigned at Lonabaugh and Riggs, LLP, 50 E. LoucksStreet, Suite 110, P.O. Drawer 5059, Sheridan, Wyoming82801.

Creditors having claims against the decedent or theEstate are required to file them in duplicate with thenecessary vouchers, in the office of the Clerk of theDistrict Court of the Fourth Judicial District, on or beforethree (3) months after the date of the first publicationof this notice, and if such claims are not so filed, unlessotherwise allowed or paid, they will be forever barred.

DATED this 22nd day of January, 2014.

/s/ Mary Alberts NortonMary Alberts Norton, Personal Representative

Publish: February 1, 7, 12, 2014.

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To all who made the Christmas Stroll a great success!

Y O U Thank Thank

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