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SHERIDAN Press Friday,
Volunteers of America
to kick off MethWatch
Volunteers of America, the
Wyoming National Guard Counter
Drug Support Team, and local law-enforcement agencies
are teaming to implement the new MethWatch
program in Sheridan and the rest of Wyoming.
An informational meeting and training will take
place in Sheridan College's CTEL at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
All retailers, real estate agents, veterinarians, motel
and hotel owners and managers are encouraged to
attend.
MethWatch is a statewide program for retailers
using education, reporting practices and labeling of
methamphetamine precursors to combat methamphetamine
production in Wyoming.
For more information, contact Rachel Hostetler at
Volunteers of America, 672-0475.
Donations start for Dayton concert
A Sheridan-based company has agreed to donate
$1,000 toward getting the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band to
play in Dayton's Scott Park on July 28, Mayor Bob
Wood said.
Obituaries
Mary Lewis
Rosary will be recited for Mary
Lewis, 82, of
Sheridan at 7
p.m. Sunday at
Kane Funeral
Home.
Funeral
Mass will be
10 a.m.
Monday at
Holy Name
Catholic
Church with
the Rev.
Ronald Stolcis
officiating.
Mary
Lewis
Mrs. Lewis died Tuesday, Nov.
8, 2005, at her residence.
She was born May 5, 1923, in
Emerson, Neb., to Nicholas and
Mary (Doyle) Ryan.
She married John Lewis on Nov.
17, 1978, in Sheridan.
She enjoyed bowling, watercolor
and acrylic painting, and gardening,
especially herbs. She volunteered
with the Sheridan Senior Citizens
Center Meals on Wheels program,
was a Girl Scout leader for 30 years
and was president of the state Girl
Scouts organization.
She was a charter member of
Youth Inc. and served as the organization's
secretary since 1957. She
was a member of St. Pat's Rosary
Group, Akcita Win and Retired
Federal Workers.
She was preceded in death by her
husband.
Survivors include two stepsons,
John Lewis Jr. of Gillette and Robert
of Sheridan; a daughter, Brenda
Ralston of Thermopolis; five grandchildren;
and three great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to
Youth Inc. or Girl Scouts of
America in care of Karen Green,
First Interstate Bank, P.O. Box
2007, Sheridan, WY 82801.
Philip Rex 'Phil' Varner
Memorial services for former
Sheridan resident Philip Rex "Phil"
Varner, 77, of Gillette will be 10
a.m. Monday at Family Life Church
in Gillette with the Rev. Marty
Crump officiating.
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FUNERAL HOME
Remembering your
loved one well.
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Local
Briefs
KANE
FUNERAL HOME
&
MONUMENTS
Offering experienced,
compassionate care
689 Meridian
(located adjacent to the cemetery)
673-5837
Owned by P.J. Kane
"Rosey Buckley of Buckley
Construction pledged $1,000 and has
sent out a challenge to other businesses
to match her donation,"
Wood said.
Dayton is seeking corporate sponsors
to cover the band's $25,000 fee, so the concert
can be free to the public. The show is planned as part
of Dayton's centennial celebration.
Potential donors can call Dayton Town
Councilwoman Lisa Hanson at 655-2264 during the
day and 655-2579 in the evenings, Wood said.
SC theater opens auditions
to public for production of ‘Harvey’
The No Frills Theater Company of Sheridan
College is opening auditions to the public for its
spring production of "Harvey."
Auditions and interviews for technical staff will
take place from 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesday and
Thursday in Whitney Building Room 112. Final callback
auditions will be Nov. 18.
Auditions are open to everyone. The play will run
April 3-5 at the WYO Theater in Sheridan. For more
information, contact Gene or Lillian Sager at 674-
6446.
Canine ‘Cat of Year’ to be eulogized Nov. 19
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) —
This will probably be the first time
a dog’s memorial service is attended
by 300 cats.
A schnauzer-Siberian husky mix
named Ginny will be eulogized
Nov. 19 at the Westchester Cat
Show, where she was named Cat of
the Year in 1998 for her uncanny
skill and bravery in finding and rescuing
endangered felines. She died
in August at age 17.
Her owner, Philip Gonzalez of
Long Beach, said Thursday that he
has tried to train other dogs to rescue
cats like Ginny, but ‘‘They just
Inurnment will be in the
columbarium at Mount Pisgah
Cemetery. Arrangements are with
Stevenson-Wilson Funeral Home
of Gillette.
Mr. Varner died Tuesday, Nov.
8, 2005, at his residence of cancer.
He was born July 14, 1928, to
Beecher and Hollis (Roberts)
Varner in Powersville, Mo. His
father was
killed in a
logging accident
when he
was 2, and his
mother
moved the
family to
Sheridan soon
after. He
grew up and
attended
school here.
He served
in the Navy
during World War II.
Philip Rex
Varner
He married Jeanine Halbert in
Sheridan in 1949. He worked for
Boyd's Super Market in Sheridan
until 1952, when he partnered
with Roy Carlson in opening
Boyd's Super Foods in Gillette and
Sundance. He retired in 1980.
He was past president of the
Gillette Area Chamber of
Commerce, served on the
Campbell County School Board,
and was a member of the Shriners
and Masons.
After retiring, he enjoyed traveling
with his wife and spending
weekends at the lake with his children.
He was preceded in death by
his wife after 52 years of marriage.
Survivors include three children,
Teri Hunter of Gillette, and
Buz Varner and Debbie
DiMichele, both of Bozeman,
Mont.; five grandchildren; and
four great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to
Campbell County Health Care
Foundation for the benefit of
Cancer Care. Condolences may be
sent in care of Stevenson-Wilson
Funeral Home, 210 W. Fifth St.,
Gillette, WY 82716 or via the
Internet at www.stevensonandsons.com.
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didn’t have it.’’
‘‘I didn’t train her,’’ he said.
‘‘Ginny was just magical in a way.
I adopted her from a shelter, and
they said she’s never been with cats
before. But she just had this knack
of knowing when a cat was in trouble.’’
Reports
SHERIDAN FIRE-RESCUE
Thursday
• Medical, flight-team transfer
from Sheridan County Airport to
Billings Clinic, 9:50 a.m.
• Activated fire alarm, 141 N.
Connor St., 4:32 p.m.
• Medical, 400 block North
Jefferson Street, assisted by fire
engine, 5:27 p.m.
• Medical, 400 block North
Jefferson Street, 11:49 p.m.
ROCKY MOUNTAIN
AMBULANCE
Thursday
• Medical, West Loucks Street,
9:06 a.m.
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Agendas
District 2 to meet Monday
Sheridan County School District 2 Board of
Trustees, 6 p.m. Monday, Sagebrush Elementary
School
• Consent Agenda
A. Approval of minutes
B. Approval of bills for payment
C. Approval of personnel report
• Old Business
A. Byron Chamberlain Memorial
B. Capital construction update
C. Recalibration (state-funding) update
D. Update on district logos
• New Business
A. Wyoming Department of Education accountability
Web site
B. Approval of new or revised policies
- School board meetings (second reading)
- Criminal background check and fingerprinting
(first reading)
- Retirement benefits (first reading)
- Professional staff salary schedule (first reading)
- Certified sick leave bank and regulations (first
reading)
- Staff leaves and absences (first reading)
- District regulations on remediation (first reading)
- Graduation class placement (first reading)
• Reports and Communication
A. Board of trustees
B. PTO/parents/students/organizations
C. Site administration and staff
• District Administration Reports
A. Superintendent
• Closed Session
A. Personnel matters
• Medical, Sugarland Drive,
11:36 a.m.
• Patient transfer, Memorial
Hospital, 1:50 p.m.
• Patient transfer, Sheridan
County Airport, 2:06 p.m.
• Medical, Decker Highway,
11:06 p.m.
SHERIDAN MEMORIAL
HOSPITAL
Thursday
• No reports due to Veterans
Day holiday
Weather
Low
tonight 36 High
tomorrow 47
Temperatures
6 a.m. today
Sheridan Airport
50
High yesterday 66
Overnight low 49
Normal high for this period 45
Normal low for this period 20
Highest for date 74/1990
Lowest for date -8/1940
Story 67/36
Burgess Junction 55/35
State’s high: 79/Torrington
State’s low: 23/Big Piney
Nation’s high: 90/McAllen,
Texas
Nation’s low: 17/Doe Lake and
Spincich Lake, Mich.
PRILL BROTHERS INC.
44 Fort Road
674-4436
POLICE
Thursday
• No reports due to Veterans
Day holiday
SHERIFF
Thursday
• No reports due to Veterans
Day holiday
ARRESTS
Thursday
• No reports due to Veterans
Day holiday
JAIL
Today
• No reports due to Veterans
Day holiday
11
November 11, 2005
SHERIDAN AND VICINITY — Tonight mostly cloudy; 30 percent
chance of rain. Low in mid-30s. Winds northwest 10-20 mph. Saturday 60 percent
chance of morning rain and snow, afternoon rain. High in upper 40s.
Winds northwest 10-20 mph. Saturday night partly cloudy; low in lower 20s.
Winds west 10-20 mph. Sunday mostly cloudy; 20 percent chance of morning
rain and snow, afternoon rain. High around 50. Winds north 5-15 mph.
BIG HORNS — Tonight mostly cloudy, 40 percent chance of snow. Low
in lower 20s. Winds west 10-20 mph. Saturday mostly cloudy; 50 percent
chance of snow. High in upper 20s. Winds west 15-25 mph. Saturday night
partly cloudy; low around 16. Winds west 15-25 mph. Sunday mostly cloudy;
20 percent chance of rain and snow. High in lower 30s. Winds south 10-20
mph.
Big Piney 56/23
Buffalo 63/51
Casper 70/47
Cheyenne 72/42
Cody 63/37
Douglas 74/54
Evanston 62/39
Gillette 71/57
Greybull 56/27
Precipitation
Past 24 hrs (to midnight) .00 in
Story .00 in
Burgess Junction .00 in
Moisture for month .10 in
Normal for month .32 in
Moisture for year 19.18 in
Normal for year 13.56 in
Sunset at Sheridan 4:44 p.m.
Sunrise tomorrow 7:01 a.m.
Service Excellence Since 1946
Sheridan County Commission
to consider grant for Free Clinic
The Sheridan County Commission will meet at 9
a.m. Tuesday in the commission chamber at Sheridan
County Courthouse. The agenda includes:
• Consideration of minutes and agenda; announcements;
public comment.
Old business:
• Consider acceptance of planning-only grant award
for The Free Clinic of Sheridan County.
New Business
• Subgrantee contract with Free Clinic.
• Economic development agreement with Forward
Sheridan, including county funding through June 30
• Waiver of direct subgrant award to Juvenile
Justice Joint Powers Board, Juvenile Accountability
Incentive Block Grant.
• Appeal of preliminary plat, Indian Paintbrush
Estates.
• Public hearing: Pilch and LPD Ranch conditional
use permit; office-storage yard.
• Public hearing: Pilch Ranch, LLC conditional use
permit; office-storage yard.
• Public hearing: Mullinax-Giffith Quarry.
• Subdivision, zoning and building permit processes
within one mile of city of Sheridan.
• Change order 20, for additional masonry work, jail
project.
• Right-of-way license applications on Buffalo
Creek and Murphy Gulch roads.
• Consider Right-of-way License application,
Murphy Gulch Road.
• Renewal of official bond and oath, John Stopka,
airport manager.
• Department purchase policy.
• County emergency operations plan.
• Department revenue and expense reporting.
Forecast
State highs/lows
Almanac
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Package of coffee
yields baby turtle
AINSWORTH, Iowa (AP) —
Marjorie Morris just wanted to
pour coffee into a canister, but
what she found in the package left
her shell-shocked.
Morris, 77, found a dead baby
turtle in the 2-pound package of
Folgers coffee last Sunday.
‘‘I thought it was a toy at
first,’’ she said.
Morris said she had been making
coffee from the same package
for a month before she discovered
the reptile. She says she doesn’t
plan to sue.
Sussane Dussing, a
spokeswoman for Folgers parent
company Procter & Gamble, said
it’s too early to say how the turtle
ended up in the coffee.
Jackson 43/27
Lake Yellowstone 43/25
Lander 69/36
Laramie 64/44
Rawlins 63/35
Riverton 60/32
Rock Springs 55/40
Torrington 79/41
Worland 56/28
Snow
New Ground
Snow cover
Past 24 hrs (to midnight)
Sheridan (0 In) 0 in
Story (0 in) 0 in
Burgess Junction (0 in) 0 in
Sheridan’s normal annual
snowfall is 70 inches
Sheridan snowfall since July 1 is 4.9
inches (Wyoming Girls School)
Sunset tomorrow 4:42 p.m.
Expected
Tomorrow
Anchorage partly cloudy, 29/15
Atlanta clear, 68/50
Billings snow, 47/27
Casper partly cloudy, 50/23
Cheyenne partly cloudy, 53/26
Chicago partly cloudy, 64/50
Dallas/Ft. Worth cloudy, 81/62
Denver partly cloudy, 59/30
New York City clear, 57/48
Phoenix clear, 79/55
San Francisco clear, 65/51
Seattle rain, 46/41
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