Hathaway Scholarship not keeping up with costs Yellowstone sees
MONDAY January 5, 2015 129th Year, No. 192 Serving Sheridan County, Wyoming Independent and locally owned since 1887 www.thesheridanpress.com www.DestinationSheridan.com 75 Cents Hathaway Scholarship not keeping up with costs CHEYENNE (AP) — The state of Wyoming's Hathaway Scholarship program isn't keeping up with rising costs of attending the University of Wyoming or the state's community colleges. The state started the Hathaway Scholarship program in 2005 to assist qualifying Wyoming high school graduates. The Wyoming TribuneEagle reports that some state lawmakers are considering whether the state should act in the legislative session that starts Jan. 13 to increase awards under the program. Other lawmakers say the best time for approving an increase in scholarships may be during next year's budget session. The Legislature last year approved a 5-percent increase. Education Committee coChairman Sen. Hank Coe is a Cody Republican. He says he may support legislative action approving another 5percent increase, but wouldn't favor making future increases automatic as tuition costs rise. Yellowstone sees rise in marijuana cases CHEYENNE (AP) — An increasing number of visitors to Yellowstone National Park are being prosecuted for possessing small amounts of medical and recreational pot, which remains illegal on federal land. Park rangers attribute the trend both to ignorance of federal law and the growing prevalence of legal pot in other states, including neighboring Colorado, which has legal medical and recreational marijuana. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Cheyenne reports it prosecuted 21 marijuana cases from Yellowstone in 2010 and 52 in 2013. As of Dec. 17, the office had handled 80 cases in 2014. Those convicted of misdemeanor possession commonly receive a $1,000 fine. SEE MARIJUANA, PAGE 2 Press THE SHERIDAN ON THE WEB: www.thesheridanpress.com PHOTOS, VIDEOS AND BREAKING NEWS UPDATES SHS wrestling not phased by change of opponent. B1 Bring on the snow Weather hampers repeater repair BY HANNAH SHEELY THE SHERIDAN PRESS SHERIDAN — A repeater used to page volunteer firefighters to fires, medical emergencies and vehicle accidents in Sheridan County that went down more than a week ago has yet to be repaired. ‘Our goal is to make sure everybody in Sheridan and the county is safe; this just makes it harder.’ Bob Williams Chief, Goose Valley Fire Department The repeater services all volunteer departments in the county including Goose Valley, Clearmont, Ranchester, Dayton, Big Horn and Story. Sheridan Fire-Rescue uses a different repeater and is still able to transmit and receive pages. It had been hoped on Friday that a helicopter could access the repeater located at more than 9,000 feet on Little Goose Peak so crews could make repairs over the weekend. A helicopter was located but pilots said the flight could not be made due to the snowy and windy weather conditions. County Emergency Management Coordinator Dave Coleman said he spoke with radio technicians on Friday who said they would get up to the repeater to fix it as soon as they were able. However with more snow predicted — as much as 2 feet at Burgess Junction — Coleman said crews may not make it up the mountain until Wednesday or Thursday. Rocky Mountain Communications is the company working on fixing the tower, Assistant Sheridan County Fire Warden Fritz Bates said. Crews that were able to access the repeater last week said they found frozen batteries and a generator buried beneath 6 feet of snow, Coleman said. JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Dennis Bacon runs his snowblower in front of his neighbor’s home Saturday morning in Sheridan. Sheridan received several inches of snow Friday night and early Saturday morning, creating a lot of work for Sheridan residents and snow removal crews. More accumulation expected this week SHERIDAN — So far, it’s been winter as usual, according to staff with the National Weather Service out of Billings, Montana. National Weather Service Observations Program Leader Larry Dooley said snow accumulation in the Sheridan area has been close to normal. The National Weather Service keeps records on snow events and accumulation from trained cooperative weather observers. Dooley said records were not up-to-date for any stations in Sheridan but did note that observations at Burgess Junction showed 35.1 inches of snow accumulation to date on Saturday, with two primary snow events Dec. 13-15 and Dec. 22-26. The storm over Christmas dropped approximately 20 inches at Burgess Junction. An observation point in Story showed a total of 28.5 inches of snow in December, with a current accumulation of 14 inches. Over Christmas, Story received approximately 15 inches. Dooley said more snow was expected in the Sheridan area this week. Today, there is a 100 percent chance of snowfall with 2-3 inches predicted. Another 1-3 inches is expected Tuesday and into Wednesday. Dooley said no heavy snows are expected, just steady accumulation for a couple days. There could be heavier snowfall and accumulations in higher ele- vations. High temperatures will range between the low 20s to low 30s throughout the week. Low temperatures will bounce from 12 degrees tonight to 3 Tuesday night, 20 Wednesday night and 4 degrees on Thursday night. Wind chill values tonight through Tuesday night could be as low as 5 below zero. Wednesday and Thursday are expected to be partly to mostly sunny before a chance of snow begins again Friday and into the weekend. While the snowfall may be normal, it has still kept snow removal crews with the city, county and Wyoming Department of Transportation busy. Snow removal efforts by the numbers for city, county and WYDOT crews are as follows: City of Sheridan Sheridan County WYDOT Up to the storm on Christmas Day, cumulative snow removal statistics for Sheridan are: • Miles of road plowed: More than 12,000 • Snow hauled: 33,216 cubic yards • Ice slicer applied: 400 tons • Salt brine applied: 2,850 gallons • Man hours worked: More than 1,750 hours • Total snow removal budget: $460,000 • Total spent to date: Approximately half of the budgeted amount of $460,000 Snow removal statistics through Dec. 31 for Sheridan County crews include: • Miles of road plowed: Approximately 500 • Man hours worked: 816.5 hours • Total cost of removal, including personnel and equipment: $70,000 • Comparisons: Through Dec. 31, 2013, man hours were 1,422.5 and total cost was $136,628. Through Dec. 31, 2012, man hours were 681 and total cost was $67,300. • De-icer applied: Approximately 600 tons. Snow removal statistics for WYDOT crews in Sheridan County, not including Burgess Junction, from Oct. 1-Dec. 31 include: • Man hours for snow removal: 5,581 hours • Equipment hours for snow removal: 4,322 hours • Salt/sand used: 3,437 tons • Liquid brine dropped: 51,749 gallons • Liquid geo brine dropped: 13,600 gallons FROM STAFF REPORTS SEE REPAIR, PAGE 2 Federal regulations — with big impacts in Wyoming — up in 2015 Scan with your smartphone for latest weather, news and sports BY BENJAMIN STORROW STAR-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER The Keystone XL pipeline garners most of the energy and environmental attention in Washington. But the pipeline's fate is secondary to implications for Wyoming in 2015. Here is a look at five of the The Sheridan Press 144 Grinnell Ave. Sheridan, WY 82801 307.672.2431 www.thesheridanpress.com www.DestinationSheridan.com biggest federal regulatory issues of the year ahead: Clean power plan President Barack Obama's signature environmental policy would reduce American carbon dioxide emissions 30 percent of 2005 levels by 2030. The rule is aimed at exist- Today’s edition is published for: Mildred Boardman of Sheridan ing coal-fired power plants, which accounted for 42 percent of the country's carbon emissions in 2011. Obama has argued that the measure is critical if the United States is to spearhead a global effort to combat climate change. PEOPLE PAGE SIX ALMANAC SEE REGULATIONS, PAGE 2 3 SPORTS 4 COMICS 5 CLASSIFIEDS B1 B4 B5 A2 THE SHERIDAN PRESS www.thesheridanpress.com SPD traffic stop results in drug-related arrests BY KELLI HEITSTUMAN-TOMKO THE SHERIDAN PRESS SHERIDAN — Patrons and employees of the Holiday gas station on North Main Street were surprised by an arrest at the pumps Friday evening. Three police cars boxed in a vehicle at the outer gas pumps as it pulled over in MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 response to a traffic stop. According to Lt. Tom Ringley of the Sheridan Police Department, the stop was precipitated by a call from a concerned citizen. “It was another example of a member of the community calling to report a potentially dangerous situation,” Ringley said. According to police reports, a passenger of a vehicle heading north on Main Street was hanging out of the window yelling at pedestrians. An officer responded to the call, pulling the vehicle over, and was backed up by two additional cars. The occupants of the vehicle, Jody Campbell, 45; Michael Bowman, 24; and Everett Newell, 34, all of Sheridan, were arrested on drug charges and are expected to appear in court Monday afternoon. REPAIR: Dispatch has ability to utilize E-dispatch, but process time consuming However, Sunday night there were several medical calls to which Rocky Mountain Ambulance and SFR responded, Final causes for the repeater going down have not yet making GVFD next in line for ambulance service. been specified. Williams said police dispatch tried to page Goose Valley “They know what they need to do to get it fixed; it’s just a twice, but the pages did not go through. matter of getting up there,” Coleman said. Williams and GVFD firefighters have been scanning Last week, crews installed a portable repeater tower on a radio frequencies on their pagers to try to follow what is hill in Big Horn, but its reach is limited and success with going on. Williams can also sometimes get through to his pages has been spotty. firefighters on a direct channel on the scanner. He cannot Coleman said a radio technician found a broken jumper page them directly in that manner, but sometimes they can wire inside the portable repeater and fixed it on Friday. hear him and respond to the station. The technician said test pages were sent to all volunteer All the medical traumas cleared up Sunday night, but fire departments and that the transmissions were success- shortly thereafter, there was a one-vehicle rollover in the ful. 5900 block of Coffeen Avenue, which is GVFD’s district. However, reports on the success of pages are conflicting. Dispatchers said over the radio that they had attempted Goose Valley Fire Department Fire Chief Bob Williams to page the GVFD, but the page would not go through. said the portable repeater was working, as far as he knew, Williams had a crew at the station on standby when he on Saturday. Sunday morning, it also appeared to be work- heard SFR get paged to the rollover accident. ing because Ranchester and Dayton volunteer fire depart“Fortunately we could hear Sheridan Fire’s radio traffic ments were able to receive pages. Williams said the transbecause they are on a different repeater system than we mission was scratchy, but that he could hear them being are,” Williams said. “Dispatch called me on the phone then paged. and we responded, as well, but it’s been a nightmare.” FROM B1 In the last week, when pages have not gone through, police dispatch has called the respective fire chiefs who have used a phone tree system to alert volunteer firefighters to the call. Big Horn Fire Chief Doug Enloe also showed Williams how to do an E-dispatch, which is essentially a blast message sent to each firefighter’s cell phone. Williams said Enloe had also shown dispatch how to do an E-dispatch. However, it is time consuming, and dispatch has not yet utilized that method of alerting fire departments when page attempts fail. Williams said he heard on the radio Sunday night that a new antennae had been installed on the portable repeater tower, so it will hopefully be in working order now. Williams also noted that when Sheridan Fire-Rescue must be called to a GVFD district or any other volunteer district call, there is a potential gap in protection in the city of Sheridan. It also involves calling in extra firefighters, which costs extra money for overtime pay. “It’s a headache,” Williams said. “Our goal is to make sure everybody in Sheridan and the county is safe, this just makes it tougher.” Quality time together Charges filed in May burglary of downtown Hospital Pharmacy Kelly Pascal Gould plays “Go Fish” with her daughter Georgia Gould, 8, during the Sheridan girls hockey game against Cody Saturday night at Sheridan Ice. FROM STAFF REPORTS JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS REGULATIONS: Sage grouse, ozone, oil, methane will be in play FROM 1 The plan, which would be overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has drawn fierce fire from coal companies, Republicans and some utilities, who argue that the proposal will lead to plant closures, layoffs and skyrocketing electric bills. Public comment on the proposal closed in December. The EPA expects to finalize the rule sometime in 2015. Sage grouse The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is under court order to issue a ruling by September. A potential endangered species listing has farreaching implications in Wyoming. The state is home to 37 percent of the world's sage grouse population. But energy companies and ranchers also work the sagebrush steppe where the bird 2146 Coffeen Ave. • 673-1100 2590 N. Main • 672-5900 Smoothies lives. An endangered species listing could greatly curtail both mineral extraction and ranching. The issue was complicated further in December when Congress passed a provision prohibiting any new sage grouse conservation measures until September. Methane The EPA has been mulling whether and how to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas operations. However, the agency recently delayed an unveiling of proposed methane regulations. Ozone EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy has also In November, the EPA unveiled a proposal to suggested that any new measures might be lower the current ozone threshold from 75 voluntary. parts per billion to a range between 65 and 70 parts per billion. Six Wyoming counties could Oil exports exceed the new standard. The revision is part of a periodic review Since winning control of the Senate in required under the Clean Air Act to ensure November, congressional Republicans have that federal standards incorporate the latest promised to propose legislation aimed at endscientific data. ing the nearly four-decades-long ban on Ozone has been linked to respiratory ailAmerican crude exports. ments like asthma. The agency must finalize U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, a Texas Republican, the standard by a court-imposed October has already proposed a bill to that effect. deadline. SHERIDAN — A man involved in the May 30, 2014, burglary of Hospital Pharmacy at 1 S. Main St. has been served an arrest warrant. Today, police served an arrest warrant to Kyle Logan Fearnow, 26, of Sheridan. Fearnow has been incarcerated in the Sheridan County Detention Center since his arrest on Aug. 6, 2014, when he was found in possession of approximately 400 prescription medications. A subsequent search warrant of his motel room resulted in the location and seizure of more than 6,000 prescription medications. Fearnow is facing multiple felony possession charges as a result of that investigation. Through the investigation of the burglary at Hospital Pharmacy, Fearnow has now been tied directly to that burglary of prescription medications through physical evidence collected at the scene. Fearnow will have his initial appearance at 2 p.m. today in Sheridan County Circuit Court. MARIJUANA: Numbers small compared to millions of visitors pot in society. Alex Freeburg, a criminal defense lawyer in The numbers are small compared to the milJackson, Wyoming, frequently handles marijualions who trek each year to the nation's first na possession cases from Yellowstone. He said national park. The his clients often are surprised when they're bulk of the 2.2charged for small amounts of marijuana. million-acre park "I think that it's fair to say that it is the legalis in Wyoming, ization in a couple of states. They know it's illewith slivers gal but they don't think it's a crime," Freeburg extending into said. "There's some sort of disconnect." Montana to the The typical marijuana case arises from a trafnorth and Idaho to fic stop in which rangers say they smell the drug the east. in the vehicle. Tim Reid, the "And most people, most of the time, if a ranger chief ranger, said says, 'Do you have any marijuana in your car?' he believes the they'll say yes," Freeburg said. "In which case, increase mirrors there's not a lot a criminal defense attorney can the prevalence of do for them." FROM 1 That happened to Gary Godina, an artist from Waipahu, Hawaii, who was cited in Yellowstone in October 2013. Godina said rangers pulled him over for speeding in a vehicle with Colorado plates and then told him they smelled marijuana. He said he told them he had 3 grams of the drug that he had purchased earlier in Colorado. "Yeah, I had to go overnight," Godina said. "They took me up to some holding cell in Montana." Godina's home state is among 23 states and Washington, D.C., that allow marijuana use by people with various medical conditions. "I have glaucoma, so it's basically a medical thing," Godina said. In April, he pleaded guilty and was fined $1,000. MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 PEOPLE www.thesheridanpress.com Sagebrush art center to host ‘Uncapped’ painting class FROM STAFF REPORTS SHERIDAN — The Sagebrush Community Art Center will host an “Uncapped” painting class Thursday beginning at 6 p.m. The class is open to individuals of all ages and skills, but attendees 12 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Attendees will follow along as instructor Shanoa Gardiner leads artists through the process of creating their own “poppies” painting. The cost to participate is $35 and includes all supplies. For additional information or to register, call 674-1970. The Sagebrush Community Art Center is located at 201 E. Fifth St. Airman Konetzki graduates basic training FROM STAFF REPORTS SHERIDAN — Air Force Airman First Class Shawn L. Konetzki recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San AntonioLackland in San Antonio, Texas. Konetzki completed an intensive eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force. Konetzki is the husband of Hannah Konetzki. He is also the son of Lisa and Lawrence Konetzki of Sheridan, brother of Andrew Konetzki of Aberdeen, Maryland, and son-in-law of Arlee Thornton of Sheridan. Konetzki graduated in 2011 from Sheridan High School and he earned an associate degree in 2013 from Sheridan College. THE SHERIDAN PRESS A3 Newton to discuss Native American fur trade at Archaeological Society meeting FROM STAFF REPORTS SHERIDAN — The Sheridan-Johnson County chapter of the Wyoming Archaeological Society will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Holiday Inn in the Le Gourmet Room. Dinner will be ordered from the menu, however attendees are not required to purchase dinner in order to attend the free program. Following the dinner, at approximately 7:15 p.m., Sheridan archaeologist Cody Newton will present, “Bison Robes and Baubles: Developing a Native History of the Fur Trade through Archaeology.” Newton is an archaeologist who has worked throughout the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains for more than 14 years. He has a bachelor’s in anthropology from the University of Wyoming and master’s in anthropology from Colorado State University. Newton is currently a doctorate student at the University of Colorado — Boulder. Newton’s research focuses on Native American hunter-gatherer groups following the introduction of European-derived goods and technologies, particularly during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries when Plains and Rocky Mountain Indian groups largely became equestrian as well as involved in Europeanbased economic systems. Other research includes early European exploration and settlement, prehistoric bison-based subsistence and bison evolution, Paleoindian studies and the historic Plains Indian Wars. Newton is currently an archaeological field director at SWCA Environmental Consultants in Sheridan. For additional information regarding Thursday’s event, contact Scott Burgan at 673-5997. The Holiday Inn is located at 1809 Sugarland Drive. Crop improvement set as topic for ‘Soupfest’ FROM STAFF REPORTS JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Ready to run Four-year-old Brently Barelle sits as Xavier Bishop, 5, runs away in a game of duck, duck, goose Friday morning at First Light Children’s Center. Earthquake triggers rock slides CHALLIS, Idaho (AP) — A 4.9 magnitude earthquake in a remote Idaho county triggered rock slides that blocked some road lanes Saturday but did not cause any major damage or injuries. The quake followed a 3.7-magnitude temblor that also occurred near the Custer County area on Dec. 22 and numerous smaller recent quakes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey website. Linda Lumpkin, a dispatcher for the sheriff ’s office told The Associated Press that everyone there felt it, but there were no reports of damage. The earthquake was recorded at 10:44 a.m. Saturday and was centered about 4 miles east of Challis, a small town of about 1,000 in the center of the state surrounded by U.S. National Forest land. The Missoulian reported that rumblings were felt in southwestern Montana’s Bitterroot Valley. Rock slides blocked lanes on several roads, Lumpkin said. Sheriff ’s deputies went out to direct traffic as the transportation department began cleanup. Scrutiny on worker non-compete deals ATLANTA (AP) — Fast food worker Caitlin Turowski had this much in common with high-paid CEOs: When she quit her job, she couldn’t work for a competitor. Hired as a delivery driver for sandwich maker Jimmy John’s and later made an assistant manager, Turowski said she signed a two-year non-competition agreement banning her from working for sandwich-making rivals within three miles of a Jimmy John’s store. Burned out by long hours and low pay, Turowski quit in July, then took a pay cut to work in insurance telemarketing. She could earn more waitressing or bartending, but fears being sued. “We’re struggling,” said Turowski, now a plaintiff challenging alleged wage violations and the non-compete agreement. Non-competition agreements are better known in contracts for senior executives who have business secrets of interest to competitors. However, court records show the restrictions have also snared maids in Chicago, a nail stylist in Texas, cable TV installers in Michigan and agricultural workers in Washington. In October, Democrats in Congress asked the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and Department of Labor to investigate. The agreements for low-wage workers might trap them in their current jobs, allowing their employers to pay them lower salaries, experts said. “It has a chilling effect on people actually going out and trying to seek jobs because they fear getting sued,” said Kathleen Chavez, an attorney for Turowski and others. “This is not like a high-wage, skilled worker who says, ‘OK, let them sue me. I’ll defend myself.’” Employers might seek noncompetition agreements because they fear losing money training a worker who quits or who brings business secrets to a rival. “You certainly wouldn’t want anyone to know in the competitive landscape what’s around the corner,” Home Depot spokesman Stephen Holmes said. The retailer signs non-competes with senior executives. Researchers say there’s evidence non-competes limit pay for executives, and the same trend could hold for the rank-and-file. “If you can’t leave, you don’t have leverage,” said Matthew Marx, a professor at MIT’s Sloan School of Management. States differ on enforcement. Almost three dozen states allow judges to rewrite defective non-competition agreements, according to Russell Beck, a corporate law attorney who conducts national reviews. In a few states, he said, judges can strike problematic restrictions but keep the rest of the deal. Just under half-a-dozen states require that judges completely toss non-compete agreements if any part of it is legally flawed. Three states ban the agreements. It’s unclear how many workers are subject to the deals. “The idea that they’re only for highskilled workers is only wishful thinking,” said Evan Starr, a labor economist at the University of Illinois. SHERIDAN — Grape geneticist and University of Wyoming instructor Dr. Sadanand Dhekney will speak at the Sheridan County YMCA’s monthly “Soupfest” on Friday. Dhenkey’s talk, entitled “The Development of Improved Plant Varieties: Boon or Bane?” will focus on the process of crop domestication and improvement. He will also speak to the advent of cutting edge technologies in crop improvement and their effects on crop yield and food quality. The event will begin at 12:15 p.m. and the cost to attend the luncheon and program is $5 per person. Reservations are needed by 10 a.m. Thursday. For additional information or to RSVP, call the YMCA at 674-7488. The Sheridan County YMCA is located at 417 N. Jefferson St. Join Weight Watchers in Sheridan! We have moved to a new location: The Salvation Army 150 S. Tschirgi St. We meet Mondays at 5:45 with weigh ins starting at 5:15 No registration fee until March 31, 2015 A4 PAGE SIX THE SHERIDAN PRESS www.thesheridanpress.com MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 TODAY IN HISTORY | 10 things to know today FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Your daily look at latebreaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. JURY SELECTION TO GET UNDERWAY IN BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING CASE Seating jurors in the case against Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is set to begin Monday under tight security at the federal courthouse in Boston and could take several weeks. 2. WHO WILL TEST HIS SWAY AGAINST GOP-RUN CONGRESS Fresh off a two-week vacation, Obama immediately begins ramping up for his State of the Union address — his best chance to set the agenda for 2015 on his own terms. 3. INDONESIA CRACKS DOWN ON AVIATION SECTOR AFTER AIRASIA CRASH The transportation ministry reveals harsh measures against everyone who allowed Flight 8501 to take off without proper permits. 4. NORTH KOREA BLASTS U.S. FOR SANCTIONS OVER SONY ROW Pyongyang's rhetoric is probably directed as much at a domestic audience as it is at Washington. 5. NEW CONGRESS TO CONVENE WITH REPUBLICANS IN CONTROL The GOP is intent on upending the president's policies, including his 5year-old health care law and his recent immigration actions. 6. AL QAIDA BRANCH IN YEMEN SURGING The group is finding new support and recruits among the country's Sunni tribesmen angered by expansion of Shiite rebels. 7. BOKO HARAM EXTREMISTS SEIZE KEY BASE ON NIGERIA-CHAD BORDER "They came in their hundreds... and immediately began to throw explosives and bombs," fisherman Audu Labbo tells The AP. 8. WHAT THE FORECAST FOR U.S. WILL BRING Cold, and lots of it. A dip in the jet stream means frigid air from Canada and points north will plummet into the eastern two-thirds of the United States this week. 9. MEXICO SCANDALS TAINT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT What is supposed to be the nation's new era of transparency and reform, feels a lot like the same old age of violence and corruption. 10. HOW TO RAISE YOUR HOME'S IQ At the International CES gadget show in Las Vegas this week, manufacturers will promote devices and functionality for creating the so-called "smart home." JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Playing around at Sheridan Ice Three-year-old Madison Ash pulls down her father Mike Ash’s hat down during the Sheridan girls hockey game against Cody Saturday night at Sheridan Ice. LOCAL BRIEFS | FROM STAFF REPORTS SMH to host ACA presentations this week SHERIDAN — Sheridan Memorial Hospital staff will hold additional public presentations to assist individuals interested in signing up for health insurance through the marketplace under the Affordable Care Act. The presentations will be held Tuesday at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Wednesday at 6 p.m. at the Welch Cancer Center. On Jan. 20 at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and Jan. 21 at 11 a.m., presentations will be held in the SMH conference room B. The Health Insurance Marketplace offers a wide variety of Wyoming-based health plans. All plans cover prescriptions, hospital stays, doctor visits and more. Some people may qualify for financial help to pay premiums and out-of-pocket expenses, such as deductibles and co-pays. Depending on eligibility, the Affordable Care Act may provide a tax credit to help applicants afford health coverage purchased through the marketplace. For those who already have health insurance through the marketplace, staff can help them review their plan and decide if they need to make changes for 2015. Sheridan Memorial Hospital staff and Enroll Wyoming Navigators will be available to help individuals understand how the Health Insurance Marketplace works, review coverage options and assist with enrollment. To learn more about the ACA, attend a public presentation or contact the hospital at 672-1010 to schedule an appointment with a navigator. The Welch Cancer Center is located at 1585 W. Fifth St. SMH is located at 1401 W. Fifth St. Stop-motion animation activity set for Tuesday, Thursday at library SHERIDAN — The Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library will offer programming for “tweens” beginning in January. Organizers of the events said the programs were developed because many kids have outgrown children’s story time, but aren’t quite ready for the teen section and are often overlooked. The program, “Tween Challenge Takeover,” will include activities and experiments that will draw from the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, mathematics and the “maker-space” movement. The programs will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:30-5 p.m. and are meant for kids in fifth through seventh grades. The following is the schedule of activities planned for January and February. Jan. 6 and 8 — Stop-motion animation Jan. 13 and 15 — Legos Jan. 20 and 22 — Anime art and creative writing Jan. 27 and 29 — Building circuits Feb. 3 and 5 — Mystery bag challenge Feb. 10 and 12 — Computer coding Feb. 17 and 19 — Robots Feb. 24 and 26 — Marble maze For additional information, contact the library at 674-8585. The Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library is located at 335 W. Alger St. TUESDAY EVENTS | • 11 a.m., Health insurance enrollment presentation, Welch Cancer Center, 1585 W. Fifth St. • 3:30-5:30 p.m., Stop-motion animation class for “Tween Challenge Takeover,” Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library, 335 W. Alger St. • 6 p.m., Zumba for the Cause, 118 W. Fifth St. • 6 p.m., Health insurance enrollment presentation, Welch Cancer Center, 1585 W. Fifth St. TIPPED OVER | Edward Brooke, 1st black elected US senator, dies BOSTON (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to win popular election to the Senate, died Saturday. He was 95. Brooke died of natural causes at his Coral Gables, Florida, home, said Ralph Neas, Brooke’s former chief counsel. Brooke was surrounded by his family. Brooke was elected to the Senate in 1966, becoming the first black to sit in that branch from any state since Reconstruction and one of nine blacks who have ever served there — including Barack Obama. Brooke told The Associated Press he was “thankful to God” that he lived to see Obama’s election. And the president was on hand in October 2009 when Brooke was presented with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest award Congress has to honor civilians. Obama hailed Brooke as “a man who’s spent his life breaking barriers and bridging divides across this country.” Incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recalled his first impression of the newly elected senator when McConnell was a Senate staffer and described Brooke as “a model of courage and honesty in office.” “... even from across the Senate chamber, you could sense that this was a Senator of historic importance,” the Kentucky Republican said in a statement Saturday. “Indeed, he was.” A Republican in a largely Democratic state, Brooke was one of Massachusetts’ most popular political figures during most of his 12 years in the Senate. Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick, the state’s first black governor, remembered Brooke for his unselfish public service. “He carried the added honor and burden of being ‘the first’ and did so with distinction and grace,” Patrick said. “I have lost a friend and mentor. America has lost a superb example of selfless service.” Brooke earned his reputation as a Senate liberal in part by becoming the first Republican senator to publicly urge President Richard Nixon to resign. He helped lead the forces in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment and was a defender of school busing to achieve racial integration, a bitterly divisive issue in Boston. He also lent his name to the Brooke amendment to the federal housing act, passed in 1969, which limited to 25 percent the amount of income a family must pay for rent in public housing. However, late in his second term, Brooke divorced his wife of 31 years, Remigia, in a stormy proceeding that attracted national attention. Repercussions from the case spurred an investigation into his personal finances by the Senate Ethics Committee and a probe by the state welfare department and ultimately cost him the 1978 election. He was defeated by Democrat Rep. Paul E. Tsongas. Tsongas’ widow, U.S. Rep. Nikki Tsongas, said Saturday that Brooke’s career was “as courageous as it was historic.” Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 5, 1925, Democrat Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming took office as America's first female governor, succeeding her late husband, William, following a special election. On this date: In 1781, a British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burned Richmond, Virginia. In 1895, French Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, convicted of treason, was publicly stripped of his rank. (He was ultimately vindicated.) In 1914, auto industrialist Henry Ford announced he was going to pay workers $5 for an 8-hour day, as opposed to $2.34 for a 9-hour day. (Employees still worked six days a week; the 5-day work week was instituted in 1926.) In 1933, the 30th president of the United States, Calvin Coolidge, died in Northampton, Massachusetts, at age 60. Construction began on the Golden Gate Bridge. (Work was completed four years later.) In 1949, in his State of the Union address, President Harry S. Truman labeled his administration the Fair Deal. In 1964, during a visit to the Holy Land, Pope Paul VI met with Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople in Jerusalem. In 1970, Joseph A. Yablonski, an unsuccessful candidate for the presidency of the United Mine Workers of America, was found murdered with his wife and daughter at their Clarksville, Pennsylvania, home. (UMWA President Tony Boyle and seven others were convicted of, or pleaded guilty to, the killings.) "All My Children" premiered on ABC-TV. In 1975, "The Wiz," a musical version of L. Frank Baum's "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" featuring an allblack cast, opened on Broadway. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan announced he was nominating Elizabeth Dole to succeed Drew Lewis as secretary of transportation; Dole became the first woman to head a Cabinet department in Reagan's administration, and the first to head the DOT. Ten years ago: President George W. Bush opened a new drive for caps on medical malpractice awards, contending the limits would lower health care costs. The bodies of 18 young Iraqi Shiites taken off a bus and executed in Dec. 2005 were found in a field near Mosul. Cpl. Wassef Ali Hassoun, a Marine charged with desertion in Iraq after mysteriously disappearing from his post was again declared a deserter — this time for failing to report to his U.S. base. (Hassoun turned himself in to military authorities in June 2014.) Five years ago: President Barack Obama scolded 20 of his highest-level officials over the thwarted Christmas Day terror attack on an airliner bound for Detroit, taking them jointly to task for "a screw-up that could have been disastrous" and should have been avoided. The U.S. and British embassies in Yemen reopened their doors after a two-day closure prompted by security concerns. One year ago: The Iraqi military tried to dislodge alQaida militants in Sunni-dominated Anbar province, unleashing airstrikes and besieging the regional capital. Acting with a court order, the family of Jahi McMath, a 13year-old California girl declared brain dead after a tonsillectomy, removed her from a California hospital to be cared for elsewhere. Thought for Today: "It is the job that is never started that takes longest to finish." — J.R.R. Tolkien, English author (1892-1973). ALMANAC MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 www.thesheridanpress.com REPORTS | ROCKY MOUNTAIN AMBULANCE Wednesday • Medical, 2800 block 10th Avenue North, 9 a.m. • Medical, 1700 block South Sheridan Avenue, 9:45 a.m. • Medical, 400 block Gladstone Street, 1:29 p.m. • Medical, 1300 block Thomas Drive, 1:43 p.m. • Medical, 1400 block West Fifth Street, 2:21 p.m. • Medical, 1400 block West Fifth Street, 3:14 p.m. • Medical, 2800 block Coffeen Avenue, 3:20 p.m. • Medical, 1400 block West Fifth Street, 3:30 p.m. • Medical, 1400 block West Fifth Street, 5:10 p.m. Thursday • Medical, 2100 block Coffeen Avenue, 12:35 a.m. • Medical, 1500 block Mydland Road, 12:59 a.m. • Medical, 2100 Coffeen Avenue, 1:59 p.m. • Trauma, 500 block North Main Street, 8:09 a.m. • Trauma, 1500 block Sugarland Drive, 9:54 a.m. • Event Standby, 400 block East Brundage Street, 3:27 p.m. • Trauma, 600 block South Carrington Street, 6:16 p.m. • Trauma, Interstate 90, 6:26 p.m. • Trauma, Interstate 90, 6:27 p.m. Friday • Trauma, 1500 block Sugarland Drive, 7:42 a.m. • Medical, 1400 block West Fifth Street, 11:23 p.m. • Medical, 900 block North Custer Street, 9:21 p.m. Saturday • Trauma, 400 block South Sheridan Avenue, 12;26 a.m. • Medical, 100 block West 12th Street, 1:19 a.m. • Medical, Highway 335, 1:54 p.m. • Medical, 400 block South Sheridan Avenue, 1:56 p.m. • Medical, 2000 block Sugarland Drive, 2:47 p.m. Sunday • Medical, 1700 block Kroe Lane, 2:16 a.m. • Medical, 900 block North Sheridan Avenue, 3:19 a.m. • Medical, 1400 block West Fifth Street, 8:57 a.m. • Medical, 200 block Dayton Street, 11:23 a.m. • Trauma, 2000 block South Sheridan Avenue, 12:53 p.m. • Medical, 1400 block West Fifth Street, 2:27 p.m. • Medical, 700 block Long Drive, 4:15 p.m • Trauma, intersection of Coffeen and Avoca avenues, 4:57 p.m. • Trauma, 5900 block Coffeen Avenue, 5:35 p.m. • Medical, 1500 block Sugarland Drive, 6:11 p.m. • Trauma, 1500 block Sugarland Drive, 7:02 p.m. • Medical, 1800 block Big Horn Avenue, 8:22 p.m • Trauma, Mary Cotton Road, 9:11 p.m. SHERIDAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Friday-Sunday • No admissions or dismissals reported. SHERIDAN POLICE DEPARTMENT Information in the police reports is taken from the SPD website. Friday • Bar check North Main Street, 1:36 a.m. • Suspicious vehicle, Sugarland Drive, 5:10 a.m. • Shoplifting, North Main Street, 9:25 a.m. • Dog at large, North Main Street, 9:54 a.m. • Damaged property, Mydland Road, 10:28 a.m. • Theft (cold), North Main Street, 10:30 a.m. • Abandoned vehicle, Yonkee Avenue, 11:10 a.m. • Abandoned vehicle, Highland Avenue, 11:23 a.m. • Abandoned vehicle, Here are the results of Friday’s MegaMillions lottery drawing: Winning numbers: 13-15-35-62-74; Megaball 12 Megaplier 4x Here are the results of Saturday’s Powerball lottery drawing: Winning numbers: 4-18-43-46-55; Powerball 25 Powerplay 3x Estimated jackpot: $146,000,000 THURSDAY WEDNESDAY 15 21 27 Almanac 27 28 18 Temperature High/low ........................................................... 7/-3 Normal high/low ............................................36/11 Record high .............................................59 in 1948 Record low ............................................. -30 in 1972 Precipitation (in inches) Sunday............................................................ 0.01" Month to date................................................. 0.21" Normal month to date .................................... 0.07" Year to date .................................................... 0.21" Normal year to date ....................................... 0.07" 12 The Sun Rise Set Today Tuesday Wednesday 7:45 a.m. 7:45 a.m. 7:45 a.m. 4:41 p.m. 4:42 p.m. 4:43 p.m. The Moon Rise Set Today Tuesday Wednesday 5:43 p.m. 6:40 p.m. 7:39 p.m. 7:41 a.m. 8:19 a.m. 8:53 a.m. Last New First Parkman 17/27 Dayton 17/28 Lovell 17/28 3p 4p 5p The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ number, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Shown is the highest value for the day. 0-2 Low; 3-5 Moderate; 6-7 High; 8-10 Very High; 11+ Extreme Cody 25/39 SHERIDAN Big Horn 12/30 Basin 14/29 Jan 13 Jan 20 Jan 26 Feb 3 15/21 For more detailed weather information on the Internet, go to: www.thesheridanpress.com Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 Clearmont 12/23 Story 17/29 Gillette 16/31 Buffalo 18/32 Worland 8/28 Wright 15/31 Kaycee 20/35 City Billings Casper Cheyenne Cody Evanston Gillette Green River Jackson Wed. Hi/Lo/W 31/21/c 35/25/pc 30/25/c 34/30/pc 44/28/s 27/25/pc 41/20/s 31/10/pc Thu. Hi/Lo/W 23/3/pc 33/15/s 42/16/s 35/11/pc 42/22/s 27/-1/s 39/18/s 32/8/pc City Laramie Newcastle Rawlins Riverton Rock Springs Scottsbluff Sundance Yellowstone Tue. Hi/Lo/W 40/15/c 28/1/sn 40/24/c 45/13/c 41/20/c 41/6/c 25/-3/sn 33/14/sn Charter the Sheridan Trolley! Regional Cities Tue. Hi/Lo/W 18/3/sn 42/11/c 46/13/c 39/14/c 42/25/pc 31/0/sn 44/17/c 35/14/sn Shown are Tuesday's noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Ranchester 15/25 Thermopolis 16/37 Weather on the Web UV Index tomorrow 2p Hardin 7/16 Full Big Horn Mountain Precipitation 24 hours through noon Sunday ...................... 0.01" 9a 10a 11a Noon 1p Shown is Tuesday's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and Tuesday's highs. Broadus 2/13 Sun and Moon Sheridan County Airport through Sunday October 27, 1928 - January 2, 2015 National Weather for Tuesday, January 6 FRIDAY 4 Duane Currie Donahue Call The Press at 672-2431 Clouds and sun; Turning colder in Cold with a thick not as cold the morning cloud cover 3 OBITUARIES | Delivery problems? Billings 15/18 Cloudy, a bit of snow; cold Billie Hollenbeck Billie Hollenbeck, 87, of Sheridan passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015 at Sheridan Manor. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Grace Baptist Church, 1959 E. Brundage Lane in Sheridan with Pastor Stephen Anderson officiating. Arrangements are entrusted with Champion Funeral Home. Duane Currie Donahue, 86, of Sheridan, passed away on Friday, January 2, 2015, at the Sheridan Manor. He was born on October 27, 1928, in Sheridan, WY to parents Hershall and Evelyn (Currie) Donahue. Duane Currie As a small child Duane attended schools Donahue in Sheridan, WY and Casper, WY. During the summer months he spent lots of time on his Uncle Jim Mattox's Ranch near Quitis and Broadus, MT. In his high school years, he learned to fly airplanes. He worked in the Big Horns for the Forestry Department – he loved the mountains. Upon his high school graduation in 1947, he ventured to Ft. Collins, CO and the Forestry Department at then Colorado A&M (now CSU). Also he was in ROTC. Duane met Peggy Poor in Ft. Collins, CO, they were married on September 16, 1950, in Ft. Collins. They lived there until his graduation from Colorado A&M. He then went into the Air Force. First being stationed at Victorville, CA, then Columbus, MS, Chandler, AZ and Las Vegas, NV. Duane flew planes in the Korean War in 1952 – 1953, flying F82 Sabre Jets in the 606 AC & W Squadron and the 334th Fighter Intercepter Squadron at Kimpo, Korea. Upon returning from overseas, he was stationed at Las Vegas, NV (Nellis Air Force Base) flying and doing accident investigations until his discharge in 1957. While in Las Vegas, he and Peggy had a son Michael J. who was born in Sheridan, WY in 1954, while Duane was on leave. After discharge from the Air Force they returned to Ft. Collins (now CSU) to study and obtain a Teaching Degree. They then moved to Sheridan, where Duane taught Math at Sheridan High School. He was respected by many students and local residents and still is this day. Always - “Mr. Donahue”. He retired in 1988. Duane and Peggy square danced for 43 years, traveling to many states and making wonderful friends. Duane cued and taught dancers to do the Round Dances (Circle dances connected to Square Dancing). He loved good western music! Duane had many RV Trailers-campers and loved to go to the Big Horns. They made many trips to Washington State to see SEE REPORTS, PAGE 6 their son, his wife Amy and his two granddaughters, Jennifer and Caitlin. DEATH NOTICE | Duane was proud of his Air Force career of eight years and was knowledgeable of many models of planes. Paris L. Leslie Duane was a red headed Irishman with a quiet temper. He Paris L. Leslie, 94, of Sheridan passed away on Friday, loved snow and the mountains, his son and wife, Amy, and his January 2, 2015 at Mountain View Living Center at the V.A. “2 gran girls,” Jen and Caitlin. He had and still has many, many Medical Center. Services are pending. Arrangements are good friends. He could talk to anyone. His later years were hard on him as he could not get around because of ill health. entrusted with Champion Funeral Home. Duane was preceded in death by his parents, Hershall and Evelyn (Currie) Donahue, brother, Tom Donahue, aunts, uncles OBITUARIES | and cousins (Townsend's). He is survived by his wife, Peggy, son, Michael J. (Amy) Donahue, granddaughters, Jennifer and Theresa L. Gunville Caitlin, sister in law, Nancy Donahue, brother, Byran H. October 30, 1949 - January 1, 2015 Donahue and wife, Verla of MT, nephews, Sam Donahue and family, Steve (Kathy) Donahue, John Donahue, Jim (Jen) Theresa L. Gunville, 65, of Sheridan, Donahue and family, Suzanne (Bill) Moody and their boys, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2015, Willy and Tommy, cousin, Jack Donahue and Townsend Family. Private Family Services will be held at a later date. at the Sheridan Manor. She was born on Online condolences may be written at www.kanefuneral.com. October 30, 1949, in Rolette, ND to parents Kane Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Fred and Mary (Boyer) Gunville. Theresa enjoyed sewing, puzzles, readTheresa L. ing, movies, shopping and spending time Gunville with her family. She was a member of the Catholic Church. Theresa was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers, John Gunville, Jim Gunville, David Gunville, sister, Margaret Strothman and grandson, Nicholas. She is survived by her daughter, Colette (Virgil Huston) Gunville, of Sheridan, siblings, Randy Gunville of Wordan, MT, Melvin (Pat) Gunville of UT, Clarissa Wright of Powell, WY, Anne (Jerry) Babb, of Savage, MT, and numerous nieces and nephews. Services for Theresa will be held at a later date. Memorials to honor Theresa may be made to Colette Gunville in c/o Sunlight Federal Credit Union at 1447 Sugarland Dr., Sheridan, WY 82801. Online condolences may be written at www.kanefuneral.com. Kane Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrangements. Regional Weather 5-Day Forecast for Sheridan TUESDAY • Animal injured, East Sixth Street, 8:35 a.m. • Snow removal, Exeter Avenue, 8:40 a.m. • Snow removal, South Sheridan Avenue, 8:56 a.m. • Hit and run, Taylor Avenue, 9:10 a.m. • Motorist assist, Sixth Avenue, 10:18 a.m. • Snow removal, South Thurmond Avenue, 11:55 a.m. • Abandoned vehicle, South Thurmond Avenue, 11:57 a.m. • Snow removal, East Colorado Street, 12:21 p.m. • Criminal entry, South Linden Avenue, 12:48 p.m. • Reckless Driver, Coffeen Avenue, 12:54 p.m. • Alarm, North Main Street, 2:11 p.m. • Dog at large, De Smet Avenue, 3:08 p.m. • Motorist assist, Coffeen Avenue, 4:45 p.m • Civil dispute, Sheridan Area, 5:15 p.m. • Theft, Mydland Road, 5:20 p.m. • Accident, Fifth Street, 7:17 p.m. • Dog at large, Fourth Street, • Civil dispute, Exeter Avenue, 7:30 p.m. • Accident, Loucks Street, 8:27 p.m. Sunday • DUI, Coffeen Avenue, 3 p.m. • Motorist assist, North Main Street, 8:49 a.m. • Burglar alarm, Coffeen Avenue, 11:40 a.m. • Motorist assist, Burrows Street, 1:27 p.m. • Citizen assist, Gladstone Street, 1:30 p.m. • Motorist assist, Big Horn Avenue, 1:50 p.m. Highland Avenue, 11:27 a.m. • Abandoned vehicle, Sparrow Hawk Road, 11:57 a.m. • Dog at large, South Linden Avenue, 12:05 p.m. • Abandoned vehicle, West Works Street, 12:09 p.m. • Abandoned vehicle, Weeping Willow Court, 12:30 p.m. • Civil dispute, Cinnabar Court, 2:07 p.m. • Civil dispute, Taylor Avenue, 2:40 p.m. • Civil dispute, Holloway Avenue, 3:17 p.m. • Drug activity, North Main Street, 3:53 p.m. • Fraud, North Gould Street, 3:54 p.m. • Accident (delayed report), Coffeen Avenue, 4:18 p.m. • Accident, Lewis Street, 6:29 p.m. • Suspicious circumstance, North Main Street, 6:57 p.m. • Harassment, Illinois Street, 7:25 p.m. • Damaged property (suspended), Sheridan area, 8:17 pm. • Breach of peace, East Montana Street, 8:18 p.m. • Suicidal subject, North Custer Street, 9:19 p.m. • Shots fired, East Heald Street, 10:28 p.m. • DUI, West Fifth Street, 10:47 p.m. • DUI, Coffeen Avenue, 10:55 p.m. Saturday • Hit and run, College Avenue, 12:10 a.m. • DUI, College Avenue, 12:10 a.m. • DUI, Coffeen Avenue, 1:48 a.m. • Stolen vehicle (cold), Adair Avenue, 3:34 a.m. • Burglar alarm, Illinois Street, 6:45 a.m. Estimated jackpot: $172,000,000 A flurry early; cloudy A5 SERVICE NOTICE | SHERIDAN FIRE-RESCUE Friday • Rocky Mountain Ambulance assist, 900 block North Custer Street, 9:23 p.m. • Activated alarm, 1800 block Fort Road, 11:28 p.m. Saturday • No calls reported. .Sunday • RMA assist, Coffeen Avenue and Sugarland Drive, 5 p.m. • Motor vehicle accident, 5900 Coffeen Avenue, 5:29 p.m. • RMA assist, 1500 Sugarland Drive, 6:14 p.m. TONIGHT THE SHERIDAN PRESS Wed. Hi/Lo/W 36/26/pc 25/18/pc 38/28/pc 26/18/pc 39/24/pc 23/18/pc 32/23/pc 34/19/pc Thu. Hi/Lo/W 39/13/s 34/5/s 39/19/s 30/10/s 37/20/s 33/5/s 29/3/pc 32/7/pc Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice. Add a touch of nostalgia to your event! Just $110 an hour (2 hour minimum) gets you and 30 of your friends and family to your destination. Call 672-2485 to reserve your trolley today! A6 THE SHERIDAN PRESS www.thesheridanpress.com MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 GOP focus for Congress: Cut deficit, don’t stumble WASHINGTON (AP) — In the first Republican-dominated Congress to confront President Barack Obama, GOP leaders will focus on bolstering the economy and cutting the budget — and oh yes, avoiding self-inflicted calamities that make voters wonder if the party can govern competently. When the new Congress raises the curtain Tuesday, Republicans will run both the House and Senate for the first time in eight years. GOP leaders want to showcase their legislative priorities, mixing accomplishments with showdowns with Obama but shunning government shutdowns and other chaotic standoffs. Another priority is minimizing distractions like the recent admission by No. 3 House leader Steve Scalise, R-La., that he addressed a white supremacist group in 2002. “Serious adults are in charge here and we intend to make progress,” incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., told The Associated Press recently. McConnell says the Senate’s first bill would force construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which Republicans call a job creator but Obama and many Democrats say threatens the environment. The House leads off with legislation letting small companies sidestep some requirements of Obama’s prized health care overhaul by hiring veterans, followed by other measures weakening that law and pushing the Keystone pipeline. Other bills likely early would block Obama’s executive actions on immigration and ease environmental and business regulations that the GOP contends stifles job growth. Additional bills would cut spending, squeeze Medicare and other benefit programs, revamp tax laws, finance highway construction and speed congressional approval of trade treaties. “We’re focused on job creation,” said House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., and running “a more efficient, effective, accountable government.” Democrats say the GOP’s goal is cutting taxes on the rich while crippling Obama’s accomplishments, including expanded health coverage and restrictions on financial institutions. “In the minority, your role is to play defense and stop the worst from happening,” said Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, the No. 2 Senate Democrat. Republicans captured Senate control in November’s midterm elections, adding nine seats for a 54-46 advantage that includes two Democratic-leaning independents. A 13-seat gain swelled their House majority to a commanding 246-188 with one vacancy, the result of New York Republican Michael Grimm’s planned resignation following his guilty plea on a tax evasion charge. With McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, jointly mapping an agenda and scheduling long congressional work periods, goals and potential pitfalls include: REPORTS CONTINUED | From 5 • Dog at large, East Brundage Lane, 2:23 p.m. • Motorist assist, East Works Street, 3:15 p.m. • Accident, Lower Prairie Dog Road, 3:38 p.m. • Welfare check, Long Drive, 4:09 p.m. • Road hazard, North Main Street, 4:15 p.m. • Motorist assist, East Montana Street, 4:51 p.m. • Accident with injury, Coffeen Avenue, 4:57 p.m. • Accident, North Main Street, 8:49 p.m. • Littering, Coffeen Avenue, 10:58 p.m. SHERIDAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE Friday-Sunday • No reports available at press time. ARRESTS Names of individuals arrested for domestic violence or sexual assault will not be released until those individuals have appeared in court. Friday-Sunday • No reports available at press time. JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Snow causes more work A person is seen in the alley pushing snow below the Sheridan County Courthouse on Saturday morning in downtown Sheridan. Sheridan received several inches of snow Friday night and early Saturday morning, creating a lot of work for Sheridan residents. JAIL Today Daily inmate count: 81 Female inmate count: 18 Inmates at treatment facilities (not counted in daily inmate count): 0 Inmates housed at other facilities (not counted in daily inmate count): 3 Number of book-ins for the weekend: 16 Number of releases for the weekend: 13 Highest number of inmates held over the weekend: 87 Guide for healthy eating may consider environment WASHINGTON (AP) — The government issues dietary guidelines every five years to encourage Americans to eat healthier. This year’s version may look at what is healthy for the environment, too. A new focus on the environment would mean asking people to choose more fruits, vegetables, nuts, whole grains and other plant-based foods — possibly at the expense of meat. The beef and agriculture industries are crying foul, saying an environmental agenda has no place in what has always been a practical blueprint for a healthy lifestyle. An advisory panel to the Agriculture and Health and Human Services Departments has been discussing the idea of sustainability in public meetings, indicating that its recommendations, expected this month, may address the environment. The two departments will take those recommendations into account as they craft the final dietary guidelines, expected by the end of the year. The guidelines are the basis for USDA’s “My Plate” icon that replaced the wellknown food pyramid in 2010 and is designed to help Americans with healthy eating. The guidelines will also be integrated into school lunch meal patterns and other federal eating programs. A draft recommendation circulated by the advisory committee in December said a sustainable diet helps ensure food access for both the current population and future generations. A dietary pattern higher in plant-based foods and lower in animal-based foods is “more health promoting and is associated with lesser environmental impact than is the current average U.S. diet,” the draft said. That appears to take at least partial aim at the beef industry. A study by the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last year said raising beef for the American dinner table is more harmful to the environment than other meat industries such as pork and chicken. The study said that compared with other popular animal proteins, beef produces more heat-trapping gases per calorie, puts out more water-polluting nitrogen, takes more water for irrigation and uses more land. As the advisory committee has discussed the idea, doctors and academics on the panel have framed sustainability in terms of conserving food resources and also what are the healthiest foods. There is “compatibility and overlap” between what’s good for health and good for the environment, the panel has said. The meat industry has fought for years to ensure that the dietary guidelines do not call for eating less meat. The guidelines now recommend eating lean meats instead of reducing meat altogether, advice that the current advisory committee has debated. A draft discussed at the panel’s Dec. 15 meeting says a healthy dietary pattern includes fewer “red and processed meats” than are currently consumed. After that meeting, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association sent out a statement by doctor and cattle producer Richard Thorpe calling the committee biased and the draft meat recommendations absurd. He said lean beef has a role in healthy diets. The American Meat Institute issued comments calling any attempt to take lean meat out of a healthy dietary pattern “stunning” and “arbitrary.” Objections are coming from Congress, too. SPORTS MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 www.thesheridanpress.com Lady Eagles end break with 49-35 victory at Rocky Mountain BY MIKE DUNN THE SHERIDAN PRESS DAYTON — A week off for winter break did little to stop the Tongue River Lady Eagles (6-1) in their 49-35 victory over the Rocky Mountain (Cowley) Lady Grizzlies. “I was pleased with how our girls performed,” head coach Dianne Moser said. “Especially after getting only three days of practice in last week.” Tongue River is currently on a four-game winning streak spanning back to Dec. 19. The Lady Eagles were led by senior Eryn Aksamit and sophomore Kylee Knobloch. Both Aksamit and Knobloch put up 13 points. Moser said she was thrilled with the performance of junior LeeAnna Mitchell. Mitchell, a track athlete in her first year with the team, drove in 11 points and accounted for numerous steals for the Lady Eagles in Saturday’s contest. “I have been waiting for the track ability to come out [on the court],” Moser said about Mitchell. Sophomore Libby Heimbaugh took the reins at point guard in the absence of Amanda Buller, one of the Lady Eagles’ leading scorers this season. While Heimbaugh did not put up any points in her first start, Moser said she was more than happy with her on-court presence and ball control throughout the game. The Lady Eagles will play host to the Southeast (Yoder) Lady Cyclones on Thursday. Moser predicts a tough game against one of the top 2A basketball programs in the state. “It’s going to be tough,” Moser said. “They are a good team … and they are going to be well coached.” THE SHERIDAN PRESS B1 Wrestling the weather Snow forces changes at Border Wars, SHS wrestlers go 3-0 FROM STAFF REPORTS SHERIDAN — It was supposed to be a weekend full of matches for Tyson Shatto and the Sheridan High School wrestling team, but when the weather kept their opponents in Billings, a last minute change meant wrestling Cheyenne East instead. The change didn’t deter Shatto’s team. Before the snow fell Friday night, the Broncs took to the mat against Riverton and Star Valley and came away with two victories. In the first dual of the weekend, Sheridan cruised to an easy 57-6 win over Riverton before battling to a much closer 31-27 win over Star Valley. It was the third time this season that the Broncs have faced Star Valley. Sheridan lost 37-33 and 45-34 at the Battle of the Big Horns in their final matches before Christmas break in December. Shatto was pleased to see his team bounce back and get a win in the rematch over the weekend. “It was nice to get that one back,” Shatto said. “I was pleased with the progress that the kids made in their wrestling and their mind set.” The next morning, a Saturday that was supposed to see a gym full of wrestlers, Shatto met with the coaches of the Wyoming schools that were there from the night before, including Cheyenne East, and the three decided that if they were stuck in Sheridan, they might as well wrestle. This meant an impromptu match with Cheyenne East for the Broncs, a match that resulted in a 47-15 win for the host team. “It was unfortunate that the Billings schools couldn’t make it,” Shatto said. “They bring good teams. It was a setback, but it didn’t affect us. We were ready to wrestle.” Shatto added that it was a good weekend of wrestling, because the best practice his team can get is in live situations. “The more matches we have, the better opportunities we have to learn and prepare for regionals and state,” he said. The Sheridan wrestlers are back in action this weekend at the Shane Shatto Invite in Douglas. JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Learning from the best Nine-year-old Riley Bunting, left, plays defense against Lady General Erika Erickson in an exercise during the Sheridan College Lady Generals youth basketball camp Saturday at the college’s Bruce Hoffman Golden Dome. Colts beat Bengals 26-10, get ready for Broncos INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck is eager to get right back to work. Rather than celebrate Sunday's 26-10 win over Cincinnati, the Colts' quarterback immediately explained he was moving on. And rather than engage in a discussion about another matchup with his predecessor, Peyton Manning, Luck focused on the big picture. ‘I have a lot of respect for him, what he does, what he still does is amazing. He’s a stud.’ Andrew Luck Indianapolis Colts quarterback Yes, the third-year quarterback is starting to sound like a seasoned playoff veteran. "I think we face the Broncos," Luck said when asked about Round 3 with Manning. "It's not the quarterback versus quarterback thing. We're not on the field at the same time. I have a lot of respect for him, what he does, what he still does is amazing. He's a stud. I'll worry about the Denver defense, that's what I worry about." That's a stark contrast to the Luck of the last two seasons. After a nine-game turnaround in 2012, they were the AFC's surprise playoff team and subsequently made a first-round exit. Last year, after Luck pulled off a 28-point comeback to beat Kansas City, the Colts were overjoyed. They wound up losing the next week. This year, Luck and the Colts (12-5) have adopted a business-like approach. Luck wound up 31 of 44 with 376 yards and finished a playoff game without a turnover for the first time. He also delivered the game-changing 36-yard TD pass as Carlos Dunlap took him to the turf. Now the Colts have bigger plans. If Luck beats the Broncos (12-4) on their home turf, something he failed to do in a 31-24 opening-week loss, Indy will face either New England (12-4) or Baltimore (116) in the AFC championship game. It won't be easy. "They're a great football team and obviously they've got a great, great quarterback," Colts coach Chuck Pagano said. "It's always a huge challenge and at the same time, we're going to embrace the opportunity, embrace the moment. It's exciting, it's fun. It's always a great chess match" Here are some takeaways from Sunday's game: IMPERFECT: While Luck played well, the Colts' offense was not flawless. SEE BOOM, PAGE B2 Panthers coach Ron Rivera, family not injured in house fire CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The home of Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera sustained "significant" damage from an early morning blaze spewing heavy smoke and fire two days after his team's playoff victory. No one was injured. Early indications suggest the fire was accidental, and the damage from fire, smoke and water was kept "to a minimum, meaning a lot of their household items are safe," the Charlotte Fire Department said Monday. "You are looking at a large house with damage to the roof and attic area," Capt. Rob Brisley, a department spokesman, said at a news conference. "Anytime you are faced with a fire and your family is displaced it is significant for the homeowner and it is significant for the family. We are just grateful that there are no injuries." Rivera and his wife, Stephanie, were inside the home at the time of the fire along with some out-of-town family, team spokesman Charlie Dayton said. "Everybody is OK and that's the most important thing," Dayton said. The Panthers were not scheduled to practice Monday. Rivera is to address the media Monday as he usually does. Brisley said the fire started about 4 a.m. at the large two-story house. He said the alarm system worked properly, alerting the family to leave and the fire department. He said it was not clear what caused the fire and it's too early to estimate the damage. It took fire crews about an hour to extinguish the fire. Television video showed blackened windows in the attic of the 7,000-square foot home, fire officials. The family will not be able to live at the house at this time, Brisley said. "When you at a fire like this, it is never easy to deal with a family that is being devastated," Brisley said. "But you can tell they have good support at all levels. It's a busy week for the city of Charlotte, including this family." The Panthers play Saturday in an NFC divisional playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks. The fire comes two days after the Panthers beat the Arizona Cardinals 27-16 in an NFC wild-card game, Rivera's first postseason win in his four seasons in Carolina. Rivera told reporters at the scene he heard smoke detectors going off and that everyone was able to get out. "The challenge with this large house was this fire had escaped to the roof area and it required more firefighters and extra hoses to contain," Brisley said. "The fire department was able to control this fire in about an hour but we have a long morning ahead of us.” B2 THE SHERIDAN PRESS www.thesheridanpress.com MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 Date set for 2015 Shrine Bowl game FROM STAFF REPORTS JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Holding her follow-through Lady Generals Morgan Thiel, left, and Shayna Kretschman, far right, teach a group of campers proper shooting form during the Sheridan College Lady Generals youth basketball camp Saturday at the college’s Bruce Hoffman Golden Dome. Longtime ESPN sportscaster Scott dies at 49 RICK FREEMAN AP SPORTS WRITER Stuart Scott was in his element, working a "Monday Night Football" game, when he was forced to leave for an appendix operation. Doctors discovered a tumor during surgery and Scott was diagnosed with cancer. But he made a point of continuing to live his life — at work and outside of it. "You beat cancer by how you live," he would later say. "So live. Live. Fight like hell." That fight ended Sunday when Scott, the longtime "SportsCenter" anchor and ESPN personality known for his enthusiasm and ubiquity, died at age 49. Scott remained dedicated to his craft even as he suffered through chemotherapy, radiation and surgery. ESPN President John Skipper said in a statement that Scott was "a true friend and a uniquely inspirational figure" and that his "energetic and unwavering devotion to his family and to his work while fighting the battle of his life left us in awe, and he leaves a void that can never be replaced." Skipper also marveled at Scott's dedication to keep fighting — literally. ‘You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live. So live. Live. Fight like hell.’ Stuart Scott Sportscaster "Who engages in mixed martial arts training in the midst of chemotherapy treatments?" Skipper said. "Who leaves a hospital procedure to return to the set?" Fans and players at games around the United States on Sunday stopped to observe moments of silence, including at the Bengals-Colts NFL playoff game in Indianapolis, LionsCowboys in Arlington, Texas; the Mavericks-Cavaliers NBA game in Cleveland and at several college basketball games. Some of the world's most famous athletes expressed their grief online. LeBron James wrote on Instagram: "Thank you so much for being u and giving us inner city kids someone we could relate to that wasn't a player but was close enough to them." "Stuart wasn't covering heroes & champions, it was the other way around," Tiger Woods said on Twitter. In July, Scott accepted the Jimmy V Perseverance Award at the ESPYs. During his speech, he told his teenage daughters: "Taelor and Sydni, I love you guys more than I will ever be able to express. You two are my heartbeat. I am standing on this stage here tonight because of you." Scott is also survived by his parents, O. Ray and Jacqueline Scott; siblings Stephen Scott, Synthia Kearney and Susan Scott; his daughters Taelor, 19, and Sydni, 15; and girlfriend Kristin Spodobalski. On Sunday morning, NFL Network broadcaster Rich Eisen's voice broke as he reported the death of his good friend, with whom he worked on "SportsCenter" broadcasts. "I love this man," Eisen said. ESPN anchor Hannah Storm called him "our colleague, our friend and our inspiration" as she reported the news. On the network's NFL pregame show, Chris Berman said, "Stuart made ESPN what it is, he made us better people." Before North Carolina's women's basketball team tipped off against N.C. State, the arena observed a moment of silence for Scott, and the videoboard proclaimed the 1987 graduate "Forever a Tar Heel." Born in Chicago, Scott attended high school in North Carolina before going to UNC. He returned to Chapel Hill as the university's commencement speaker in 2001. Scott worked at three TV stations in the southern U.S. before joining ESPN for the 1993 launch of its ESPN2 network, hosting short sports update segments. He often anchored the 11 p.m. "SportsCenter," where he would punctuate highlights with an emphatic "Boo-ya!" or note a slick move as being "as cool as the other side of the pillow." Scott went on to cover countless major events for the network, including the Super Bowl, NBA Finals, World Series and NCAA basketball tournament. He also interviewed President Barack Obama, joining him for a televised game of one on one. "I will miss Stuart Scott," Obama said in a statement. "Stu helped usher in a new way to talk about our favorite teams and the day's best plays. For much of those 20 years, public service and campaigns have kept me from my family — but wherever I went, I could flip on the TV and Stu and his colleagues on "SportsCenter" were there. ... Michelle and I offer our thoughts and prayers to his family, friends and colleagues." In July, when he accepted the ESPY award named for former N.C. State coach Jim Valvano, who died of cancer in 1993, Scott shared what he had learned from his struggle: "When you die, that does not mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live, and the manner in which you live. "So live. Live. Fight like hell." SHERIDAN — The Board of Directors of the Shrine Bowl of Wyoming has announced the game time for this summer’s 42nd annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl football game. With the game scheduled for a 2 p.m. kickoff on June 13, it will be the first time in several years that the game will be played in the afternoon. The game will be played at Natrona County High School in Casper, and the board is excited for all of the traditional pre-game activities that have always been included with the Shrine Bowl game. Big Horn head coach Michael McGuire, who was an assistant coach in last year’s Shrine Bowl, has been named an assistant for the North team again this year. Players have yet to be selected for the Shrine Bowl. BOOM: Replaced Richardson as starter FROM B1 Daniel "Boom" Herron lost one of his two fumbles and Indy was called for nine penalties. Those are two problems that plagued the Colts in November and December. Receiver T.Y. Hilton also dropped a couple of passes that could have put the game away earlier than Adam Vinatieri's two field goals in the final 16 1/2 minutes. Indy must be sharper at Denver. HISTORIC MISERY: Cincinnati became the first NFL team to lose four consecutive opening-round games. Andy Dalton tied Warren Moon for the most consecutive opening-round playoff losses (four) by a quarterback. Coach Marvin Lewis tied Marty Schottenheimer, Jim Mora and Steven Owen for most consecutive playoff losses (six) by a coach. Lewis also tied Mora, the former Colts coach, for most consecutive playoff losses to start a career, and tied Owen for most consecutive playoff losses with one team. Oh, and the Bengals (106-1) haven't won a playoff game in 24 years. DE-FENSE: The Colts' defense is often overlooked. But Indy has been playing well lately. Against a depleted Bengals offense, the Colts limited Jeremy Hill to 13 carries for 47 yards. Indy also dominated the second half, giving up just 98 total yards and five first downs to the Bengals. LOWERING THE BOOM: Despite the fumbles, Herron had a career day. He ran 12 times for 56 yards and scored on a 1-yard TD run while catching 10 passes for 85 yards. He has clearly supplanted Trent Richardson as the starter. Pagano said Richardson, who was almost invisible because an illness kept him out of practice Friday and Saturday, may have a bigger role next week. ROAD WOES: Struggles on the road are common in the playoffs. Luck is 0-2 in his career, Cincinnati is 0-7 all-time and Indy has lost its last three playoff games away from home. The Colts' last win was 15-6 at Baltimore in January 2007, a game with no touchdowns that helped spur their championship run.home. The Colts' last win was 15-6 at Baltimore in January 2007, a game with no touchdowns that helped spur their championship run. MIKE PRUDEN | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Soaking it all in Ross Mullen stands calmly on the ice during the singing of the National Anthem before the Wyoming Winter Classic Thursday at Sheridan Ice. MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 www.thesheridanpress.com THE SHERIDAN PRESS B3 SCOREBOARD | Golden State 26 5 .839 — L.A. Clippers 23 11 .676 4½ Phoenix 20 16 .556 8½ Sacramento 14 20 .412 13½ 11 23 .324 16½ L.A. Lakers ___ Sunday's Games Dallas 109, Cleveland 90 Miami 88, Brooklyn 84 Detroit 114, Sacramento 95 Milwaukee 95, New York 82 Phoenix 125, Toronto 109 L.A. Lakers 88, Indiana 87 Monday's Games Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Washington at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Houston at Chicago, 8 p.m. New York at Memphis, 8 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Indiana at Utah, 9 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday's Games Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Detroit at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Wednesday's Games Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. New York at Washington, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Houston at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Memphis at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Chicago, 8 p.m. Detroit at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Orlando at Denver, 9 p.m. Phoenix at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Indiana at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. NFL | NFL Playoff Glance The Associated Press All Times EST Wild-card Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 3 Carolina 27, Arizona 16 Baltimore 30, Pittsburgh 17 Sunday, Jan. 4 Indianapolis 26, Cincinnati 10 Dallas 24, Detroit 20 Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 10 Baltimore at New England, 4:35 p.m. (NBC) Carolina at Seattle, 8:15 p.m. (FOX) Sunday, Jan. 11 Dallas at Green Bay, 1:05 p.m. (FOX) Indianapolis at Denver, 4:40 p.m. (CBS) Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 18 NFC, 3:05 p.m. (FOX) AFC, 6:40 p.m. (CBS) Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 25 At Glendale, Ariz. Team Irvin vs. Team Carter, 8 p.m. (ESPN) Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 1 At Glendale, Ariz. AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 p.m. (NBC) NCAAF | College Football FBS Bowl Glance The Associated Press All Times EST Saturday, Dec. 20 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana-Lafayette 16, Nevada 3 New Mexico Bowl At Albuquerque Utah State 21, UTEP 6 Las Vegas Bowl Utah 45, Colorado State 10 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl At Boise Air Force 38, Western Michigan 24 Camelia Bowl At Montgomery, Ala. Bowling Green 33, South Alabama 28 Monday, Dec. 22 Miami Beach Bowl Memphis 55, BYU 48, 2OT Tuesday, Dec. 23 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Marshall 52, Northern Illinois 23 Poinsettia Bowl At San Diego Navy 17, San Diego State 16 Wednesday, Dec. 24 Bahamas Bowl At Nassau Western Kentucky 49, Central Michigan 48 Hawaii Bowl At Honolulu Rice 30, Fresno State 6 Friday, Dec. 26 Heart of Dallas Bowl Louisiana Tech 35, Illinois 18 Quick Lane Bowl At Detroit Rutgers 40, North Carolina 21 St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl N.C. State 34, UCF 27 Saturday, Dec. 27 Military Bowl At Annapolis, Md. Virginia Tech 33, Cincinnati 17 Sun Bowl At El Paso, Texas Arizona State 36, Duke 31 Independence Bowl At Shreveport, La. South Carolina 24, Miami 21 Pinstripe Bowl At Bronx, N.Y. Penn State 31, Boston College 30, OT Holiday Bowl At San Diego Southern Cal 45, Nebraska 42 Monday, Dec. 29 Liberty Bowl At Memphis, Tenn. Texas A&M 45, West Virginia 37 Russell Athletic Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Clemson 40, Oklahoma 6 Texas Bowl At Houston Arkansas 31, Texas 7 Tuesday, Dec. 30 Music City Bowl At Nashville, Tenn. Notre Dame 31, LSU 28 Belk Bowl At Charlotte, N.C. Georgia 37, Louisville 14 Fosters Farm Bowl JUSTIN SHEELY | THE SHERIDAN PRESS Get a grip Lady General Shayna Kretschman shows Vella Gee, 5, how to hold the ball to shoot at the basket during the Sheridan Generals youth basketball camp Saturday at the Sheridan College Bruce Hoffman Golden Dome. At Santa Clara, Calif. Stanford 45, Maryland 21 Wednesday, Dec. 31 Peach Bowl At Atlanta TCU 42, Mississippi 3 Fiesta Bowl At Glendale, Ariz. Boise State 38, Arizona 30 Orange Bowl At Miami Gardens, Fla. Georgia Tech 49, Mississippi State 34 Thursday, Jan. 1 Outback Bowl At Tampa, Fla. Wisconsin 34, Auburn 31, OT Cotton Bowl Classic At Arlington, Texas Michigan State 42, Baylor 41 Citrus Bowl At Orlando, Fla. Missouri 33, Minnesota 17 Rose Bowl At Pasadena, Calif. Playoff semifinal: Oregon 59, Florida State 20 Sugar Bowl At New Orleans Playoff semifinal: Ohio State 42, Alabama 35 Friday, Jan. 2 Armed Forces Bowl At Fort Worth, Texas Houston 35, Pittsburgh 34 TaxSlayer Bowl At Jacksonville, Fla. Tennessee 45, Iowa 28 Alamo Bowl At San Antonio UCLA 40, Kansas State 35 Cactus Bowl At Tempe, Ariz. Oklahoma State 30, Washington 22 Saturday, Jan. 3 Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Florida 28, East Carolina 20 Sunday, Jan. 4 GoDaddy Bowl At Mobile, Ala. Toledo 63, Arkansas State 44 Saturday, Jan. 10 Medal of Honor Bowl At Charleston, S.C. American vs. National, 2:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12 College Football Championship At Arlington, Texas Ohio State (13-1) vs. Oregon (13-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 17 East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson, Calif. National vs. American, 4 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, Jan. 24 Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 4 p.m. (NFLN) NBA | National Basketball Association The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct Toronto 24 10 .706 Brooklyn 16 17 .485 Boston 11 20 .355 New York 5 31 .139 Philadelphia 4 28 .125 Southeast Division W L Pct Atlanta 25 8 .758 Washington 22 11 .667 Miami 15 20 .429 Orlando 13 24 .351 Charlotte 11 24 .314 Central Division W L Pct Chicago 24 10 .706 Cleveland 19 15 .559 Milwaukee 18 17 .514 Indiana 13 22 .371 Detroit 10 23 .303 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct Memphis 24 9 .727 Dallas 25 10 .714 Houston 23 10 .697 San Antonio 21 14 .600 New Orleans 17 16 .515 Northwest Division W L Pct Portland 26 8 .765 Oklahoma City 17 17 .500 Denver 14 20 .412 Utah 12 22 .353 Minnesota 5 27 .156 Pacific Division W L Pct GB — 7½ 11½ 20 19 GB — 3 11 14 15 GB — 5 6½ 11½ 13½ GB — — 1 4 7 GB — 9 12 14 20 GB NCAAM | This Week's Top 25 Fared The Associated Press 1. Kentucky (13-0) did not play. 2. Duke (13-0) beat Toledo 86-69; beat Wofford 8455; beat Boston College 85-62. 3. Virginia (13-0) beat Davidson 83-72; beat Miami 89-80, 2OT. 4. Wisconsin (14-1) beat Penn State 89-72; beat Northwestern 81-58. 5. Louisville (13-1) beat Long Beach State 63-48; beat Wake Forest 85-76. 6. Villanova (13-1) beat Butler 67-55; lost to Seton Hall 66-61, OT. 7. Gonzaga (14-1) beat San Diego 60-48; beat Portland 87-75. 8. Arizona (13-1) beat Arizona State 73-49. 9. Iowa State (10-2) beat MVSU 83-33; lost to South Carolina 64-60. 10. Utah (12-2) beat Carroll (Mont.) 85-49; beat Southern Cal 79-55; beat UCLA 71-39. 11. Texas (12-2) beat Rice 66-55; beat Texas Tech 70-61. 12. Maryland (14-1) beat Michigan State 68-66, 2OT; beat Minnesota 70-58. 13. Kansas (11-2) beat Kent State 78-62; beat UNLV 76-61. 14. Notre Dame (14-1) beat Hartford 87-60; beat Georgia Tech 83-76, 2OT. 15. St. John's (11-3) lost to Seton Hall 78-67; lost to Butler 73-69. 16. Wichita State (12-2) beat Drake 66-58; beat Illinois State 70-62. 17. West Virginia (13-1) beat Virginia Tech 82-51; beat TCU 78-67. 18. Oklahoma (10-3) beat George Mason 61-43; beat No. 22 Baylor 73-63. 19. North Carolina (11-3) beat William & Mary 8664; beat Clemson 74-50. 20. Ohio State (12-3) lost to Iowa 71-65; beat Illinois 77-61. 21. Washington (11-3) lost to California 81-75; lost to Stanford 68-60, OT. 22. Baylor (11-2) beat Norfolk State 92-51; lost to No. 18 Oklahoma 73-63. 23. Northern Iowa (12-2) lost to Evansville 52-49; beat Loyola of Chicago 67-58. 24. Colorado State (14-1) beat Boise State 71-65; lost to New Mexico 66-53. 25. Georgetown (9-4) lost to Xavier 70-53; beat Creighton 76-61. NCAAW | This Week's Women's Top 25 Fared The Associated Press 1. South Carolina (14-0) beat Auburn 77-58; beat LSU 75-51. 2. UConn (12-1) beat No. 10 Duke 83-52; beat East Carolina 89-38; beat St. John's 66-50. 3. Texas (12-0) beat Rice 77-54; beat Kansas 6046. 4. Notre Dame (14-1) beat Florida State 74-68; beat No. 21 Syracuse 85-74. 5. Texas A&M (14-2) lost to Washington 70-49; beat North Texas 75-38; beat Vanderbilt 75-61; beat Jones leads No. 5 Louisville past Wake, 85-76 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Chris Jones kept No. 5 Louisville's first Atlantic Coast Conference game from turning into its first ACC loss. Jones scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half and the Cardinals won in their ACC debut, pulling away to beat Wake Forest 85-76 on Sunday night. Jones — who entered with only six more assists than turnovers for the season — added a career-high 10 assists and had only two turnovers. "All Chris Jones has to do to be one of the better point guards in the country is listen," coach Rick Pitino said. "He's gone from never listening in junior college and high school to listening about 70 percent of the time. All he's got to do is get it to 100 and we've got ourselves a special player." Jones quibbled only with his Hall of Fame coach's math. "I'd say I listen 80 percent," Jones said, smiling. "Coach is wrong. I'll tell him he's 10 percent wrong." Montrezl Harrell had 25 points and 13 rebounds for the Cardinals (13-1, 1-0), who let a 13-point lead slip away before Jones took over late, scoring 14 points in the final 8 minutes and leading the decisive 16-3 run. Devin Thomas had a career-high 31 points and 11 rebounds for Wake Forest (8-7, 0-2), which led 69-68 on Konstantinos Mitoglou's layup with just under 6 minutes to play. Jones put Louisville ahead to stay two possessions later with a contested jumper that started decisive run. He was 6 for 6 from the free-throw line in the final 5 minutes for Louisville, which scored on nine of its last 10 possessions. Codi Miller-McIntyre and freshman Mitchell Wilbekin had 14 points apiece for Wake Forest, which had its three-game winning streak snapped but won't have to wait long for another shot at a topfive team: No. 2 Duke visits later this week. "We could play with anybody with that effort," Thomas said. "We've just got to be better with details, the scouting report, and we've got to learn how to finish games." Terry Rozier added 18 points for the Cardinals, who are playing in their eighth basketball conference and their third in three years, with their one-season stint in the American Athletic Conference in 2013-14 coming after the Big East broke up. This was their eighth straight win in a conference road opener — no matter the league. HOME COURT The ACC might be foreign territo- ry to these Cardinals, but one of their best players felt right home. Harrell is a native of Tarboro who had his own section of fans holding up welcome-home signs at Joel Coliseum. He had 20 points in the first half and was 2 of 3 from 3-point range — after making just 1 of 17 attempts from long range during his previous 11 games. STAT SHEET Wake Forest shot 52.8 percent and became the only team this season to shoot better than 50 percent against Louisville. The biggest reason for that was Thomas, who was 11 of 14. His teammates combined to shoot 43.6 percent. TIP-INS Louisville: Shaqquan Aaron finished with 11 points. ... Pitino improved to 3-0 during his career against Wake Forest. His other two wins came in the NCAA tournament when he was at Kentucky. Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons fell to 0-2 this season against the Pitino family. Minnesota — coached by Rick's son, Pitino — beat Wake Forest 84-69 on Dec. 2 in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. UP NEXT Louisville plays host to Clemson on Wednesday night in its first home ACC game. Wake Forest plays host to Duke on Wednesday night. Arkansas 52-50. 6. Baylor (12-1) beat Prairie View 108-64; beat No. 18 Oklahoma State 61-45. 7. Louisville (14-1) beat Evansville 73-51; beat Georgia Tech 75-48; beat Pittsburgh 63-57. 8. Tennessee (11-2) beat Missouri 63-53. 9. North Carolina (14-1) beat Albany (N.Y.) 71-56; beat ETSU 95-62; beat N.C. State 72-56. 10. Duke (10-4) lost to No. 2 UConn 83-52; beat N.C. A&T 87-36; beat Wake Forest 70-63. 11. Kentucky (13-2) beat Alabama 78-66; beat Mississippi 64-58. 12. Nebraska (10-3) lost to Minnesota 72-69; lost to No. 14 Maryland 75-47. 13. Oregon State (11-1) beat UCLA 65-47. 14. Maryland (11-2) beat Ohio State 87-78; beat No. 12 Nebraska 75-47. 15. Stanford (9-4) beat Colorado 62-55. 16. Rutgers (10-4) lost to Ohio State 85-68; lost to No. 20 Iowa 79-72. 17. Mississippi State (17-0) beat Arkansas-Pine Bluff 83-26; beat No. 19 Georgia 64-56; beat Missouri 53-47. 18. Oklahoma State (10-2) beat Northwestern State 89-44; lost to No. 6 Baylor 61-45. 19. Georgia (13-2) lost to No. 17 Missisippi State 64-56; beat Alabama 64-47. 20. Iowa (11-2) beat No. 16 Rutgers 79-72. 21. Syracuse (10-4) beat CCSU 74-43; lost to No. 4 Notre Dame 85-74. 22. Arizona State (12-1) beat Washington 62-48. 23. Seton Hall (13-2) beat Butler 70-65; lost to St. John's 59-50. 24. Michigan State (8-6) lost to Indiana 70-51; lost to Michigan 74-65. 25. DePaul (10-5) lost to Villanova 79-76, OT; beat Georgetown 105-85. NHL | National Hockey League The Associated Press All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L Montreal 39 26 11 Tampa Bay 41 25 12 Detroit 39 20 10 Toronto 40 21 16 Boston 40 19 15 Florida 37 17 11 Ottawa 38 16 15 Buffalo 40 14 23 Metropolitan Division GP W L Pittsburgh 39 24 10 N.Y. Islanders 39 26 12 Washington 38 20 11 N.Y. Rangers 36 21 11 Columbus 37 17 17 39 14 18 Philadelphia New Jersey 41 14 20 39 12 23 Carolina WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L Nashville 38 25 9 Chicago 39 26 11 St. Louis 39 23 13 Winnipeg 39 20 12 Dallas 38 18 14 Minnesota 37 18 15 Colorado 39 15 16 Pacific Division GP W L Anaheim 41 26 9 Vancouver 37 22 12 Los Angeles 40 19 12 San Jose 39 20 14 Calgary 40 21 16 Arizona 38 15 19 Edmonton 40 9 22 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point loss. Sunday's Games Carolina 2, Boston 1, SO Anaheim 4, Nashville 3, SO Washington 4, Florida 3 Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 2 Chicago 5, Dallas 4, OT Columbus 4, Colorado 3 Edmonton 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Monday's Games San Jose at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Tuesday's Games Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Nashville, 8 p.m. San Jose at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Colorado at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Columbus at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. St. Louis at Arizona, 9 p.m. Detroit at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Wednesday's Games Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m. Boston at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. Detroit at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m. OT 2 4 9 3 6 9 7 3 Pts 54 54 49 45 44 43 39 31 OT 5 1 7 4 3 7 7 4 Pts 53 53 47 46 37 35 35 28 OT 4 2 3 7 6 4 8 Pts 54 54 49 47 42 40 38 OT Pts 6 58 3 47 9 47 5 45 3 45 4 34 9 27 for overtime Report: Rams owner plans NFL stadium in Los Angeles County INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The owner of the St. Louis Rams plans to build an NFL stadium in Los Angeles County, boosting the chances that pro football could return to the region, according to a newspaper report. Stan Kroenke has partnered with Stockbridge Capital Group, owners of the 238-acre Hollywood Park site in Inglewood, the Los Angeles Times reported Monday (http://lat.ms/1BA13Ye ). Kroenke and Stockbridge say they plan to add an 80,000-seat NFL stadium and 6,000-seat performance venue to a massive development of retail, office, hotel and residential space. It is the latest of numerous Los Angeles-area NFL stadium proposals over two decades. But Kroenke's move marks the first time an existing team owner has controlled a local site large enough for a stadium and parking, according to the Times. The plan will add to pressure on St. Louis to either strike a deal for a new stadium or watch the team return to Southern California, where it played from 1946 to 1994. The Rams can choose later this month to convert to a year-to-year lease in St. Louis. The team declined to comment on any plans to move, but it's no secret that the team is unhappy in the Edward Jones Dome, which is outdated by current NFL standards. St. Louis is expected to offer the team a new proposal by the end of the month. The San Diego Chargers and Oakland Raiders are similarly unhappy in old stadiums that don't offer updated amenities. The earliest any team could move would be 2016. B4 THE SHERIDAN PRESS BABY BLUES® by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman COMICS www.thesheridanpress.com MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 DRS. OZ & ROIZEN Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Michael Roizen MARY WORTH by Karen Moy and Joe Giella BORN LOSER® by Art and Chip Sansom "The shin bone's connected to the knee bone. The knee bone's connected to the thigh bone. The thigh bone's connected to the ..." You know the drill -- and while "Dem Bones" is an amusing kids' song, it also makes a very important point about health in general. One condition often is connected to another, and may serve as a clue to other, possibly larger, health issues. Take male infertility: About 15 percent of all couples have fertility issues, and in half of those cases it's because the man's semen (the ejaculate that contains fluid and sperm) is abnormal in some way. Stanford University researchers looked at 9,000 guys 30-50 who had fertility problems and found that even in this relatively young sampling, around 44 percent of the guys also had some other significant health issue, such as hypertension, vascular disease and heart disease. In addition, they found that as the number of defects (lower semen volume, concentration, motility, total sperm count and morphology scores) in a guy's semen increased, the more likely he was to also have an endocrine disorder or skin disease. Researchers are analyzing the data to determine which specific endocrine and skin conditions were most often associated with fertility problems. Because the average age of study participants was 38, the researchers suggest that any younger guy with fertility challenges should get checked out for cardiovascular, endocrine and skin problems. The good news is that resolving those issues may help resolve fertility problems and dodge other serious health challenges down the road. Mehmet Oz, M.D. is host of "The Dr. Oz Show," and Mike Roizen, M.D. is Chief Wellness Officer and Chair of Wellness Institute at Cleveland Clinic. DEAR ABBY Pauline Phillips and Jeanne Phillips GARFIELD by Jim Davis FRANK & ERNEST® by Bob Thaves REX MORGAN, M.D. by Woody Wilson and Tony DiPreta ZITS® by Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman DILBERT by S. Adams ALLEY OOP® by Dave Graue and Jack Bender DEAR ABBY: I am engaged to the father of my son. We have been together for five years. He's in a wheelchair and has been since he was a child. I love him very much and am ready to be his wife. Every time I would tell my mother we planned to be married, she'd give me a thousand reasons why marrying the man I love would be stu- pid. We are now at a point in our lives where we are financially stable and are finally ready. When I told Mom, she called me selfish and said she won't be there. I am heartbroken. Am I a horrible person for marrying the man I love despite the fact that my family can't accept his disability? They keep asking if I understand the responsibility that comes with being with a person in a wheelchair. I know I can't change other people's minds, but do people really think it's bad for a walking person to marry a person in a wheelchair? -- ENGAGED IN MICHIGAN DEAR ENGAGED: You're not a "horrible person," and yes, some people do harbor this prejudice. You appear to be a young woman with her head on straight, and I hope you won't allow your mother's refusal to attend your wedding to stand in the way of your happiness. While there are some things people in wheelchairs can't do, there are many things at which they excel. Many people with disabilities earn a comfortable living using the muscle between their ears in careers such as law, counseling, teaching, Internet technology and more, and some have become fine craftsmen because of their manual dexterity. Perhaps if your family were to concentrate less on what your fiance can't do and more on the things he can, they'd be more accepting. DEAR ABBY: I am a 25year-old woman. My parents divorced when I was young. I kept in contact with my father until he dropped out of my life when I was around 11. I came across Dad again on Facebook recently. He's now in a domestic partnership with another man. It wasn't a shock because Mom had told me some time ago she had suspected he was gay. What upset me were several posts he made about wanting a happy family with his partner. I know the family he made with Mom may not have been his ideal, but my sister and I ARE his family. I feel like we were tossed aside for this idea of a new family, which seems cold and callous. I haven't mentioned it to my sister because I think she'd find it upsetting. I want to confront Dad, but also think it might be best to just leave it alone. Any advice? -- UNCOUNTED IN CALIFORNIA DEAR UNCOUNTED: I think you should contact your father, start a dialogue with him and ask why he dropped out of your life. His reason may be that he was made to feel that his presence in your life was unwelcome, or a fear that you would not be able to accept his sexual orientation. It seems strange to me that he would leave his daughters behind for no reason. If you would like to re-establish a relationship, tell him so. He may need to hear it from you before he can move forward and reconnect with you and your sister. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Abby shares more than 100 of her favorite recipes in two booklets: "Abby's Favorite Recipes" and "More Favorite Recipes by Dear Abby." Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $14 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.) MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 www.thesheridanpress.com THE SHERIDAN PRESS Wild-card rally doesn't spell relief for Romo ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Tony Romo has his first come-from-behind victory in the playoffs, a refreshing reprise for a career filled with seasonending disappointments. The Dallas quarterback's late touchdown pass to Terrance Williams gave the Cowboys a 24-20 wild-card victory over Detroit on Sunday and sent them to Green Bay for their first postseason visit since the Packers won the Ice Bowl for the NFL championship 47 years ago. Anyone looking for a big exhale from the 34-year-old quarterback who avoided more heartache in Dallas' first playoff game in five years, well, it's not happening. "There is no sense of relief," said Romo, who also had a 76-yard TD toss to Williams to start the rally from an early 14-0 deficit. "Our aspirations weren't winning the division, as great as that was. And it's not just winning a playoff game, as great as that was." The Cowboys (13-4) will play their third divisional round game under Romo against the Packers on Sunday. He lost the first two, including at home to the New York Giants during the 2007 season when Dallas was the top seed in the NFC. "I think people appreciate Tony as having the skills that he has," owner Jerry Jones said. "I hope they see that he's made some pretty impressive plays and had big games. The only thing that will ever get them off his back totally would be to get that Super Bowl win." The Lions (11-6) went 99 yards for one of two first-quarter touchdowns, but Matthew Stafford couldn't get them in the end zone again. Detroit was driving with a 20-17 lead midway through the fourth quarter when referee Pete Morelli announced a pass interference penalty against Anthony Hitchens on a third-down pass to Brandon Pettigrew. But officials reversed the call without explanation, and Sam Martin followed with a 10-yard punt. "Not a good enough one. I'm going to leave it at that," Lions coach Jim Caldwell said of the explanation he got. "I'm not going to sit up here and act like that was the play that made a difference in the game." Things to consider after the Lions missed out on just their second playoff win of the Super Bowl era (The first was against Dallas during the 1991 season): THE EXPLANATION: Referee Pete Morelli said the back judge threw the flag on the pass interference penalty, but the head linesman had a "better view" and thought the call should be changed. The linesman said there wasn't enough contact and that Hitchens was face-guarding, which isn't a penalty in the NFL. "I thought it was ridiculous, to be honest," Pettigrew said. "He ran through me, pretty much, trying to get back to the ball. To me, it was obvious." CLINCHING THE WIN: After the reversal, Romo took the Cowboys 59 yards in 11 plays, including a 21-yard pass to Jason Witten on fourth-and-6. The winner was an 8-yarder to Williams in the back of the end zone after Romo had several seconds to throw behind an offensive line among the league's best because Dallas has drafted linemen in the first round three of the past four years. The Cowboys had to wait a little longer to celebrate. Rookie DeMarcus Lawrence gave the Lions the ball back with a fumble following Anthony B5 No. 10 Duke rallies to beat Wake Forest 70-63 Spencer's sack that knocked the ball loose from Stafford, who was 28 of 42 for 323 yards playing against his hometown team. Lawrence redeemed himself on the clincher eight plays later, sacking Stafford on fourth down near midfield in the final minute. EMOTIONAL SUH: Detroit defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh had consecutive sacks in the fourth quarter after his week started with news that he would be suspended for stepping on Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers in the regular-season finale. He was reinstated a day later. He was so emotional after the loss that he left the podium in tears, only to return a minute later to finish talking about how the season suddenly ended. "I'm speechless. ... I didn't expect this outcome," Suh said. RESILIENT ROMO: The 34-year-old who had back surgery in December 2013 and missed one game with another back injury bounced back from a season-high six sacks to finish with 293 yards and a passer rating right in line with a franchise-best 113.2 that led the NFL in the regular season. "I'm thrilled for him," said Jones, who gave Romo the first $100 million contract in franchise history almost two years ago. TOUGH SLEDDING: NFL rushing leader DeMarco Murray slogged his way to 75 yards on 19 carries against the NFL's best run defense, including a 1-yard plunge on fourth down that pulled Dallas to 20-14 late in the third quarter. His score was set up by the only big play from Dez Bryant. The NFL leader in receiving touchdowns (16) had a 43-yard catch to inside the 10, but had just 5 yards on two other grabs. DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Senior center Elizabeth Williams led No. 10 Duke to victory with her aggressive play after the Blue Devils got off to a slow start against Wake Forest. Williams had 18 points, eight rebounds and six blocks in Sunday's 70-63 win in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. She also made a careerhigh five steals, including a key one to stop a late Demon Deacons rally. "I thought Elizabeth showed tremendous leadership and aggression on the floor," Duke coach Joanne P. McCallie said. "It was really contagious. It was great to see her play so, so hard." The Blue Devils (10-4, 1-0) won their 41st straight meeting over Wake Forest, but this was the smallest margin of victory in the last 18 games. "We're obviously disappointed in the outcome," Wake Forest coach Jen Hoover said, "but we worked hard to come in and I felt like we got a lot of really good looks." Wake Forest (9-6, 0-1) scored the first 10 points and built a 26-10 lead with 10:20 left in the half on Taylor Gordon's 3pointer. But then Duke began chipping away thanks to its defense and three drawn charges. "Any hustle play is always good for us," said senior guard Ka'Lia Johnson. "That fuels our offense." Duke outscored Wake Forest 24-7 the rest of the half. The Blue Devils took a 34-33 lead into halftime after Oderah Chidom stole an inbounds pass in the backcourt and made a layup. Duke then built a 15point lead in the second half before holding on for the victory. Johnson and freshman Rebecca Greenwell finished with 15 points each for the Blue Devils. 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These Animals are Available at the Dog & Cat Shelter 84 East Ridge Road Dogs Cats “Wyatt”, 1 yr. old, NM, black & shite, Spaniel mix “Colton”, 2 yr. old, NM, black, Labr mix “Sawyer”, 2 yr. old, SF, black & brown, Hound mix “Brut”, 2 yr. old, NM, black & brown, Presa Canario “Pork”, 4 yr. old, NM, Black & Brown, Boxer/Terrier Mix “Lego”, 2 yr. old, NM, brown, Chocolate Lab/Hound mix “Jojo”, 2 yr. old, SF, black, Retriever/Heeler mix “Harry”, 3 yr. old, NM, black & white Australian Cattle Dog “Tango”, 11 mo. old, NM, brown, Retriever mix “Bobert”, 7 yr. old, NM, gray & brown, tabby, DSH “Stubby J”, 8 yr. old, NM, gray & white, bobtail, DLH “Juan Pablo”, 2 yr. old, NM, gray tabby, DSH “Matilda”, 2 1/2 yr. old, SF, black & white, DSH “Patsy”, 4 yr. old, SF, black & orange, Calico manx “Sabrina”, 10 yr. old, SF, cream, Siamese mix “Ethel”, 3 yr. old, SF, gray & black, Main Coon mix “Chelsey””, 1 yr. old, SF, orange & black Calico mix “Sharon”, 1 yr. old, SF, orange & black Calico mix DSH = domestic short hair DMH = domestic medium hair DLH = domestic long hair NM = neutered male • SF= spayed female We have 49 cats and 7 kittens, 14 dogs & 1 puppy up for adoption!! Come up and see what we have for you! Please bring your aluminum cans either to our Can Hut just inside the Shelter gates or to our can trailer at Scotty’s Skate Castle. Recycling proceeds are used to care for the animals.Thanks for your support. Hints from Heloise Dear Readers: Here is this week's SOUND OFF, about some charities' solicitation methods: "Charities keep sending me letters and address labels. I donate to the charities I have ties to, or those that I think do a good job. Sending me multiple requests with a little 'gift' will not prompt me to donate. Rather, I'll make a point to NOT donate to that particular charity. What a waste of resources and money. I have even returned all of that wasted paper in the group's return stamped envelope." -- Anonymous in Maine You bring up a very good point, and one that charities should take into consideration. However, depending on the group, the fulfillment may be handled by a professional group that does not pay attention to "do not send" requests. -Heloise SEND A GREAT HINT TO: Heloise P.O. Box 795000 San Antonio, TX 78279-5000 Fax: 1-210-HELOISE Email: Heloise(at)Heloise.com FAST FACTS Heloise Dear Readers: Here are alternative uses for hair spray: * Spray recipe cards to make cleaning splatters on them easier. * Keeps a fresh wreath looking greener longer. * Use as bug spray, in a pinch. * Spray on children's chalk artwork. * After wicker is cleaned, spray a light coating on it. -- Heloise WREATH CLEANING Dear Heloise: I read your column in The Lamesa (Texas) Press Reporter. How do I clean the dust off an outdoor Christmas wreath? -- Pat in Lamesa, Texas To clean the dust off a wreath, try using a clean, soft paintbrush to gently remove the dust. If that doesn't work, here's a fun hint: Use a hair dryer, on the lowest speed, and hold it about a foot away from the wreath. This should "dedust" the wreath. Make sure to do this outside so you aren't blowing dust into your house! Depending on the size and durability of the wreath, and if you have a large buildup of dust, you may try wiping it with a dry microfiber cloth first, then a damp one. When putting the wreath away for the season, wrap it in a plastic bag. -- Heloise TOWEL USES Dear Heloise: I just read your hints today and wanted to add to the uses for old blankets and towels. Here is how I use old towels: Several years ago, I was having my bathroom remodeled, and they were putting tile in the shower area and installing a beautiful, custom glass shower door. I had major concerns about keeping everything clean, and the installers told me it was simple -- just dry the shower and door after each use; do not let water stand on them. I towel-dry my shower and door every day with the old towels, and they look like new. -- Ruth in Florida HANDY NUMBERS Dear Heloise: All my children and grandchildren have their own cellphones. At my age, I can't remember all of their numbers. I printed their names and numbers and a few others, like those of friends and the doctor's office, on a pretty piece of paper, framed it and hung it next to my kitchen phone. This is a big help to me. -- Evelyn, via email Bridge Phillip Alder A JUNIOR FOR MANY YEARS TO COME At the end of last week, I described a couple of deals featuring junior players, for which the age limit is 26 at the moment. In November, I watched a game including Sam Hanser of Saint Louis, who is only 13 years old. In this deal, Hanser handled the ending nicely, overcoming the bad trump break. Given the adverse vulnerability and the unimpressive long suit, opening two spades was sensible. West led a low diamond. Hanser ruffed East's 10 and led his club six. Although second hand low is right most of the time, here South was marked with some club length, given his diamond void. So West should have won with her ace, but she ducked. After winning with dummy's king, declarer (not best) played another club. East should have discarded a heart, but she threw a diamond. West won with her ace and gave her partner a club ruff. East now pushed through a trump, South's nine losing to West's king. South ruffed West's diamond exit and led a low trump, getting the bad news. But declarer ruffed the next diamond and played a heart to dummy's queen, bringing everyone down to four cards. Dummy had the ace-seven of hearts and two high clubs. East held the ace-jack of spades and two diamonds. South retained the queen-eight of spades and king-five of hearts. Declarer led a winning club. If East had ruffed Omarr’s Daily Astrological Forecast BIRTHDAY GUY: Actor Norman Reedus was born in Hollywood, Fla., today in 1969. This birthday guy has starred as Daryl Dixon on "The Walking Dead" since 2010. He's also appeared on episodes of "Hawaii Five-O," Law and Order: SVU" and "Charmed." On the big screen, Reedus' film credits include roles in "Pandorum," "The Boondock Saints" and "Deuces Wild." ARIES (March 21-April 19): Strike a happy medium. You may reach a pleasant plateau where you can take a breather or receive a reward for past efforts. Find a pastime that allows you to stretch mental muscles. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don't try to organize your way to a happier family life. Although you may feel others are controlling finances and your schedule, you can't react by lashing out and restricting them in turn. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Testify to your strengths. Let people know about your accomplishments. Your partner may be wrapped up in business or work and need a break from that vicious circle. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You know what they say about the best laid plans of mice and men. The mental picture you have of your finances may not be accurate. Focus on social interactions and polish your public image. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Straddle the issues. Worst case scenarios can duke it out with best case scenarios. The truth will become clear in a few days, so hold off on making decisions or taking irrevocable steps. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Direct your thoughts. Old friends or older people might need a push in the right direction. Ignore the nagging voice that urges you to indulge in costly pleasures and spend your hard earned cash. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You may weigh whether an offer is meant as an incentive or bribery. Don't let a desire for security make you timid when tough tactics are necessary. A change low, South would have overruffed and played winners. When East discarded on dummy's last two clubs, at trick 12 declarer led a heart through East's ace-jack of spades toward his queen-eight. South lost only four spades and one club. Jeraldine Saunders of plan won't cancel out obligations. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Honor commitments. You can easily disconnect from situations that rob you of time, resources, or peace of mind if they've been dealt with honorably. Focus on achieving long-term goals. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22Dec. 21): Someone who just sits there could become a sitting duck. Urge friends and partners to be proactive and get off the treadmill. You can set a sterling example of productivity. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Dreams of success give you a push in the right direction. You may want prestige in the form of a bigger office or a new car to show off your status. Family members can motivate you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Get out of your chair and breathe some fresh air. It can't hurt to take a walk or challenge your physical self with some laps in the swimming pool or a test of strength in the weight room. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Remember the lesson taught by Jack and Jill. They had a great time until one fell down and the other came tumbling after. Be charming, but wait to launch a new commitment or business project. IF JANUARY 6 IS YOUR BIRTHDAY: You may feel like Dorothy during the next 3-4 weeks and think, "there's no place like home," but by February and March you may feel more like the great and powerful Oz. Hold off on making major changes during those months, which could waste your resources, because something better should come along in May. May is also an excellent time to ask for favors or to put crucial plans into motion. You may bask in increased popularity, making it easier than ever to win that promotion or find ardent admirers, especially in July. In October, uou'll receive recognition for your hard work and determination and be blessed by opportunities to demonstrate your sound judgment. YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS | CITY John Heath Mayor 307-675-4223 Public Notices MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 2015 www.thesheridanpress.com WHY PUBLIC NOTICES ARE IMPORTANT | Kristin Kelly Councilor 307-673-4751 Shelleen Smith Councilor 307-461-7082 Robert Webster Councilor 307-674-4206 Alex Lee Councilor 307-752-8804 Jesus Rios Councilor 307-461-9565 COUNTY Pete Carroll Treasurer 307-674-2520 Eda Thompson Clerk 307-674-2500 Nickie Arney Clerk of District Court 307-674-2960 John Fenn 4th Judicial District Court Judge 307-674-2960 William Edelman 4th Judicial District Court Judge 307-674-2960 Shelley Cundiff Sheridan County Circut Court Judge 307-674-2940 P.J. Kane Coroner 307-673-5837 Terry Cram Commissioner 307-674-2900 Tom Ringley Commissioner 307-674-2900 Mike Nickel Chairman Commissioner 307-674-2900 Steve Maier Commissioner 307-674-2900 Dave Hofmeier Sheriff 307-672-3455 Bob Rolston Commissioner 307-674-2900 Paul Fall Assessor 307-674-2535 Matt Redle County Attorney 307-674-2580 STATE Matt Mead Governor 307-777-7434 Rosie Berger Representative House Dist. 51 307-672-7600 Kathy Coleman Representative House Dist. 30 307-675-1960 John Patton Representative House Dist. 29 307-672-2776 Mike Madden Representative House Dist. 40 307-684-9356 Dave Kinskey Senator Senate Dist. 22 307-461-4297 307-278-6030 Bruce Burns Senator Senate Dist. 21 307-672-6491 PUBLIC NOTICE Sheridan Area Water Supply Joint Powers Board Briefing and Agenda Setting Session Time: 9:00 am, Thursday, January 8, 2015 Place: Sheridan County Commissioner’s Library; 2nd floor of the Courthouse Addition SAWSJPB staff will brief members of the board and present a draft agenda for the January 14, 2015 regular meeting of the board. Dan Coughlin Sheridan Area Water Supply Project Manager Publish: January 5, 2015. B7 GLOSSARY OF TERMS | Default: Failure to fulfill an obligation, especially the obligation to make payments when due to a lender. Encumbrance: A right attached to the property of another that may lessen its value, such as a lien, mortgage, or easement. Foreclosure: The legal process of terminating an owner’s interest in property, usually as the result of a default under a mortgage. Foreclosure may be accomplished by order of a court or by the statutory process known as foreclosure by advertisement (also known as a power of sale foreclosure). Lien: A legal claim asserted against the property of another, usually as security for a debt or obligation. Mortgage: A lien granted by the owner of property to provide security for a debt or obligation. Public notices allow citizens to monitor their government and make sure that it is working in their best interest. Independent newspapers assist in this cause by carrying out their partnership with the people’s right to know through public notices. By offering an independent and archived record of public notices, newspapers foster a more trusting relationship between government and its citizens. Newspapers have the experience and expertise in publishing public notices and have done so since the Revolutionary War. Today, they remain an established, trustworthy and neutral source that ably transfers information between government and the people. Public notices are the lasting record of how the public’s resources are used and are presented in the most efficient and effective means possible. ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS The Town of Ranchester, Wyoming will receive sealed bids for the Main Street Mercantile Project. This project is funded by the Wyoming Business Ready Community Grant and Loan Program and the Town of Ranchester. These improvements are generally described as follows: New Wood framed Structures and associated site work for a new Retail building with 3 tenant spaces. Sealed bids will be received until 4:00 p.m. local time on February 10th, 2015. The bids will then be opened and read aloud at the Ranchester Town Hall. All bids shall be submitted in accordance with and on the forms included in the Project Manual. Bids shall be submitted in a sealed envelope addressed to: Town of Ranchester 145 Coffeen Street PO Box 695 Ranchester, Wyoming 82839 Contract Documents have been placed on file and may be examined at Ranchester Town Hall, 145 Coffeen Street, Ranchester, WY or at the Office of the Architect. Contract Documents may be obtained at the office of the Architect: Dale Buckingham Architects, 45 East Loucks St., Suite 301, Sheridan, WY 82801 at the nonrefundable cost of $150.00 per set. Electronic Copies of the Contract Documents are available at no cost. A non-mandatory Pre-bid conference will be held at 2:00 PM local time the Ranchester Town Hall on January 29, 2015. Contractors, in submitting their respective bids, acknowledge that such bids conform to all requirements of Wyoming State Statutes W.S. § 15-1-113 and W.S. § 16-6-101 et. Seq, and the Wyoming Preference Act W.S. § 16-6-201 through 16-6-206. Each bidder must include a Wyoming Certificate of Residency if you are a resident contractor and a bid security with the bid, payable to the Town of Ranchester. Bids must be submitted in accordance with the Instructions to Bidders. No bidder may withdraw its bid after the scheduled time of the bid opening. Bids are to remain open for 60 days after the bid opening. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids or parts thereof, and to waive any irregularities of any bid. The Owner also reserves the right to award the contract to such responsible bidders as may be determined by the Owner. 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All legal notices must be paid in full before an "AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION" will be issued. • Please contact The Sheridan Press legal advertising department at 672-2431 if you have questions. One of our County and State's legendary historians, photographers, and authors, Elsa Spear Byron, is pictured here. Elsa was born near Big Horn in 1896 to Willis and Virginia Benton Spear. When 12 years old her mother gave her a camera and she took photos for over 80 years. Her Crow Indian photos are part of the permanent collections in the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana. Dubbed 'Grand Lady of the Bozeman Trail', by National Geographic in their special "Trails West" edition, she was also inducted into the Cowboy and Cowgirl Halls of Fame. Three of her small books 'Fort Phil Kearny: Dakota Territory'; 'Trailing the Campfires'; and 'Bozeman Trail Scrapbook' have been compiled into one...Bozeman Trail Scrapbook. 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Vol. 31, No. 5 Complete the following: Headline: Question a reporter might have asked: Fact from the article that answered that question: Question a reporter might have asked: Fact from the article that answered that question: Question a reporter might have asked: Finding Freedom Look through the newspaper for five or more words that describe or are about “freedom.” Use these words to write a poem or a paragraph about freedom. Fact from the article that answered that question: Standards Link: Writing: Group together related ideas and maintain a consistent focus. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow multiple-step directions. Justice for All Imagine that one day your teacher said only kids with freckles could sit at desks and be first in line. Would this be fair? Your teacher would not be treating all students equally. For many years, black Americans were treated differently from white Americans. Black children could not attend the same schools or use the same drinking fountains that white children used. In the 1950s and 60s, thousands of Americans worked together to change these unfair laws. One of the leaders of this movement was a dedicated minister named Martin Luther King, Jr. Each year we celebrate his birthday and remember the struggles and sacrifices he made so that the United States of America truly could be a land of equal opportunity for all. Standards Link: History: Students understand the importance of individual action and character and explain how heroes from the recent past make a difference in others' lives. EQUALITY MARTIN KING LUTHER JAIL FREEDOM UNFAIR SQUARE BLACK WHITE MARCH BUS FIRST VOTE LAW Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. R I … helping others in your community. A F N U L E T T F E E T I H W R S S E E Q L T D O R K Q L M I U R R I C I U N A G T A F A E O A J U W H M L B U S R A L I E B K I N G E T H C R A M E T O V T M O D E E R F Y N Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognizing identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Heroes in the News SERVICE The noun service means the act of helping. Jason provided his grandmother a great service when he carried her groceries. Try to use the word service in a sentence today when talking with your friends and family members. My Favorite Leader Find an article about someone who has done something heroic or significant. Make a chart or Venn diagram comparing and contrasting that person’s life and accomplishments to those of Martin Luther King, Jr. Who is your favorite leader? Explain why this person is important to you. ANSWER: They played different people. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Compare and contrast information about characters presented in reading articles. 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