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By Lori Newman 

Staff reporter 

With the population at the Sheridan 

County Jail at an all-time high, four 

more inmates were selected to be sent to 

the Community Corrections Center in 

Gillette Wednesday. 

That will bring the number of 

Sheridan inmates housed at facilities 

other than the jail to 23. That includes 

eight inmates housed at residential substance-abuse 

treatment facilities. 

The CCC, a halfway house for prisoners 

eligible to work and attend substance-abuse 

programming — and who 

are not dangerous to themselves or the 

community — is owned and operated by 

the Sheridan-based Volunteers of 

America Wyoming. 

Sheriff Dave Hofmeier reported 85 

By Pat Blair 

Senior Staff reporter 

THURSDAY 

By Robert Waggener 


No room at county jail 

4 more inmates 

sent to Gillette 

Gillette man 

arrested 

in alleged 

catnapping 

GILLETTE (AP) — Police 

arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping 

his neighbor’s cat and 

holding it for $50 after the animal 

wandered into his yard. 

Deryl Miles, 55, was taken into 

custody Tuesday on misdemeanor 

larceny charges for allegedly trapping 

the cat, named Brunswick, in 

a wooden shed behind his mobile 

home, according to court documents. 

Surrounded by police, Miles 

called a local newspaper from his 

trailer and said ‘‘I’ve taken (the 

cat) legally because it was trespassing 

on my property.’’ 

Miles refused to release the cat, 

and was arrested after leading 

police on a brief chase around his 

yard, court documents stated. 

The cat’s owner, Leah Vader, 

said she called police after hearing 

her pet howling from the shed next 

door. 

‘‘You have the right to call animal 

control if you have an 

unwanted animal in your yard,’’ 

she said. ‘‘You don’t have the 

right to hold him for ransom.’’ 

Miles was in custody at the 

Campbell County Jail. 

Bighorn National Forest 

inmates at the jail as of 8 a.m. 

Wednesday, and 84 as of 8 a.m. today. 

The jail was built to provide beds for 

50 inmates at the most. Having up to 35 

people sleeping on mattresses on the 

floor, which is the case today, is “not a 

good idea,” Hofmeier stated. 

“We just can’t keep that many in 

here at once ... it creates a dangerous situation 

for the detention staff and the 

inmates,” Hofmeier said. 

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Sheridan City Councilman Dirk Sanderson Tuesday night told 

Mayor Jim Wilson he wants to see “something concrete” in place 

by this afternoon to deal with a starling problem reported by a resident 

in the 500 block of Wyoming Avenue. 

Brenda Bugler told Council members at their meeting Tuesday 

the birds have taken over trees in the area around her home, and 

that their feces are coating her yard and home, creating a stench. 

“We haven’t been able to open our windows for eight weeks 

because of the smells,” she said. 

Wilson said he will contact Sheridan’s Animal Control division 

and try to work out a solution, but added, “I don’t know if I have a 

solution right now. I don’t know what to do.” 

Starlings — a European import with few or no natural predators 

in the United States — have been a periodic problem in 

Sheridan through the years. 

Councilwoman Kathy Kennedy said at the meeting she has 

received calls from residents on College Avenue who are having 

problems with the pesky birds. 

Several areas of the city have reported starling problems 

throughout the years, and past methods have included trying to 

scare the birds with noisemakers. 

Also Tuesday: 

• Sanderson called for the Council to allocate more funds to 

hire additional police officers to help with a critical staffing problem. 

Sanderson said a shortage of patrol officers has resulted in 

remaining officers having to work more hours and go without 

leave time. 

City Administrative Service Director Ted Gardner said the 

problem is not money but a shortage of qualified applicants. 

“We’re looking for bodies,” he told Council members. 

Please see Starlings, Page 8 

Sheridan’s Waste Collection Department is at the top of 

the heap when it comes to garbage collection in Wyoming. 

The department earned first place in the large-city category 

at last week’s Wyoming Solid Waste and Recycling 

Association Conference in Cheyenne. 

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City’s Waste Collection Department again No. 1 in Wyoming 

Waste-collection/recycling employees at Sheridan’s 

Waste Collection Department earned first place in a 

state competition. Employees pictured from left 

include Jerry Sees, Robert Kusel, Seth Sharp, Phil 

Romero, Jim Argeris, Supervisor Mike Paul, Scott 

Osborne, Steve Melneck, Gary Foster, Ron Peterson, 

Loren Anderson, Jack Amende and David Dewey. 

Sheridan competed against five other cities having a 

population of more than 15,000. 

“The Waste Collection Department has now taken 

first place five out of the last six years,” said city Solid 

Waste Division Manager Alan Cummins. 

“They work good as a group. They have a great supervisor 

in Mike Paul. They really do give it their all. They 

really care about the city,” Cummins said. 

The Landfill Department, under the direction of 

Supervisor Paul Shassetz, placed second in the Division 

1 landfill category. Ten landfills competed in this category. 

“I am pretty proud of the landfill employees. They 

took third place last year, and they moved up to second 

place this year,” Cummins said. 

Judge: Drug court, treatment keep people out of jail 



Managers to use fire to prevent fires 



Fire-management policies on the Bighorn 

National Forest will change in an effort to 

improve forest health and reduce the chances 

of catastrophic fire, according to Fire 

Management Officer Galen Roesler. 

“We’re looking at opportunities for wildland 

fire use,” said Roesler, who noted that 

some natural wildfires will be allowed to burn 

in the future. 

Roesler said this is in response to decades 

of active fire suppression, which have left 

many stands of trees in poor health. That, along 

with a buildup of ground fuels, has greatly 

increased the danger of large, out-of-control 

fires, he said. 

The current forest plan requires all fires 

(both natural and human-caused) to be suppressed, 

including those in Cloud Peak 

Wilderness, he said. 

“During the forest plan revision we’ll identify 

areas that may be suitable for using wild- 

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land fires for resource benefits,” Roesler said. 

“We will develop very specific criteria to 

determine whether a fire would be allowed to 

run its natural course.” 

The Bighorn will continue to suppress all 

human-caused fires, whether they’re arson or 

accidental, such as a campfire, Roesler said. 

But the Bighorn will let some lightningcaused 

fires burn depending on where they 

start, the time of year, weather conditions and 

whether structures such as summer homes and 

lodges are at risk, he said. 

The Bighorn will not identify specific areas 

until the forest plan is revised, Roesler said. 

The updated plan, which is scheduled for 

release in early 2005, will also address prescribed 

fire. 

About 2,500 acres are being burned each 

year by prescription, and that figure will either 

remain “status quo” or go up, Roesler said. 

Depending on which alternative is chosen, he 

said, the acreage burned could nearly double. 

Roesler said development that has occurred 

in and around the Big Horns, including resorts, 

lodges, summer cabins and communities, have 

Please see Jail, Page 8 

Sheridan County Circuit Court 

Judge John Sampson says substanceabuse 

treatment options for inmates 

transferred to the VOA’s Community 

Corrections Center in Gillette help 

reduce both the crime rate and the 

number of criminals who will reoffend 

and be sent back to jail. 

Sampson presides over the county’s 

juvenile and adult drug courts. 

The courts are funded largely by state 

Deja vu: Starlings are back 

Skies filled with starlings Wednesday evening, as the sun set in the neighborhood northeast of 

Washington Park. 

complicated fire-management activities. For 

instance, firefighters spent much of their time 

protecting summer homes in Little Bighorn 

Canyon during the recent Little Horn 2 fire. 

“We would never consider wildland fire use 

in areas where we would endanger homes or 

private property,” Roesler said. 

And prescribed fire, he said, is usually not 

an option in such areas because it would place 

homes at risk. 

The only feasible way to protect structures 

is to mechanically thin trees and remove fuel 

buildup on the ground, he said. 

A project is now under way in the community 

of Story to create a natural fuel break 

between the Big Horns and that community, 

and residents are also being urged to reduce the 

chances of fire on their private property. 

Homes and businesses in Story, along with 

other development along the face of the Big 

Horns, including summer cabins in Tongue 

River and Little Bighorn canyons, have generally 

occurred in ponderosa pine forests. 

Please see Fire, Page 8 

NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The mayor 

of Newport and other city officials want 

the Bush-Cheney re-election campaign to 

reimburse the city for costs incurred during 

a recent political fund-raiser. 

‘‘I’m not questioning the need for security. 

I’m questioning why the city would 

have to pay for security of a private fundraising 

event,’’ Mayor Richard C. Sardella 

told The Newport Daily News. 

Vice President Dick Cheney was in 

Newport on Aug. 23 for a fund-raiser hosted 

by Eileen Slocum, the state’s 

Republican national committeewoman. 

Sardella, a Democrat, said the event 

cost the coastal city nearly $5,000 in police 

overtime. 

The $1,000-a-plate event raised campaign 

funds for President Bush’s 2004 reelection 

bid. During the event at Slocum’s 

home, two dozen protesters stood along 

Bellevue Avenue demonstrating against 

the White House’s stand on Iraq. 

A spokeswoman for the Bush-Cheney 

campaign said more than $100,000 was 

raised. A member of the Slocum family 

Please see No. 1, Page 8 

and federal grants, he said, and are 

facilitated by a board. 

That board includes several active 

and retired probation and parole 

agents, County Commissioner Charley 

Whiton, Deputy County Attorney Stu 

Healy, public defender Bob Jones, and 

Polly Horras, a treatment coordinator. 

On average, among former jail or 

prison inmates, only about three in 10 

manage to stay out of jail for good, 

Sampson said. 

John 

Please see Drug court, Page 8 Sampson 

Dick 

Cheney 

The Sheridan Press/Anna Nolen 

Rhode Island community seeks 

payback for VP Cheney’s visit 

put the figure closer 

to $200,000. 

A $4,666.29 

bill for police overtime 

will be sent to 

the Bush campaign 

committee, said City 

Manager James C. 

Smith. 

Thirty police 

officers who worked 

a total of 139 hours 

controlled traffic, led 

a motorcade and provided 

security at 

Slocum’s home during the event. 

Rhode Island GOP Executive Director 

Adam Compton said he had no idea if and 

how the city would be reimbursed. 

‘‘The (state) party doesn’t actually have 

a lot to do with the logistics of something 

like a Cheney visit,’’ he said. 

Jennifer Millerwise, spokeswoman at 

Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign headquarters 

in Arlington, Va., referred questions about 

Cheney’s visit to the Secret Service.

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Meth Bust 

Oregon man arrested in Gillette 

GILLETTE (AP) — An Oregon man was arrested for allegedly helping 

make methamphetamine at one of the largest meth labs found in the county. 

David McCune, 44, of Hermiston, Ore., was arrested Tuesday in 

Broadus, Mont., on a warrant for three felony charges related to operating 

a meth lab, according to the Campbell County sheriff’s office. 

The state Division of Criminal Investigation said it has tied McCune to 

a meth lab discovered at a Gillette home this year. At least six others were 

also arrested for their alleged involvement in the lab, which produced up 

to 2 ounces of meth per week after going into operation last fall. 

All six have pleaded guilty to drug-related charges and have either 

been sentenced or await sentencing. 

According to court documents, McCune is accused of obtaining a commonly 

used fertilizer in Oregon for use at the lab and stored a 50-gallon 

tank of the fertilizer at another home in Gillette. 

The tank was found by DCI agents after the lab was busted on Easter 

Sunday, court documents stated. 

Quick action by Air Force 

personnel prevents disaster 

CHEYENNE (AP) — U.S. Air 

Force personnel quickly improvised 

to prevent a potential disaster 

involving 109,000 pounds of solid 

rocket propellant being removed 

from a nuclear missile silo last 

month. 

Base spokesman Lt. Matthew 

Bates said Wednesday no one was 

injured, no nuclear warheads were 

involved and the public was never in 

any danger. 

The incident occurred Aug. 26 at 

a Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic 

missile silo about 30 miles 

north of Cheyenne, Bates said. The 

missile was being removed as part of 

the deactivation of the Peacekeeper 

missiles in the U.S. arsenal. 

While no warhead was involved, 

the propellent is extremely 

flammable, Bates said. 

‘‘If ignited it’s inextinguishable,’’ 

he said. ‘‘The propellent 

ignites in short order. Once you turn 

it on, you can’t turn it off.’’ 

The incident occurred while 

crews were moving the 28-foot lower 

section of the missile that contains 

the solid rocket fuel, Bates said. 

Missiles are assembled and 

removed in sections. In this case, the 

warhead and other upper portions of 

the missile had already been 

removed. 

A specialized crane used to move 

and disassemble the pieces had a 

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section out of the silo, Bates said. 

The missile section started to 

slowly descend back into the silo — 

a dangerous scenario, he said. 

‘‘You don’t want 109,000 

pounds of solid rocket fuel resting 

on its side or unstable,’’ Bates said. 

‘‘We don’t want this thing to ignite, 

we don’t want it to land on people.’’ 

Bates said the crews decided to 

override the system by pumping in 

more hydraulic fluid until the 

descent of the missile could be controlled 

and stabilized. 

The problem was solved in two 

minutes, Bates said. 

‘‘This procedure is not in the 

book,’’ he said. ‘‘They wrote another 

chapter in responding appropriately 

to an incident of this nature. 

These are young guys who did the 

right things at the right time.’’ 

Crews repaired the equipment 

and inspected everything before 

pulling the missile section out of the 

silo the next day, Bates said. 

Deactivation of the Peacekeepers 

will go on as scheduled, with the 

17th missile scheduled for removal 

within the next month. 

‘‘Missile number 17, this hasn’t 

impacted it whatsoever, as far as the 

schedule is concerned,’’ Bates said. 

The Air Force began deactivating 

all 50 Peacekeepers last October as 

required under the START II arms 

control treaty. All Peacekeepers are 

maintained by F.E. Warren Air 

Force Base in Cheyenne. 

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Fourth person in state 

dies from West Nile virus 

CHEYENNE (AP) — A Goshen County 

woman has become the fourth person in 

Wyoming to die of West Nile virus, the state 

Department of Health said Wednesday. 

The elderly woman’s age and identity were 

not released under recent changes to federal 

health regulations, spokesman Ross Doman 

said. 

Her death was the second announced in as 

many days. On Tuesday, officials said an elderly 

Weston County woman had died from the 

mosquito-borne disease. 

An elderly man and elderly woman from 

Platte County were the state’s first victims. 

Their deaths were first confirmed Aug. 22. 

Also Wednesday, the number of West Nile 

cases confirmed by the State Health Laboratory 

increased from 187 to 198. Victims have ranged 

in age from 2 to 94, with a median age of 49. 

As of Wednesday, state Public Health 

Laboratory had tested 767 human samples for 

the disease. Dozens more samples were arriving 

daily. 

Nationwide, the Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention has confirmed 1,856 human cases 

of West Nile virus this year, including 37 

deaths. 

West Nile has also been confirmed in 171 

horses and 143 dead birds. 

The disease has now turned up in 34 states 

this year. On Wednesday, Nebraska overtook 

Colorado as the state with the most West Nile 

deaths at eight, though Colorado still has the 

most cases overall at 635. 

West Nile is spread to people or animals by 

bites from mosquitoes that have fed on infected 

birds. It rarely kills, but about 1 in 150 people 

who get it will develop potentially deadly 

encephalitis or meningitis. 

Since the virus first entered the country 

through New York in 1999, late August through 

September has been its peak season. It infected 

4,156 people and killed 284 in 2002 — its 

largest U.S. outbreak yet. 

The virus was first discovered in Wyoming 

last August. It infected 96 horses, 20 birds and 

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Natrona man sentenced 

for drunk boating fatal 

CASPER (AP) — A Natrona County man 

has been sentenced to between six and nine 

years in prison for driving a boat while drunk 

and causing an accident in which a woman died. 

Michael Cunningham had pleaded guilty earlier 

to aggravated vehicular homicide and six 

counts of reckless endangerment. 

The accident occurred July 5, 2002, on 

Alcova Reservoir near Casper. 

DENVER (AP) — A survey 

that found some female cadets at 

the Air Force Academy didn’t 

report sexual assaults for fear of 

reprisal from classmates and commanders 

is a big concern as the 

school tries to emerge from a sex 

scandal, Sen. Wayne Allard said 

Wednesday. 

Allard, R-Colo., said the finding 

in a survey by the Department of 

Defense inspector general points to 

an entrenched culture that will take 

time to transform. 

‘‘It has to be dealt with within 

the academy,’’ Allard said after a 

briefing by the inspector general on 

the survey of 579 female cadets. 

A draft report of the survey, 

leaked last week, showed that nearly 

one in five women said they had 

been sexually assaulted while at the 

academy. 

Altogether, 109 female cadets 

said they had been sexually assaulted 

in 177 incidents. Fewer than 19 

percent of those incidents were 

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Police say Cunningham had been drinking 

all day. The boat was traveling between 30 mph 

and 35 mph when it flipped over after crashing 

into a small island. 

A passenger, Jessica Lynn Viduya, 29, of the 

Denver area, was killed. 

District Judge Tom Sullins, who handed 

down the sentence Wednesday, also noted that 

Cunningham had previous convictions for driving 

under the influence in 1993 and 1995. The 

convictions resulted in suspended sentences and 

probation. 

Laramie Council OKs 

beer-keg tracking bill 

LARAMIE (AP) — It took the City Council 

just five minutes to approve an ordinance tracking 

beer keg sales meant to curb underage 

drinking. 

Starting next week, shoppers will be required 

to sign a register when buying a keg, which will 

be imprinted with a serial number on the bottom. 

Supporters say the law gives police a better 

way to track people who supply alcohol to 

minors. 

The measure was unanimously approved 

Tuesday on final reading. 

‘‘I don’t like all the rules and regulations, 

but this could be beneficial to all parties 

involved,’’ councilman Bob Bell said. 

Police heard no complaints about the new 

law from local liquor stores, which will be 

shouldered with extra paperwork from the registrations. 

Most, police said, already track keg 

sales to some extent. 

Albany County commissioners have also 

agreed to draft a resolution requiring keg registration 

throughout the county. Cheyenne and 

cities in two dozen other states have similar 

laws. 

Street vendors may face 

licensing in Gillette 

GILLETTE (AP) — An amended ordinance 

that would restrict some traveling salespeople 

and cut license fees for others survived a first 

reading by the City Council. 

Under the proposal, merchants who sell produce 

and other goods on street corners would be 

required to pay $200 for a 90-day sales license, 

which could be renewed another 75 days at a 

cost of $75. 

Currently, merchants must pay $25 every 

day they’re on the streets, a fee some say makes 

it almost impossible to turn a profit. 

‘‘Seven-hundred-fifty-dollars a month is too 

much,’’ said Charlie Smith, who has owned 

Charlie’s Tools on South Douglas Highway the 

past 18 years. 

The amended ordinance would also require 

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broad data on Air Force Academy 

reported to authorities, the survey 

found. 

The survey defined sexual 

assault as anything from unwanted 

sexual touching to rape. 

Allard said the survey is only 

one part of a much larger report by 

the inspector general. 

‘‘The full survey will be made 

available as part of the total report, 

and that’s likely to be as late as 

December,’’ Allard said. 

The inspector general’s investigation 

and inquiries by Air Force 

officials and an independent panel 

mandated by Congress were opened 

earlier this year after dozens of current 

and former female cadets said 

they were ignored or punished 

when they reported sexual assaults. 

The academy’s top four commanders 

were replaced and school 

procedures were changed. 

Allard, who pushed for the independent 

investigation, said he 

believes the new top commanders, 

Superintendent Lt. Gen. John Rosa 

and Commandant of Cadets Brig. 

Gen. Johnny Weida, are committed 

to change. 

‘‘I think they understand the 

enormity of the task in front of 

them. I think they’re determined to 

get things straightened out,’’ Allard 

said. 

He added: ‘‘I think it’s going to 

take some time.’’ 

Allard said a major concern is 

the reasons given for not reporting 

sexual assault. 

Only 33 of the 177 incidents 

were reported to authorities, according 

to the survey. About 45 percent 

of those who didn’t report an 

assault said they didn’t think anything 

would be done. 

On civilian college campuses, 

sexual assault victims are more 

afraid of reprisal from their 

assailant than their peers, said Anita 

Sanchez, spokeswoman for the 

Newton, Conn.-based Miles 

Foundation, which helps victims of 

violence in the military. 

door-to-door salespeople to wear badges listing 

the name of the company they represent and the 

dates they are allowed to sell merchandise in 

Gillette. The seller’s picture, name and other 

information will also be included. 

Enrollment in Fremont 

school district drops 

RIVERTON (AP) — Enrollment is down 5 

percent this year in Fremont County School 

District No. 25, officials said. 

Superintendent Craig Beck said 2,336 students 

started school in Riverton on Tuesday 

compared to 2,467 a year ago and 3,004 in 

1996. 

‘‘Unfortunately, we are continuing the 

downward trend we have seen the past several 

years,’’ he said Wednesday. 

Enrollment at Riverton’s four elementary 

schools was down nearly 9 percent, but Beck 

attributed that to an enrollment ‘‘bubble’’ of 

fifth graders moving into middle school. 

Riverton Middle School’s enrollment was up 

nearly 5 percent, while the number of students 

at the city’s high school dropped more than 8 

percent to 771, Beck said. 

The enrollment drop is part of a downward 

trend statewide, he said. 

WYDOT awards contracts 

for I-80, bridges, highways 

CHEYENNE (AP) — The Wyoming 

Transportation Commission has awarded nearly 

$19 million in contracts to improve safety on a 

dangerous stretch of Interstate 80 and repair 

several bridges and roadways. 

High Country Construction of Lander won 

the largest contract at $7.7 million to rebuild 

nearly seven miles of Wyoming 131 from south 

of Lander to the highway’s end at the Shoshone 

National Forest border. Work was scheduled to 

be completed by June 2005. 

Star Aggregates of Cheyenne was awarded a 

$6.9 million contract to extend Storey 

Boulevard by more than two miles to connect 

with Converse Avenue and Ridge Road in north 

Cheyenne. That project was slated for completion 

by October 2004. 

A $3.6 million contract was awarded to 

Custom Lighting Services of Kansas City, Mo., 

to install better message signs, video cameras, 

traffic speed monitors and other equipment on a 

10-mile stretch of I-80 between Cheyenne and 

Laramie. 

Bad weather and high winds often cause 

accidents and highway closures on the stretch of 

highway, especially in the winter. The 

Wyoming Department of Transportation hopes 

to improve its reaction time to such conditions 

and ability to inform travelers about them 

through the project. 

Upgrades to existing road and weather information 

systems were also planned. Work was 

expected to be completed by August 2004. 

A $126,000 contract was awarded to S&S 

Builders of Cheyenne to repair a bridge over I- 

80 outside Laramie. The bridge was damaged 

June 17, when it was struck by a flatbed truck 

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Scandal delays 

nomination of 

Army secretary 

DENVER (AP) — Air Force 

Secretary James Roche’s nomination 

as Army secretary is being held up 

because of the sexual assault scandal 

at the Air Force Academy, a senator’s 

spokesman said Thursday. 

The nomination will probably not 

be considered by the Senate until after 

an independent commission looking 

into the scandal issues its report Sept. 

22, said Dick Wadhams, spokesman 

for Sen. Wayne Allard, R-Colo. 

Allard has been a Roche supporter, 

Wadhams said, but does not object 

to the delay, which was first reported 

in the Colorado Springs Gazette. 

‘‘It’s not far in the future,’’ 

Wadhams said. 

Tillie Fowler, a former Florida 

congresswoman, is heading the independent 

panel created by Congress to 

investigate reports of 146 sexual 

assaults. The academy’s top commanders 

were replaced after being 

accused of punishing female cadets 

for reporting assaults. 

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Often 

living on fixed incomes and sometimes 

desperate about money, older 

investors are being targeted with 

complex investment scams promising 

huge returns as the stock market 

churns and health care costs climb, 

state securities regulators say. 

The North American Securities 

Administrators Association is alerting 

seniors to the dangers of investment 

fraud and urging them to take 

control of their finances. 

The group, which represents 

state and provincial securities regulators 

in the United States, Canada 

and Mexico, was announcing new 

investor education programs 

Thursday, along with creation of a 

senior investor resource center on 

its Web site. 

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Saudi Arabian light $ per bbl fob 26.83 27.74 

North Sea Brent $ per bbl fob 27.95 27.84 

West Texas Intermed $ per bbl fob 29.53 29.58 

Light LA Sweet $ per bbl fob 29.55 29.60 

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Hong Kong late: $372.35 off $5.20. 

London morning fixing: $372.20 off $1.20. 

London afternoon fixing: $370.00 off $3.40. 

London late: $372.20 off $1.20. 

Paris afternoon fixing: Not Available. 

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NY Handy & Harman fabricated: $399.60 off $4.00. 

NY Engelhard: $371.28 off $3.71. 

NY Engelhard fabricated: $389.84 off $3.89. 

NY Merc. gold spot month Wed: $373.90 up $0.70. 

NY HSBC Bank USA 4 p.m. Wed: $373.75 up $0.95. 

Grain Futures 

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago 

Board of Trade Wed.: 

Open High Low Settle Chg. 

WHEAT 

5,000 bu minimum; cents per bushel 

Sep 363 363 357 1/2 358 1/2 —4 3/4 

Dec 380 380 1/2 370 1/2 371 1/2 —5 3/4 

Mar 387 388 1/4 378 1/2 378 3/4 —6 1/2 

May 365 1/2 366 1/2 360 361 —7 

Jul 338 339 335 335 —2 

Sep 340 340 337 337 —1 

Dec 345 

Tue.’s sales 24,569 

Tue.’s open int 116,591, up 2,042 

CORN 


Sep 233 238 233 237 3/4 +5 1/4 

Dec 241 244 3/4 240 1/2 244 1/4 +4 1/4 

Mar 247 1/4 250 1/2 247 250 1/4 +3 3/4 

May 249 1/2 252 3/4 249 1/2 252 1/2 +3 1/2 

cerned that a perfect storm for 

investment fraud is brewing and our 

nation’s 35 million seniors are most at 

risk,’’ said Christine Bruenn, the 

group’s president, who also is 

Maine’s securities administrator. ‘‘To 

a senior living on a fixed income, no 

amount of money lost is too small, 

and could mean the difference 

between a secure and dignified retirement 

or a life of uncertainty and 

despair.’’ 

Millions of people who are retired 

or soon-to-be retired are concerned, 

some even desperate, about their 

finances — and more vulnerable than 

ever to investment fraud and abuse, 

Bruenn said in a statement. 

Scams currently in vogue targeting 

older investors include sales of unregistered 

securities, bogus promissory 

notes and charitable gift annuities. 

Jul 250 254 1/4 250 253 1/2 +3 1/4 

Sep 245 248 1/4 244 1/2 248 +3 1/2 

Dec 244 1/2 244 3/4 242 3/4 243 1/2 — 1/4 

Mar 249 1/4 — 1/2 

Jul 254 1/2 — 1/2 

Dec 238 1/2 — 1/2 


Tue.’s open int 352,034, up 159 

OATS 


Sep 145 145 143 143 1/2 —1 1/2 

Dec 146 1/2 148 145 146 1/4 — 1/2 

Mar 151 1/2 151 1/2 150 3/4 150 3/4 —1 1/4 



SOYBEANS 


Sep 582 589 582 586 1/4 +6 1/2 

Nov 576 1/2 584 575 580 3/4 +6 1/4 

Jan 578 585 1/2 578 582 1/2 +6 1/4 

Mar 576 583 1/2 576 579 1/4 +5 1/4 

May 570 1/2 576 570 1/2 573 3/4 +5 1/2 

Jul 571 1/2 575 1/2 571 573 1/4 +4 3/4 

Aug 567 1/2 568 564 564 +4 3/4 

Nov 537 540 1/2 537 538 1/4 +2 1/4 


Tue.’s open int 212,264 

SOYBEAN OIL 

60,000 lbs; cents per lb 

Sep 20.60 20.85 20.60 20.76 +.15 

Oct 20.65 20.88 20.55 20.80 +.21 

Dec 20.65 20.92 20.50 20.85 +.28 

Jan 20.55 20.88 20.55 20.84 +.27 

Mar 20.55 20.82 20.52 20.82 +.29 

May 20.40 20.60 20.40 20.60 +.21 

Jul 20.30 20.53 20.30 20.39 +.18 

Aug 20.12 20.30 20.12 20.22 +.10 

Oct 19.85 19.85 19.85 19.85 +.10 

Dec 19.95 +.20 



SOYBEAN MEAL 

100 tons; dollars per ton 

Sep 196.10 198.10 196.10 197.80 +2.10 

Oct 180.20 183.00 180.10 181.90 +1.80 

Dec 178.40 181.20 178.30 179.90 +1.70 

Jan 179.30 181.00 178.80 179.70 +1.70 

Mar 178.70 180.40 178.70 179.50 +1.40 

May 176.50 177.80 176.20 176.90 +1.10 

Jul 176.50 177.50 176.40 176.90 +1.10 

Aug 173.00 175.50 173.00 174.50 +1.50 

Sep 172.50 172.60 172.00 172.00 +1.40 

Oct 166.00 166.00 165.50 165.50 +.40 

Dec 165.00 165.50 165.00 165.00 +.40 

Summertime 

R.V. Service 

Roger Snell, OWNER/R.V TECHNICIAN 

38 Years of Experience 

The Sheridan Press, Thursday, September 4, 2003 3 

Productivity soars, jobless claims jump, worker strains 

increase as companies expect fewer workers to produce more 

WASHINGTON (AP) — The productivity of U.S. 

companies in the second quarter posted the biggest gain 

in more than a year as businesses produced more with 

fewer workers. New claims for unemployment benefits 

climbed last week to the highest level since the middle 

of July. 

The pair of reports released Thursday by the Labor 

Department underscored some of the strains facing U.S. 

workers even as the economy shows signs of gaining 

momentum. 

Productivity — the amount an employee produces 

for each hour of work — soared at an annual rate of 6.8 

percent in the April-to-June quarter, even stronger than 

the government’s first estimate of a 5.7 percent growth 

New York Stock Exchange 

NEW YORK (AP) — Noon prices for NYSE listed most 

active stocks: 

Sales High Low Last Chg 

AES Cp 17505 6.90 6.70 6.89 +.20 

AMR 30660 12.76 12.30 12.40 —.33 

AOL TW 68377 16.89 16.66 16.76 

AT&T rs .75 14739 22.39 22.08 22.26 +.01 

ATT Wrls 41848 8.94 8.74 8.80 —.02 

AberFitc 11938 29.48 28.15 28.84 —1.01 

Accenture 16957 23.85 23.00 23.62 +.21 

AMD 45757 11.14 10.80 11.03 +.02 

Agere 47420 3.30 3.12 3.13 —.12 

AgereB 14765 3.15 2.96 2.97 —.12 

Albertsn .76 44043 22.31 20.98 22.23 +1.27 

Alcatel 13581 12.07 11.80 12.06 —.09 

Alcoa .60 13003 28.55 28.05 28.13 —.16 

Altria 2.72f 23204 42.01 41.68 41.69 —.20 

Amdocs 36203 22.70 21.10 22.44 —.58 

AmExp .40f 12155 45.62 45.33 45.48 —.18 

AmIntGp .26f 22766 60.52 59.70 59.98 —.12 

Americdt 17729 11.14 10.79 10.96 —.04 

AnalogDev 13629 40.92 40.39 40.54 —.44 

BP PLC 1.67e 15815 43.20 42.96 43.10 +.22 

BankOne 1f 16950 40.51 39.00 39.32 —.65 

Bk of Am 3.20f 60882 77.50 76.07 76.29 —1.71 

Baxter .58e 15145 28.77 27.75 28.70 +.21 

BearingPt 13258 9.07 8.80 9.02 +.02 

BellSouth .92f 15425 25.94 25.47 25.89 +.37 

BestBuy 27447 53.99 51.64 52.79 —.31 

Boeing .68 13092 38.76 38.09 38.19 —.18 

BostSci 33288 60.01 58.00 58.45 —1.55 

BrMySq 1.12 17386 25.88 25.50 25.75 +.06 

Cadence 25502 14.22 13.91 13.91 —.31 

Calpine 19429 5.59 5.49 5.55 —.04 

CaremkRx 95327 23.66 22.91 23.36 +.06 

Cendant 18430 18.41 18.10 18.38 +.17 

ChesEng .14f 13061 10.78 10.60 10.66 —.02 

CINergy 1.84 13840 35.42 35.00 35.40 +.22 

CircCity s .07b 14696 10.78 10.49 10.52 —.26 

Citigrp 1.40f 42546 44.52 44.12 44.18 —.32 

ClearChan .10e 17925 45.60 44.82 45.25 +.58 

CocaCl .88 24432 44.50 43.81 44.46 +.75 

Coeur 16701 3.28 3.15 3.26 —.01 

CompAs .07 14887 27.01 26.34 26.63 —.37 

ConAgra .99 13064 22.10 21.94 21.98 —.01 

ConcEFS 13796 14.99 14.72 14.78 —.08 

CtlAir B 12298 17.86 17.27 17.65 +.16 

CooperCo s .06 19676 42.82 41.00 42.04 +3.85 

Corning 47353 8.80 8.45 8.51 —.11 

CypSem 31776 18.65 17.50 17.68 —.26 

DeltaAir .05j 15208 14.84 14.40 14.53 —.27 

DeutTel 11907 14.32 14.22 14.26 +.09 

Disney .21 30891 21.47 21.17 21.39 +.07 

DowChm 1.34 17833 34.32 33.93 33.96 —.89 

DukeEgy 1.10 15543 17.83 17.70 17.75 —.01 

Dynegy 20990 3.46 3.35 3.40 +.02 

ETrade 13054 9.81 9.61 9.75 +.04 

EMC Cp 65341 13.34 13.07 13.17 —.09 

ElPasoCp .16 41951 8.05 7.75 7.88 +.08 

Elan 92716 5.93 5.35 5.87 +1.00 

EDS .60 13520 22.96 22.46 22.56 —.40 

Enterasys 18995 6.50 6.30 6.41 —.13 

ExxonMbl 1 42894 38.23 37.97 38.19 +.11 

FanniMae 1.80f 22567 69.75 68.84 68.86 —.63 

FedrDS .50 13215 44.56 43.64 44.27 —.24 

FirstData .08 19966 41.36 40.77 41.03 +.02 

FordM .40 52667 12.01 11.74 11.79 —.15 

ForestLb s 15517 47.20 46.57 46.69 —.24 

FredMac 1.04 21779 56.50 54.91 55.26 —.45 

Gap .09 132794 20.80 18.60 18.60 —2.40 

Gateway 26839 6.10 5.89 5.97 —.13 

GenElec .76 82413 31.31 31.01 31.13 +.01 

GnMotr 2 45128 42.93 41.92 41.98 —.63 

GM db33 n 1.56 27240 26.93 26.45 26.60 —.15 

GoldmanS 1f 20170 91.49 90.60 90.75 —.07 

Goodyear 17062 7.53 7.41 7.42 —.12 

Hallibtn .50 16778 24.68 24.00 24.27 —.33 

HewlettP .32 33916 20.98 20.16 20.73 +.09 

HomeDp .28f 90493 33.96 32.40 33.92 +1.13 

IBM .64 43351 87.97 85.69 87.86 +1.53 

JPMorgCh 1.36 31604 34.95 34.57 34.73 —.13 

JanusCap .04 29302 16.70 15.88 15.98 —.90 

JohnJn .96 45228 51.07 49.16 50.92 +.68 

Kohls 26339 63.09 61.51 62.14 —.86 

Kraft .72f 32445 29.80 28.49 29.30 —.55 

Kroger 12518 19.51 18.95 19.47 

LSI Log 22957 11.15 10.85 10.97 —.04 

LibtyMA 52550 12.10 11.94 12.00 —.10 

LillyEli 1.34 44661 61.75 60.25 60.72 —1.38 

LowesCos .10 17729 55.50 54.07 55.21 +.14 

Lucent 333468 2.20 2.11 2.14 +.02 

MBNA .40f 18180 23.81 23.38 23.56 —.39 

MayDS .96 15183 28.17 26.72 27.00 —1.17 

McDnlds .24f 40182 23.20 22.81 23.18 +.49 

MedcoHlt n 23899 26.69 26.39 26.51 —.32 

Medtrnic .29 15906 49.39 48.81 49.11 —.27 

Merck 1.44b 26075 50.95 50.28 50.76 +.08 

MerrillLyn .64 20312 55.12 54.53 54.82 —.28 

MicronT 69747 14.24 13.83 14.01 —.20 

MorgStan .92 17562 49.24 48.50 48.95 +.01 

Motorola .16 60206 10.74 10.49 10.61 +.03 

NtSemi 17397 29.06 28.33 28.46 —.36 

NetwkAsc 36313 15.65 15.05 15.37 +.86 

NewmtM .16 21296 38.90 37.63 38.85 +.95 

NokiaCp .30e 56264 16.87 16.65 16.75 +.06 

NortelNw 253776 3.70 3.59 3.67 +.14 

OffcDpt 12385 16.70 16.35 16.41 —.09 

ParkPlc 16409 8.57 8.45 8.52 +.01 

Penney .50 22068 22.55 21.75 22.06 —.49 

PepsiBott .04 32931 21.77 20.62 20.96 —.94 

PepsiCo .64 15880 44.99 44.74 44.83 —.13 

Pfizer .60 135782 30.66 29.96 30.26 —.62 

Pier 1 .32f 23122 19.48 18.53 18.80 —1.95 

ProctG 1.82f 41767 91.38 89.82 91.11 +2.31 

Prudentl .40 13964 37.55 35.50 36.43 —1.02 

QwestCm 45496 4.34 4.08 4.17 —.23 

RiteAid 27380 5.03 4.85 4.90 —.09 

SAP AG .16e 15055 34.15 33.65 33.92 —.14 

SBC Com 1.13a 35015 23.26 22.91 23.17 +.22 

STMicro .08e 18277 24.81 24.37 24.67 +.42 

Safeway 15344 25.30 24.81 25.25 +.44 

SchergPl .22m 27825 15.30 14.95 15.25 —.04 

Schlmb .75 18177 48.83 47.65 47.81 —1.02 

Schwab .06f 15934 11.45 11.25 11.36 +.01 

Sears .92 20392 46.08 45.31 45.38 —.97 

ShawGp 17355 11.12 10.50 11.00 +.53 

Solectrn 19911 6.26 6.15 6.19 —.07 

Solutia .04 15400 4.86 4.24 4.55 +.33 

SwstAirl .02 12318 17.67 17.39 17.65 +.15 

SprntFON .50 13620 15.20 14.85 14.89 —.11 

SprntPCS 54473 5.70 5.45 5.63 +.09 

TJX .14 18124 22.04 21.38 21.73 —.31 

TaiwSemi 30863 12.00 11.74 11.93 +.17 

Target .28f 19753 41.70 40.58 40.59 —.95 

TenetHlt 21928 16.16 15.91 15.98 —.17 

Teradyn 18356 19.03 17.90 18.95 +1.00 

TexInst .09 42164 23.97 23.60 23.72 +.07 

Travel A .32f 16818 15.98 15.69 15.77 —.03 

TycoIntl .05 36788 20.96 20.75 20.81 —.09 

US Bancrp .82 13226 24.15 23.80 23.96 —.14 

Univision 13484 39.11 37.81 38.01 —.03 

UnumProv .30 12306 14.98 14.71 14.83 +.06 

VerizonCm 1.54 28620 36.88 36.20 36.73 +.48 

ViacomB .24 15900 46.48 45.75 46.23 +.46 

Vodafone .29e 13730 18.70 18.53 18.62 +.27 

Wachovia 1.40f 18987 42.76 42.35 42.37 —.36 

WalMart .36 49050 60.75 59.74 59.85 —.13 

Walgrn .17f 16928 32.20 31.50 31.70 —.50 

WellsFrgo 1.80f 16086 51.50 50.88 50.96 —.51 

WDigitl 17115 11.40 11.20 11.26 +.10 

WmsCos .04 15053 9.18 9.01 9.06 —.13 

Wyeth .92 12855 44.46 43.95 44.34 —.01 

Xerox 12181 11.00 10.87 10.88 —.07 

Local interest stocks 

Courtesy of 

US Bancorp Piper Jaffray 

Midday quotes, EST 

ABS 22.2 1.24 

BKH 32.89 -0.41 

BNI 29.09 -0.19 

BR 48.48 -0.22 

CAG 21.95 -0.04 

CFBX 28.51 0.01 

CVX 73.94 0 

CSCO 20.7 0.46 

DISH 38.61 0.3 

EMC 13.23 -0.03 

GAB 7.77 0.07 

HDI 49.09 0.79 

INTC 28.39 0.17 

JCP 22.06 -0.49 

KEY 27.22 0.08 

LVLT 5.21 -0.06 

HD 33.79 1 

MDU 34.7 -0.17 

MSFT 28.37 0.07 

Q 4.19 -0.21 

RAS 24 -0.24 

RTP 89.97 -0.3 

SLB 47.65 -1.18 

SPI 23.36 0.16 

SUNW 4.12 0.04 

SWY 25.24 0.43 

TY 15.37 0 

UNP 61 -0.3 

USB 23.96 -0.14 

WGR 38.51 -0.54 

XEL 15 0.16 

_______ _______ 

DJIA 9572.74 4.28 

VOLN 578.94 ____ 

SPX _1025.99______ -.028 

COMP 1859.5 6.6 

TIME 11.43 ____ 

rate. The revised reading was better than the 6.4 percent 

growth rate economists were predicting and marked the 

largest increase since the first quarter of 2002. 

In the second report, the department said new applications 

for jobless benefits jumped by a seasonally 

adjusted 15,000 to 413,000 for the work week ending 

Aug. 30. 

The rise propelled claims to their highest point since 

the week ending July 12 and pushed them above 

400,000, a level associated with a weak job market. In 

the prior two weeks, claims managed to move below 

that threshold, raising hopes among economists that the 

pace of layoffs was slowing. 

Although recent economic reports have displayed 

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signs that the economy is rebounding, businesses still 

remain cautious, especially when it comes to hiring 

workers, economists said. They want profits to improve 

and they want to feel more confident about the vigor of 

the rebound before they go on a hiring spree, analysts 

say. 

Economists expect the nation’s unemployment rate 

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Livestock Futures 

CHICAGO (AP) — Futures trading on the Chicago 

Mercantile Exchange Wed: 


CATTLE 

40,000 lbs.; cents per lb. 

Sep 84.80 86.30 84.80 86.30 +1.50 

Oct 83.50 84.82 83.45 84.82 +1.50 

Nov 82.00 82.90 82.00 82.90 +1.25 

Dec 81.37 82.87 81.25 82.87 +1.50 

Feb 79.75 81.32 79.70 81.17 +1.32 

Apr 77.67 78.90 77.60 78.77 +1.22 

Jun 72.60 73.60 72.50 73.55 +1.00 

Aug 72.50 72.75 72.50 72.55 +.45 

Est. sales 17,650. Tue.’s sales 15,459 


FEEDER CATTLE 


Sep 96.25 97.50 96.25 97.45 +1.03 

Oct 94.15 95.67 94.10 95.55 +1.38 

Nov 92.52 94.10 92.50 94.10 +1.50 

Jan 89.00 90.30 89.00 90.12 +1.25 

Mar 87.45 88.45 87.40 88.40 +1.00 

Apr 86.80 87.70 86.80 87.70 +1.30 

May 86.45 87.70 86.40 87.50 +1.10 



HOGS,LEAN 


Oct 55.17 55.90 54.90 55.77 +.60 

Dec 54.30 55.20 53.95 55.10 +.75 

Feb 55.85 56.60 55.75 56.57 +.55 

Apr 58.55 59.20 58.55 59.20 +.33 

May 62.00 62.50 61.95 62.50 +.30 

Jun 64.05 64.90 64.00 64.77 +.37 

Jul 61.85 62.20 61.70 62.20 +.23 

Aug 59.70 59.75 59.70 59.75 +.25 

Oct 53.60 53.70 53.60 53.70 +.10 

Last spot 52.62 



PORK BELLIES 


Feb 83.80 83.80 82.27 82.90 —1.17 

Mar 83.00 83.00 82.50 82.50 —.80 

May 83.75 —.55 

Jul 85.75 —.25 

year low of 1 percent when its meets on Sept. 16. Low 

short-term rates, along with President Bush’s third tax 

cut, should induce consumers and businesses to step up 

spending and investment, thus boosting economic 

growth, analysts say. 

The 6.8 percent productivity growth rate registered in 

the second quarter was three times faster than the 2.1 

percent growth rate posted in the first quarter, which 

from an economic perspective is good news. 

For the economy’s long-term health and rising living 

standards, solid productivity gains are crucial. They 

allow the economy to grow faster without triggering 

inflation. Companies can’t pay workers more without 

raising prices, which would eat up those wage gains. 

Identity theft cost consumers 

and businesses $53B last year 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Identity 

theft cost consumers and businesses 

$53 billion last year, the Federal Trade 

Commission says in the most comprehensive 

government study of the 

increasing problem. 

A survey in March and April of 

4,057 randomly selected adults suggests 

that during that period 27.3 million 

people were victimized when 

someone made unauthorized charges 

on their credit cards, took money from 

their bank accounts, or obtained a credit 

card or official document in their 

name. 

Last year, based on the survey, 9.9 

million Americans were victims of 

identity theft, costing them $5 billion 

and businesses and financial institutions 

$48 billion. 

The FTC has set up a Web site with 

tips on how to avoid identity theft, 

www.consumer.gov/idtheft, and urges 

consumers to carefully review their 

credit card statements each month, 

destroy charge slips rather than simply 

throw them in the trash, and check their 

accounts annually with the three credit 

reporting bureaus. 

‘‘The best thing to do is be careful 

about who you give your credit card 

to,’’ Howard Beales, the FTC’s consumer 

protection director, said 

Wednesday. ‘‘Keep up with your 

receipts.’’ 

Beales said the number of victims 

was higher than he expected. In 2002, 

for example, the FTC received 161,819 

complaints about identity theft. 

Est. sales 275. Tue.’s sales 227 


Wheat Futures 

KANSAS CITY (AP) —Wheat futures on the Kansas 

City Board of Trade Wed: 


WHEAT 


Sep 359 3/4 360 355 1/2 356 1/2 —2 1/2 

Dec 371 1/2 372 366 1/2 368 1/4 —3 

Mar 379 1/2 379 1/2 373 3/4 375 —2 

May 365 366 364 364 —1 1/4 

Jul 342 1/2 343 1/2 340 1/2 341 1/4 — 3/4 



Metals 

NEW YORK (AP) — Spot nonferrous metal prices 

Wednesday. 

Aluminum - 65.8 cents per lb., London Metal Exch. Wed. 

Copper - $80.0 Cathode full plate, U.S. destinations. 

Copper -82.45 cents per lb., N.Y. Merc spot Wed. 

Lead - $510.50 per metric ton, London Metal Exch. 

Zinc - 39.60-40.10 cents lb., delivered. 

Gold - $370.00 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). 

Gold - $373.90 troy oz., NY Merc spot Wed. 

Silver - $5.070 Handy & Harman (only daily quote). 

Silver - $5.060 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Wed. 

Mercury - $175.00 per 76 lb flask, N.Y. 

Platinum - $708.00 troy oz., N.Y. (contract). 

Platinum $714.60 troy oz., N.Y. Merc spot Wed. 

n.q.-not quoted, n.a.-not available. 

Cash Grain 

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Wheat 204,874 bushels: 

5 1/4 cents lower to 1 3/4 cents higher; No. 2 hard 3.53 

1/2-3.71 1/2n; No. 3 3.42 1/2-3.70 1/2n; No. 2 red 

wheat 3.48 1/2-3.84 1/2n; No. 3 3.37 1/2-3.83 1/2n. 

Corn 102,890 bushels: 3 1/2 cents higher to 5 1/4 

cents higher; No. 2 white 2.57-2.59n; No. 2 yellow 2.25 

1/2-2.32n. No. 3 2.05 1/2-2.31n. 

No. 2 milo 4.12-4.36n. 

Soybeans 1,893 bushels: 1/2 cent lower to 4 cents 

higher; No. 1 soybeans 5.56 1/2-5.93n. 

Hoppers 68.00-70.00. 

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Opinion THE 

SHERIDAN Press Thursday, 

Letters 

Write to State Lands Office 

to get rid of signs along U.S. 14 

Editor: 

Anyone wanting to get rid of the orange and black 

signs advertising “jerky and toilet” on U.S. Highway 14 

west of Dayton near Steamboat Rock can write to: 

Fred Pannell, Appraisal Supervisor, Office of 

State Lands and Investments, 122 W. 25th St., 

Herschler Building, 3rd West, Cheyenne, WY 82002. 

Jaynie Spell 

Sheridan 

Thanks Press for article 

on young dancers 

Editor: 

First I’d like to thank The Sheridan Press for 

printing a well-written article about our son, Jordan 

Marzilli-Quintana, and his partner, Jessie Wyatt, who 

recently competed at the U.S. Amateur National 

Dance Championships in Minnesota, where they 

ranked fourth in the entire country! 

Speaking as Jordan’s parents and as both of the 

kids’ coaches, we were indeed proud to be the only 

people from Wyoming at such a prestigious event. 

Ballroom dancing has definitely swept the nation 

Forget the British; 

‘The Birds’ are coming 

A year or so back it was pigeons. Before that, it 

was starlings. Now it’s starlings again. 

A Wyoming Avenue resident complained to 

Sheridan’s City Council this week about starlings in 

nearby trees dropping poop all over the place and generally 

converting her residence from a home into a 

king-size loo for birds. 

Pigeons have created the same kind of problems in 

downtown Sheridan. 

So far it’s just messy, but there’s a reason 

Hitchcock’s movie, “The Birds,” scared the daylights 

out of everybody in 1963 with its images of birds of 

all shapes and sizes attacking people. 

We can believe it could happen. 

I’m not anti-bird. I like 

most of them — from sparrows 

and finches and robins to 

the big birds of prey like 

hawks and eagles. I even have 

a sneaking respect for 

pigeons. 

Any creature smart enough 

and resourceful enough to 

adapt itself to not only live, 

but thrive in cities amid tall 

buildings and traffic rushes is 

Pat 

Blair 

Columnist 

deserving of our respect. 

But a lot of paleontologists 

say there is more than enough 

proof to convince them that 

birds are descendants of 

dinosaurs. 

Take a look at the robin singing its little feathered 

heart out in your back yard and think: T-rex. 

Doesn’t THAT just give you a whole new perspective 

on those creatures fluttering around the bird feeders 

and splashing in your bird bath! 

One of the problems with starlings, of course, is 

that they’re not native to the United States. They trace 

their ancestry back to Europe. The only reason they’re 

here at all is that, in the early 1890s, a society organized 

that apparently admired birds and Shakespeare 

(or maybe the other way around). 

That group, it seems, dedicated itself to introducing 

into America all of the birds mentioned in the works 

of Shakespeare. 

According to information on various Internet sites 

devoted to starlings (and there are a lot of them!), 

attempts were made as early as 1850 to introduce starlings 

in the Northeast and on the West Coast, but those 

were not successful. 

The Shakespeare group succeeded where others 

had failed. It imported approximately 100 starlings 

and set them free in New York City’s Central Park. 

The starlings, of course, didn’t stay there. With no 

natural enemies here to keep their numbers in check, 

they spread. And spread. And spread. 

Today starlings range from Alaska to Florida to 

northern Mexico, and — again according to the 

Internet — number in the 200 million range, all 

descended from those 100 birds imported in the 1890s. 

It was the population explosion of starlings in the 

United States that prompted passage of federal laws 

controlling the importation of alien birds. 

Sheridan, of course, is not alone in battling starlings 

— or pigeons. Shreveport, La., officials last 

month, after trying at least six or seven other methods 

of getting rid of the pesky birds in their city, hired a 

Texas-based company to try driving the birds away 

with gunshots. 

So far there are no reports on whether the effort has 

been successful. At last count, it appeared the score 

was city of Shreveport zilch, starlings several hundred. 

Sheridan city officials have tried in years past to 

bring the starlings (and pigeons) under control. Both 

problems still exist. Starlings and pigeons seem more 

than able to hold their own against anything we can 

throw at them. 

We should all be grateful the finches on our windowsills 

are not as big as T-rex. 

and is increasing in popularity as each year passes; 

this is exactly why we feel responsible to keep the 

community of Sheridan up to date on Jordan and 

Jessie’s progress as they continue to take the world of 

ballroom dance competitions by storm! 

Because of your article, we’ve had an enormous 

response from people in the community asking how 

they can help. 

We are currently in the process of raising funds 

for the kids, searching for sponsors, since the expenses 

involved with the sport tend to run extremely high, 

since all competitions are out of state, and professional 

costuming (which is required) is very expensive. 

My husband, Julio, and I, along with Jessie’s parents, 

L.E. and Dana Wyatt, are working diligently to 

raise the required funds in order for the kids to keep 

progressing in their dancing, grateful to the community 

for their continued support. 

If anyone is interested in sponsoring the kids at 

any one of a variety of levels, or if there are any 

questions, the number to our studio is 674-4061. 

Above all, both Jordan and Jessie take great pride 

in representing our little town each time they travel 

and compete. Our goal as parents and coaches is to 

keep the community informed, since we realize ballroom 

dancing has not swept through here — yet! 

And we are grateful each and every time the kids 

are in the newspaper, allowing the public to read all 

In hip and nonjudgmental 

California, Democrats are suddenly 

expressing shock over Arnold 

Schwarzenegger’s past sex life, his 

father’s politics, and the example 

that his movies may have set for the 

young. Sen. 0Dianne Feinstein 

expresses alarm over the fact that 

Arnold used ugly-looking military 

weapons in movies about military 

combat. Democrats are shocked, 

shocked. 

Voters ought to be disgusted, disgusted. 

With the state’s financial 

disasters and Californians fleeing to 

other states by the hundreds of thousands, 

you might think there might 

be something more serious to discuss 

than Schwarzenegger’s private life, 

his movies or his father’s politics. 

The old “lack of experience” 

game that politicians like to play 

against any newcomer doesn’t have 

quite as much weight any more, 

when you see what a monumental 

mess the experienced, lifelong 

politicians like Gov. Gray Davis 

have made. There could even be a 

lesson here for people in other 

states. When politicians talk about 

being “experienced,” the question 

should be asked: Experienced in 

doing what? 

In deceiving the public? Evading 

responsibility? Claiming credit for 

what happens that is good and blaming 

others for whatever happens that 

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Sowell 

Columnist 

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about these two gifted dancers who have such a great 

future before them, two Sheridan youths who are 

proud to represent such a fantastic place! 

Thank you. 

Julio and Suzanna Quintana 


Non-natural food 

additives are dangerous 

Editor: 

It seems my research on cancer and other diseases 

is not worth even discussing! 

I write letters trying to stop chemicals in our food 

— man-made chemicals added to practically everything 

we eat. 

Food is sweetened and salted to sell, to make 

money! It is poison, man-made sweets, sugar and 

corn syrup, light and heavy fructose corn syrup. 

It’s added to food, it’s deadly, it’s dangerous, 

causing cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, arthritis. 

It’s poisoning people to the same extent as mad 

cow disease to cattle — it’s in our food. Putting anything 

in our food that is not natural is dangerous. 

When 20 out of 25 people in a hospital have cancer, 

heart disease and diabetes, the disease comes 

from our grocery store. 

is bad? 

Experience in 

spin or smoke 

and mirrors? 

Let’s not 

forget that the 

people who 

succeeded in 

creating the 

United States 

of America — 

against all odds 

— were not 

career politicians. 

Yet they 

succeeded not only in freeing the 

American Colonies from the control 

of 

the British Empire, they created a 

constitution that has enabled this to 

remain a free country for more than 

two centuries. 

There is no need to try to compare 

Arnold Schwarzenegger with the 

Founding Fathers. The California voters’ 

choice will be between him and a 

couple of hack politicians like 

Gov.Gray Davis and Lt. Gov. Cruz 

Bustamante. 

Polls have been bouncing around 

so much that it is hard to see how this 

election will turn out. And federal 

courts have been bouncing around so 

much that it is hard to know when the 

election will take place. The Voting 

Rights Act, designed to keep blacks 

from being denied the vote in the 

MALLARD FILMORE by Bruce Tinsley 

South decades ago, has now become a 

legal nightmare in California, where 

the approval of the U.S. Department 

of Justice is needed for this special 

election. 

But what about Arnold 

Schwarzenegger? What kind of governor 

would he be, if and when the feds 

allow a vote to take place? 

Everyone seems to be agreed that 

Arnold is no Ronald Reagan. 

Schwarzenegger is a social liberal 

on things like abortion but a fiscal 

conservative in the sense of knowing 

that you can’t drive businesses and 

productive citizens out of the state 

without seeing the taxes they pay 

leave with them. This is not rocket 

science but it might as well be as far 

as left coast politicians are concerned. 

The big problem is that, even if 

Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes governor, 

the state Legislature will still be 

in the hands of liberal-left Democrats, 

who think that they can impose all 

sorts of regulations, red tape and ever 

higher taxes on businesses and productive 

citizens without worrying 

about who will leave the state. 

What could a Gov. Schwarzenegger 

do about that? He could veto reckless 

spending bills and — more important 

— use the bully pulpit of his veto 

messages to educate the public to what 

is going on and to the fact that 

there is no free lunch. 

Although he would be stuck with 

4 

September 4, 2003 

I opened up a can of salmon and threw it out, too 

salty — salt is too dangerous to eat. Salt cures all 

dead meat, salt cures any meat, salt in the human 

body starts its deadly descent. 

The blood veins, stomach, colon, prostate, all 

reproductive organs are a prime target. Sweets eaten 

with salt provide nourishment for cancer and tumors 

to grow. 

Just look at all the salt in our salmon, soups, 

chili, and canned meats. 

Sugar and corn fructose corn syrup are artificially 

made; man-made it’s the worst additive put in our 

food to sell. 

Our fruits and vegetables should be canned naturally, 

completely free of any chemicals, only water, 

no salt, no sweeteners, no coloring, no acid. 

Just look at all the government housing, complete 

apartments, institutions for the handicapped, crippled, 

mentally retarded people. It’s a visible example 

of our food that desperately needs some immediate 

attention. 

Sugar beets are planted and raised in the millions 

of tons, what for, what good are they? It’s even 

wrong to feed them to animals, let alone to humans. 

Dean Joslyn 


Dems shocked, shocked by Arnold’s past antics 

filling out the remaining years of Gray 

Davis’ term, he would not be stuck 

with the current state Legislature for 

all that time, since there will be legislative 

elections during the governor’s 

term. 

Educating the voter might affect 

those elections. 

Some Republicans worry that 

California is in such a mess that there 

is little that anyone can do in three 

short years to turn things around, least 

of all a Republican governor with an 

overwhelmingly Democratic 

Legislature. 

Those Republicans who think like 

this would prefer to leave the 

Democrats in charge, to stew in their 

own juices and be left totally discredited 

when the next elections come 

around. 

It may be too close to call but I will 

vote for Arnold and hope for the 

best. 

To find out more about Thomas 

Sowell and read features by other 

Creators Syndicate columnists and 

cartoonists, visit the Creators 

Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. 

Thomas Sowell is a 

senior fellow at the Hoover 

Institution, Stanford University, 

Stanford, CA 94305. His Web site is 

www.tsowell.com. 

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Even established 

landscapes can get 

by with less water 

I would like to 

expand on what can be 

done to cut back on the 

amount of water used in 

landscapes. Even if you 

already have a wellestablished 

landscape, 

you can substantially 

reduce water use by following 

some simple 

steps to make changes in 

your yard. 

First survey your yard and 

observe turf grass areas that are difficult 

to water and maintain. Areas 

that do not receive as much water as 

others may be good candidates for a 

change from turf to other plantings, 

such as low-water ground covers, 

shrubs or garden flowers. 

Steep slopes, especially those on 

south and west exposures, waste 

water through runoff and evaporation. 

These areas can be converted 

to ground covers that tolerate the 

exposure and thrive with less water 

than most turf grasses. They also 

are easier to maintain because you 

won't need to mow them. 

Study the normal foot traffic 

areas in your yard, including play 

areas for children and pets. These 

areas are best left in turf grasses that 

can take the wear. Other areas, however, 

can be converted to shrub borders, 

flower gardens and non-turf 

ground covers that use less water. 

Look for lawn areas that do 

poorly because of heavy shade from 

trees or structures. Rather than keep 

these areas in turf, plant alternative 

ground covers that tolerate the 

shade or, if the location is appropriate, 

install a patio or raised deck. 

Mark off unwanted turf areas 

with a string and stakes or a garden 

hose. Do not leave sharp angles or 

small strips that are difficult to 

water without overlapping into nonturf 

areas. Modify your sprinkling 

system so water is applied only to 

the turf you retain. 

In areas where you plan to use 

mulches, or if you are going to plant 

on a steep slope, leave the killed 

grass in place. The dead grass and 

its roots and runners help reduce 

soil erosion until the new planting is 

established. 

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In the 

Garden 

By Scott 

Hininger 

Sheridan County 

Extension Educator 

reduce future weed growth, cover 

the dead grass with about 5 inches 

of mulch, such as wood chips or 

bark chunks. Spot treat with 

glyphosate — such as Roundup or 

Keenup — any grass and weeds that 

sprout through the mulch. As the 

dead grass decays, it contributes 

organic matter to the soil. 

Native plants if well-mulched 

after the first year rarely need any 

supplemental moisture, except 

maybe in July and August. 

Drip systems can be a good way 

to water non-turf areas and reduce 

water use. Most are easy to install 

and modify. Drip irrigation kits are 

available at most garden centers. 

They allow you to water each plant 

separately. You can enlarge the system 

as plants grow or as new plants 

are added. 

Use drip systems to maintain 

constant moisture in the plant root 

zone. Do not use them to "water in" 

new plantings. New plantings need 

rapid, deep watering that is best 

done by hand. Once the soil has settled 

around a new plant, the drip 

system can maintain moisture. 

Low ground covers for hot, steep 

slopes include silver mound sage, 

buffalo grass, yellow ice plant, blue 

fescue, creeping juniper, low growing 

penstemon, creeping phlox, 

lavender-cotton, woolly thyme, 

prostrate speedwell. 

Plants for narrow planting strips 

include Carpathian harebell, lily-ofthe-valley, 

sweet woodruff, 

Japanese honeysuckle, creeping 

Oregon grape, periwinkle. Caution: 

These plants can be invasive if kept 

too moist. 

These are just some examples to 

consider, and remember to pick 

plants that are rated Zone 2, 3 or 4. 

At the Senior Center 

Here are the events scheduled next week at the Sheridan Senior 

Citizens Center, 211 Smith St: 

■ Tuesday — Sheridan Physical Therapy's topic for the month is 

Lower Back Pain. Program starts at 12:45 p.m. 

■ Wednesday — Tour of Fort Phil Kearny and Story Park. Bus 

is filled. 

■ Thursday — Wyoming Rehab, "Healthy You" presents information 

on occupational therapy. 

■ Friday — Lindon Quinn from the Republican Women hosts a 

nonpartisan roundtable on realistic options to the rising cost of property 

taxes. Program begins at 12:30 p.m. 

Local news? Call The 

Sheridan Press at 672-2431. 

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LEADERSHIP TRAINING — Evelyn Ebzery of Sheridan, left, and Shawn Taylor, center, of Cheyenne 

work on a Leadership Wyoming class project with Shaun Andrikopoulos of Jackson during a recent orientation 

session at the University of Wyoming. Ebzery is among 40 Wyoming residents participating in 

this session of Leadership Wyoming, a Wyoming Heritage Foundation and UW program intended to 

provide participants with experience in trusteeship, issue awareness and leadership skills during the 

next nine months. Class members will participate in eight sessions totaling 180 hours of training in 

Laramie, Jackson, Gillette, Lander, Rock Springs, Cheyenne, Casper and Sheridan. 

Crisis-intervention 

training scheduled 

at A&R Center 

Crisis-intervention training 

starts Sept. 16 for individuals 

interested in volunteering at the 

Advocacy & Resource Center — 

formerly the Women's Center — 

in Sheridan. 

Training will be every 

Tuesday and Thursday evening 

through Oct. 14. More information 

is available from the Center, 

672-7471. 

Topics covered during training 

will include domestic violence, 

sexual assault, child abuse, 

elder abuse, working with disenfranchised 

populations, animal 

abuse, listening skills and local 

resources. 

The Advocacy & Resource 

Center exists to empower people 

affected by domestic violence, 

sexual assault and other forms of 

violence, according to Executive 

Director Charlotte Jenkins. 

People Briefs 

Goal is to provide volunteers 

with the skills needed to be on 

the Center's crisis line, Jenkins 

said. Volunteers choose the number 

of evenings and/or weekends 

each month they would be available 

to answer calls and assist 

individuals. 

Training sessions are at the 

Advocacy & Resource Center, 

136 Coffeen Ave. 

Insulin Users meet 

The Sheridan Insulin Users 

Group will meet at 9 a.m. 

Saturday at the Sheridan Palace, 

138 N. Main St. in downtown 

Sheridan. 

The focus of the meeting will 

be fall recipes to share. 

Meetings are for individuals 

who manage their diabetes 

through daily insulin adjustments, 

along with their families. The 

meetings are for insulin users of 

any age and there is no charge to 

attend. 

Wallace on mend after fall 

NEW YORK (AP) — Veteran 

‘‘60 Minutes’’ newsman Mike 

Wallace is on the mend after slipping 

on a jetty, falling and hitting 

his head while on vacation. 

Wallace walked away from the 

accident, which took place in mid- 

August in Martha’s Vineyard, but 

was later checked into a hospital for 

a few days for observation, CBS 

News spokesman Kevin Tedesco 

said Wednesday. 

Doctors pronounced Wallace 

healthy, but the correspondent said 

that ‘‘my hearing, memory and 

sight have suffered.’’ 

While recovering, the newsman 

participated in a panel discussion 

about ‘‘60 Minutes’’ at Fordham 

University Wednesday, and accepted 

a lifetime achievement award 

from the National Television 

Academy. 

He’s researching stories for the 

newsmagazine’s upcoming season 

and will begin conducting interviews 

next week, Tedesco said. 

Veterans Service 

officer visits 

Sheridan Friday 

Wyoming State Veterans 

Service Officer Barry D. Gasdek 

will be in Sheridan from 10 a.m. 

until 3 p.m. Friday to assist local 

veterans with claim forms, applications 

for awards and certificates 

and other matters relating to 

their military service. 

Gasdek will be in the main 

lobby, first floor, of the Sheridan 

County Courthouse. 

Reiki group meets 

Practitioners of reiki, a form 

of natural healing, are invited to 

an evening of reiki Wednesday at 

the Holistic Health Center, 90 S. 

Main, in Buffalo. 

The meeting is open to the 

public. 

Dr. Ray Leugers 

LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST 

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Our family was overwhelmed with the outpouring of 

generosity and love from our community and friends 

following the death of Leo. Our thanks go out to all 

who brought food, sent cards, offered prayers, made 

calls, provided flowers, made donations, attended the 

service and offered help or assistance in any way. As 

we sadly put our loved one to rest, we felt your loving 

arms of compassion around us. God bless you all! 

The Family of Leo Schmaus 

Marcyes, Leo D., Jason, Gretchen 

Marta & Kirby Ostler and Children 

Jack & Carol Bailey, Sharon Richards 

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New 

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Tanner Eugene 

Anderson 

Tanner Eugene Anderson 

was born Aug. 31, 2003, in 

Memorial Hospital of 

Sheridan County to Travis and 

Melodi Anderson of Sheridan. 

He weighed 8 pounds, 2.5 

ounces. 

His grandparents are 

Richard and Julie Moline and 

Tom and Kathy Anderson, all 

of Sheridan. 

He joins a sister, Sidnee 

Anderson. 

Cuban band 

featured 

Tuesday 

at the WYO 

The seven-piece Valle Son will 

entertain Sheridan audiences with 

the traditional Son music of Cuba 

Tuesday at the WYO Theater. 

Performance is at 8 p.m., and 

tickets are on sale at the WYO Box 

Office. Prices are $12 for adults, 

$10 for seniors and students. 

The group is from Vinales, a 

village in the tobacco-growing 

highlands of Pinar del Rio 

Province. 

Lazaro, one of the band's four 

core members, is the group's vocalist, 

backed by tight harmonies from 

the band, according to the WYO's 

newsletter, the Marquee. 

The group has a distinct instrumental 

sound flavored by Maribel, 

another of the core members, on 

the bassoon. 

Remaining core members are 

Livan on the saxophone and 

Livan's brother, Jesus, who plays 

rhythm guitar and acts as the 

group's manager. Other members 

of Valle Son are guitarist Pedro, 

string bass player Antonio and percussionist 

Royet. 

The group recorded its first 

album, "Son de Cuba," when it 

toured the Yukon in 2000. 

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SHERIDAN Press Comics 6 

Thursday, September 4, 2003 

OR BETTER or FOR WORSE® by Lynn Johnston 

Dr. Gott Dr. Peter Gott 

MARY WORTH by John Saunders and Joe Giella 

ORN LOSER® by Art and Chip Sansom 

ARFIELD by Jim Davis 

RANK & ERNEST® by Bob Thaves 

EX MORGAN, M.D. by Woody Wilson and Tony DiPreta 

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Please be advised that this column frankly discusses 

sexual intimacy. 

DEAR DR. GOTT: Can you help put to rest a debate 

that has been in our marriage for 20 

years? What is the frequency of normal 

sex for a couple? I'm looking for 

an honest, reasonable answer. Is weekly, 

every other week or even once a 

month realistic? 

DEAR READER: After almost 40 

years in practice, I'm still unable to 

give a consistent answer to this question, 

which I am often asked. There is 

simply too much individual variation 

in behavior. 

Most couples strike a balance that works for them, 

depending on their ages and personal needs. I know 

some couples in their 60s who enjoy sex several times a 

week. For them, this pattern is ideal; it suits them. On 

the other hand, I also know couples in their 30s and 40s 

who have sex once or twice a month. While this may 

not appeal much to the average person, they are happy 

with the arrangement. 

It goes without saying that younger people usually 

have more frequent sex than do middle-aged couples. 

But, over time, this pattern changes, because of age, 

familiarity, illness or other factors. Some people are 

more "sexy" than others, who can take it or leave it. 

Most adults vary in their sexual activity: less when they 

are stressed or tired, more when they are relaxed or on 

vacation. 

If pressed, I'd say that the majority of healthy, mid- 

DEAR ABBY: I'm writing to 

raise awareness about a serious and 

widespread problem -- student credit 

card debt. Young adults, who are 

often "credit card illiterate," are 

inundated with credit card offers 

once they set foot on college campuses. 

Parents need to understand that 

their college-bound teens will be 

able to obtain multiple credit cards 

even if they have no prior credit history, 

no employment and no cosigner. 

Many students then face 

life-altering consequences because 

of excessive credit card debt, such 

as dropping out of school, defaulting 

on school loans, or graduating 

with a poor credit rating or looming 

bankruptcy. Credit card debt can 

also cause psychological depression 

and contribute to lower GPAs and 

increased substance abuse. 

It is vital that parents educate 

their children about responsible 

credit card use BEFORE they leave 

for college. Financial literacy 

should also be taught in high 

schools so that 

young adults fully 

understand the 

costs of credit and 

the consequences 

of irresponsible 

credit card use. 

Students who graduate 

with poor 

credit ratings are 

likely to have difficulty renting 

apartments and receiving competitive-rate 

loans. They may even have 

limited employment opportunities. 

Thank you for sharing this 

important information with your 

readers. -- CAROL A. CAROLAN, 

Ph.D., CENTER FOR STUDENT 

CREDIT CARD EDUCATION 

INC. 

DEAR DR. CAROLAN: I hope 

both parents and students will heed 

dle-aged adults enjoy sex once or twice a week, on 

average. Understandably, there are many people whose 

patterns fall outside this average. This is not "abnormal." 

Couples who can't seem to agree on an appropriate 

schedule can often be helped by counseling. 

The important feature to remember, I suppose, is not 

the frequency of the sex act. Rather, it's the quality of 

the event and what it means to the participants. 

Mechanical, frequent sex is not as appealing to most of 

us as is the sensitive expression of emotional and physical 

closeness, reflecting respect, love and intimacy. 

Therefore, almost any pattern of frequency is "realistic." 

Sorry, that's the best I can do. 

Let's talk about a more manageable topic, such as 

how often people eat chocolate. 

To give you related information, I am sending you a 

copy of my Health Report "Where to Find Sex 

Information." Other readers who would like a copy 

should send a long, self-addressed, stamped envelope 

and $2 to Newsletter, P.O. Box 167, Wickliffe, OH 

44092. Be sure to mention the title. 

DEAR DR. GOTT: Is it possible to remove abdominal 

fat and use it in another area of the body, such as the 

calves of the legs? I suppose this is more a daydream 

than a possibility, but I'm interested in your opinion. 

DEAR READER: Body fat can be transplanted from 

one part of the body to another, much as any tissue can, 

providing appropriate blood circulation is maintained. 

Fat transplants are not routinely performed because 

there is no reason to do so. Fat cannot masquerade as 

muscle; hence, most reconstructive surgery to accentuate 

the chest and legs utilizes prosthetic material, such 

as silicone or plastic molds filled with water. 

Dear Abby Pauline Phillips and Jeanne Phillips 

your message. An important lesson 

learned last year by a college senior 

bears repeating. Read on: 

DEAR ABBY: In my freshman 

year, I was bombarded with credit 

card applications promising great 

rates and free merchandise for signing 

up. I couldn't resist accepting, 

but promised myself I would use 

credit cards only for emergencies. 

I am now about to graduate and 

owe several thousand dollars on my 

credit cards and have nothing to 

show for it. If I pay only the minimum 

each month, it will take me 12 

years to pay off what I owe. I wish I 

had been given the following tips: 

(1) Live within your means. 

(2) If you cannot pay cash for a 

meal at a restaurant, do not eat out. 

Eat at the school cafeteria or make a 

sandwich. 

(3) The new CD or DVD you 

want will still be around when you 

can afford it. Listen to the radio or 

rent a movie. 

(4) Rather than going to a club 

or movie with a group of friends, 

find inexpensive activities (like 

playing cards or board games) and 

spend your evening enjoying them. 

You'll be amazed at what you can 

save. 

(5) If your college offers a class 

on managing credit and credit cards 

-- take it! If you have already 

resolved never to rely on credit, it 

will reinforce that intelligent decision. 

I hope you deem this letter 

important enough to print, Abby. 

Credit card debt is a huge problem 

for many college students. I should 

know; I'm one of them. -- COL- 

LEGE SENIOR WHO LEARNED 

THE HARD WAY 

Dear Abby is written by Abigail 

Van Buren, also known as Jeanne 

Phillips, and was founded by her 

mother, Pauline Phillips. Write 

Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com 

or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, 

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11 juveniles cited for MIP at party 



BIG HORN — Sheriff’s deputies 

have cited 11 juveniles for minor in 

possession of alcohol, and more citations 

are possible following Saturday 

night’s party in a home near here, 

according to Sheriff Dave Hofmeier. 

A concerned resident notified the 

sheriff’s office about the party shortly 

after midnight. 

When deputies arrived, Hofmeier 

said, the majority of the estimated 60 

juveniles were able to scatter without 

being apprehended. 

“Some of the juveniles looked at 

the deputies and kept doing what they 

were doing, including finishing their 

drinks,” Hofmeier said. 

Hofmeier said some juveniles had 

Reports 

EMORIAL HOSPITAL 

Wednesday 

• Births — daughter to Corey 

nd Anna Nether, Sheridan 

OLICE 

Wednesday 

• Two-vehicle accident, Val 

ista at West Fifth streets, 8 a.m. 

• Two-vehicle accident, 900 

lock Kentucky, 8:22 a.m. 


lock North Main Street, 10:13 a.m. 

• Theft from building, 200 block 

est 10th Street, 11:47 a.m. 

• Abandoned vehicles, 900 block 

larendon Avenue, 12:27 p.m. 

• Animal call, young pigeon actng 

strangely; Sheridan High 

chool, 12:50 p.m. 

• Lost cellular phone, 500 block 

ast Fifth Street, 1:32 p.m. 

• Two bicycles found, Avoca 

lace, 2:49 p.m. 

• One-vehicle accident, Gould at 

andell streets, 3:16 p.m. 

• Vehicle information number 

late stolen, 1500 block North Main 

treet, 3:18 p.m. 

• Accident, 600 block Adair 

venue, 3:31 p.m. 

• Minor in possession, tobacco, 

heridan High School, 3:32 p.m. 


lock Coffeen Avenue, 4:23 p.m. 

• Fight, 500 block East Fifth 


• Damaged property, truck ran 

ver sprinkler system, 900 block 

ibley Circle, 5:41 p.m. 

• Accident, hit-and-run, North 

ould at Brundage streets, 5:41 

.m. 

• Battery, 500 block East Fifth 


• Accident, 1400 block North 

ain Street, 6:58 p.m. 

• Theft from Sheridan High 

chool, 7:11 p.m. 

• Weapons violation, 2300 block 

orth Main Street, 8:01 p.m. 

• Spoon and syringe found in 

otel room, 1100 block Brundage 

ane, 8:10 p.m. 

• Fire in trash container, 300 

lock Pheasant Place, 8:14 p.m. 

• Minor in possession, alcohol, 

eaver Street, 9:22 p.m. 

RRESTS 

Tuesday 

• Nicholas Charles McCalla, 21, 

f Sheridan; probation revocation; 

rrested in district court; sheriff’s 

ffice 

Obituaries 

Delchia 

Neighbors 

Delchia Neighbors, 83, of 

Sheridan died Tuesday, Sept. 2, 

2003, in Sheridan Manor. 

Memorial services will be 10 

a.m. Monday at St. Peter’s 

Episcopal Church with the Rev. 

Ray Clark and the Rev. David 

Duprey officiating. 

Kane Funeral Home is handling 

arrangements. 

Memorials may be made to the 

Cancer Fund for Children in care 

of Karen Green, First Interstate 

Bank, P.O. Box 2007, Sheridan, 

WY 82801. 

Robert K. 

Richardson 

Robert K. Richardson, 76, of 

Sheridan died today, Sept. 4, 

2003, in Westview Health Care 

Center. 

Arrangements are pending 

with Champion Ferries Funeral 

Home. 

Dave 

Hofmeier 

not been drinking 

and were 

released, but 

11 citations 

had been 

issued as of 

Tuesday morning 

and the 

investigation 

was ongoing. 

The party 

was at 5 

Bird Farm 

Road. The 

home is occu- 

pied by Erik Rundberg, 20, and is 

owned by a Big Horn-area real estate 

company. 

Rundberg told The Sheridan Press 

he went to Laramie on Saturday to 

watch his younger brother play soccer, 

and prior to leaving he gave sev- 

Wednesday 

• Patricia Lou Zeiser, 49, of 

Sheridan; contempt of court; 40 

block West 12th Street; Sheridan 

Police Department 

• Michael Bradley Moore, 51, of 

Sheridan; battery; SPD 

• Elwood Martin Ward, 41, 

homeless; disorderly conduct 

(befouling); 2300 block North Main 

Street; SPD 

• Jackie James Nichols Jr., 41, 

homeless; disorderly conduct (public 

intoxication); 2300 block North 

Main Street; SPD 

• Jason Warren Bell, 26, of 

Longview, Wash.; warrant, possession 

of controlled substance, failure 

to appear, possession of paraphernalia; 

Whittier Street and Coffeen 

Avenue; SPD 

SHERIDAN FIRE/RESCUE 

Wednesday 

• Trauma, person fell, 200 block 

E. Works, 12:40 p.m. 

• Trauma, assault, 500 block E. 

Fifth, 5:09 p.m. 

• Little Guy Football standby, 

Thorne-Rider Park, 5:28 p.m. 

• Medical, Dayton Street, 

Ranchester, 9:08 p.m. 

• Medical, 1400 block Birch, 

10:08 p.m. 

JAIL 

The Sheridan County sheriff’s 

office reports 84 inmates in the 50bed 

jail this morning. This population 

includes: 

• Female inmates: 8 

• Number of book-ins previous 

day: 6 

• Number of releases previous 

day: 5 

• Inmates at treatment facilities: 

8 

• Inmates housed at other facilities: 

11 

(Last two items are not counted 

in the daily total.) 

• Number of inmates currently 

not housed in a cell: 35 

SHERIFF 

Wednesday 

• Driving under the influence of 

alcohol, East Ridge Road, 12:48 

a.m. 

• Husband and wife arguing, 

Leopard Street, 4:41 a.m. 

• Suspicious circumstances, Big 

Horn, 7:33 a.m. 

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eral friends permission to use the 

home. 

“I gave a few of them permission 

to come over and hang out but not to 

have a party like this,” Rundberg 

said. 

Rundberg said he returned home 

Saturday night to find a home full of 

young people, which upset him. 

“They broke a window, and 

somebody stole a key off my keyboard 

to the computer,” Rundberg 

said. “I was trying to get people to 

leave, and then I left myself because I 

didn’t want the heat that it would put 

on me.” 

Rundberg said he wasn’t drinking 

at the party and had been back in the 

home for about 30 minutes before 

leaving. 

Rundberg added that he didn’t 

think the party was a “big enough 

Circuit Court 

MARY “JANE” AZLEIN 

January 22, 1956 - August 15, 2003 

Mary “Jane” Azlein, 47, of Ranchester, passed 

away on Friday, August 15, 2003 at Omaha 

University Hospital, Nebraska, following heart 

surgery. 

Jane worked at Sheridan College as Hospitality 

Management Program Director for seven years. She 

liked to crochet, travel, cook and spend time with 

her friends, family and pets. 

Jane is survived by her long time companion, Lanny Johnson of 

Ranchester; her brother, Dan and his wife, Debbie Fairfield; her sister, 

Kathy and her husband, Dave Kidder, both of Omaha, Nebraska; and 

nieces and nephews. 

Jane has been cremated and at her request there will be no services. 

Donations may be made to the Sheridan Animal Shelter. 

deal” for citations to be issued or for 

The Sheridan Press to cover. 

“I grew up in Laramie and they 

(authorities) rarely handed out citations. 

They would tell the kids to find 

a sober driver and go home,” said 

Rundberg, who noted that he moved 

here three months ago. 

Informed that more than 10 

Sheridan County young people have 

died in automobile crashes in less 

than two years, and several of the 

wrecks were alcohol-related, 

Rundberg replied, “I didn’t know 

that.” 

Rundberg said he wasn’t cited for 

Saturday’s incident. 

“I would kind of like to keep it 

that way. The party wasn’t exactly 

my idea,” Rundberg said. 

The 11 cases are pending in 

Sheridan Circuit Court. 

Weather 

Low 

tonight 48 High 

tomorrow 95 

Temperatures 

Sheridan Airport 

7 a.m. today 48 

High yesterday 87 

Overnight low 47 

Normal high for this period 77 

Normal low for this period 51 

Highest for date 101/1998 

Lowest for date 31/1962 

Story 77/45 

Big Horn 86/42 

Dayton NA 

Burgess Junction 69/44 

State’s high: 87/Sheridan 

State’s low: 31/Crandall Creek 

Nation’s high: 116/Death Valley, 

Calif. 

Nation’s low: 33/International 

Falls, Minn. 



Two people were injured and a 

third person was arrested for battery 

following two separate fights 

Wednesday evening at the 

Evergreen Inn at 580 E. Fifth St. 

The first fight was reported at 

5:06 p.m. and involved four people. 

Bryon Steve Melton, 39, suffered a 

large tear to his ear and was bleeding 

“heavily” when emergency personnel 

arrived on the scene, according 

to the Sheridan Police 

Department. 

Campbell County Hospital trustees 

under fire after CEO resignation 

GILLETTE (AP) — The 

four trustees who requested 

the resignation of Campbell 

County Memorial Hospital’s 

chief executive officer are taking 

some heat for their decision. 

Petitions calling for the 

reinstatement of Dave Crow 

have started circulating at the 

hospital and in the community, 

and some officials are questioning 

the legality of the decision 

last week. 

‘‘It is ridiculous,’’ said 

trustee George Dunlap, one of 

two trustees who opposed 

Crow’s resignation. ‘‘All (the 

decision) does it create conflict. 

I can’t think of any problems 

(with Crow).’’ 

Trustee Timothy Hallinan 

also disagreed with Friday’s 

decision and has suggested it 

may have violated the board’s 

bylaws. 

According to Crow, hospital 

board chair Arlyn 

Magnuson and vice chair Bill 

Edenfield gave him a letter 

last Friday asking for his resignation 

by 4 p.m. that day. 

The letter stated trustees 

Aug. 18 

• John White Woman, 42, 

Ashland, Mont., battery household 

member, $330, 180 days’ jail, 

defendant allowed to undergo 

inpatient treatment in lieu of jail. 

Aug. 19 

• Toie Linda Conant, 39, no 

address listed, Sheridan, driving 

under the influence of alcohol, 

$880, 180 days’ jail, defendant 

allowed to undergo inpatient treatment 

in lieu of jail. 

Aug. 21 

• Stephen F. Poulsen, 55, 715 

Canby, Sheridan, DUI-alcohol, 

$430, 60 days’ jail suspended, 

one-year probation, obtain substance-abuse 

evaluation, attend 

victim-impact panel Sept. 16 at 

Sheridan College. 

wanted someone to ‘‘take 

them to the next level’’ and 

expressed their dissatisfaction 

with Crow’s leadership. It also 

detailed a substantial severance 

package that, Hallinan 

said, required formal approval 

by the board. 

The four trustees have 

argued the meeting was private 

and their decision informal, 

not an official vote. 

‘‘My understanding is the 

formal contract that was given 

to Dave Crow should have 

been approved by resolution,’’ 

Hallinan said. ‘‘But there was 

no resolution because they say 

there was no vote.’’ 

Edenfield said he believed 

the board’s actions were legal. 

‘‘I think it is,’’ he said. 

‘‘Our legal counsel says it is.’’ 

Members of the community 

and hospital employees, 

however, have started their 

own campaigns to get Crow 

back. 

Resident David Jones first 

circulated a petition supporting 

Crow, which was soon followed 

by a similar document 

from nurse’s aide Faith Martin 

7 


Two people injured, 

a third arrested after 

two separate fights 

asking for Crow’s reinstatement. 

White and teal ribbons — 

the hospital’s colors — have 

also been distributed among 

staff members to show solidarity 

with Crow. 

‘‘Nobody I’ve heard from 

is in favor of (the resignation),’’ 

Martin said. ‘‘Some 

have decided that they want to 

know more before they decide 

whether or not they’re in favor 

of it, but the general consensus 

is that it wasn’t right.’’ 

So far, Martin’s petition 

has drawn 227 signatures. She 

planned to deliver the petition 

to Hallinan once it made the 

rounds. 

Trustees have declined to 

give reasons behind their decision, 

but Dunlap and others 

say the rationale behind a vote 

of no confidence was inadequate. 

‘‘The biggest problem 

everyone has now is that 

nobody knows anything, 

nobody’s being told anything 

and saying that it was a vote of 

no confidence isn’t enough,’’ 

Martin said. 

SHERIDAN AND VICINITY — Tonight clear; low in upper 40s. 

Southwest wind 5-15 mph. Friday mostly sunny; high in mid-90s. 

Northwest wind 5-10 mph. Friday night partly cloudy; 30 percent 

chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Low in upper 40s. 

Saturday and Saturday night partly cloudy; 20 percent chance of rain 

showers and thunderstorms. High in mid-80s, low in mid-50s. Sunday 

partly cloudy; high in mid-80s. 

BIG HORNS — Tonight mostly clear; low in upper 30s. 

Southwest wind 5-15 mph. Friday partly cloudy; high in upper 70s. 

Northwest wind 5-15 mph. Friday night partly cloudy; 20 percent 

chance of rain showers and thunderstorms. Low near 40. Saturday 

and Saturday night partly cloudy; 30 percent chance of showers and 

thunderstorms during the day, becoming 20 percent at night. High in 

upper 60s, low in mid-40s. Sunday partly cloudy; high near 70. 

Big Piney 75/43 

Buffalo 81/55 

Casper 80/48 

Cheyenne 70/49 

Cody 82/57 

Douglas 76/43 

Evanston 76/52 

Gillette 81/55 

Greybull 85/50 

Sunset at Sheridan 7:39 p.m. 

Sunrise tomorrow 6:34 a.m. 

Forecast 

State highs/lows 

Almanac 

Dr. Ben Marchello 

Dr. Kim Fehir 

Travis H. Preszler, PA-C 

Has relocated to 

532 Val Vista St. • Sheridan 

674-5400 Fax: 674-5405 

Effective Aug. 18 th , 2003 

Precipitation 

Past 24 hrs (to midnight) .00 in 

Story .00 in 

Big Horn .00 in 

Dayton NA 

Burgess Junction .00 in 

Moisture for month .00 in 

Normal for month .12 in 

Moisture for year 9.52 in 

Normal for year 10.57 in 

Melton received stitches to his 

face at Memorial Hospital of 

Sheridan County, the report says. 

No charges were filed because 

the subjects gave conflicting stories, 

the report states. 

The second fight occurred about 

50 minutes later and involved different 

subjects, according to police. 

Richard Reynolds, 58, suffered a 

split lip, the report states. 

It adds that Michael Bradley 

Moore, 51, was arrested for battery. 

The report says the incident 

began as an argument, then escalated 

into a physical altercation. 

Sweetwater officials 

upset over county pay 

GREEN RIVER (AP) — Elected Sweetwater 

County officials want changes in how county 

employee pay raises are awarded. 

County Treasurer Robb Slaughter and a number 

of other department heads confronted the 

Sweetwater County Commission on Tuesday 

about the lack of flexibility they have in giving 

pay raises. 

The county pay plan provides a pay scale for 

job duties and time employed. There is no provision 

for merit-based raises. 

‘‘The rigidity of this pay plan has been so bad 

that the elected officials have had to ... manipulate 

the system to accomplish justifiable goals of 

rewarding good workers with pay raises,’’ 

County Attorney Harold Moneyhun said. ‘‘If 

there is manipulation, it’s the fault of the system.’’ 

Slaughter told the commissioners he will not 

approach human resources for future staff pay 

raises, nor will he inflate or add duties to staff 

job descriptions. 

He said the next time the raises are denied by 

County Clerk Bobbi Bailiff, he plans to sue the 

county commission. 

Moneyhun said the county commission has 

no authority to set policy for his office. 

County Commissioner Ted Ware suggested 

the elected officials and commissioners develop 

a pay plan that fits the needs of all. 

The county pay policy was developed to eliminate 

inequities among the departments, county 

director Bob Gordon said. 

Jackson 79/43 

Lake Yellowstone 72/39 

Lander 80/54 

Laramie 71/40 

Rawlins 78/45 

Riverton 79/54 

Rock Springs 76/55 

Torrington 75/48 

Worland 83/49 

Sunset tomorrow 7:38 p.m. 

Expected 

Tomorrow 

Anchorage rain, 59/48 

Atlanta partly cloudy, 84/67 

Billings clear, 94/58 

Casper partly cloudy, 85/54 

Cheyenne clear, 82/51 

Chicago partly cloudy, 73/54 

Dallas/Ft. Worth clear, 87/64 

Denver partly cloudy, 87/55 

New York City pcloudy, 78/64 

Phoenix clear, 107/87 

San Francisco pcloudy, 74/56 

Seattle clear, 81/57 

Current and updated information is available 24 hours on weather Radio WXM46 162.475 

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8 The Sheridan Press, Thursday, September 4, 2003 

County awards $25,000 for 

tree-trimming near airport 



Sheridan County commissioners awarded a 

$25,382 contract to Valley Tree Service 

Tuesday for tree-trimming near Sheridan 

County Airport. 

The Sheridan firm was the only bidder on 

this second bid advertisement, according to 

Airport Manager John Stopka. 

When bids were opened the first time, on 

July 29, Stopka told commissioners, VTS was 

also the lone bidder — at $47,275, which was 

$17,275 above the county engineering office’s 

$30,000 estimate. 

Negotiations followed with the owner of the 

property where the majority of work needs to 

be done, Stopka said. 

“After reaching agreement on a reduced 

quantity of tree removal and replacement, we 

asked Valley Tree Service to submit a revised 

bid,” Stopka stated. 

That bid was received Aug. 5, and came in 

at $25,382. Another $1,470 will be added to 

that amount to pay for new trees purchased by 

No. 1 

(Continued from Page 1) 

Cities competing in both categories were judged 

by inspectors with WSWRA and the Wyoming 

Department of Environmental Quality. 

Among the areas scored were job performance, 

safety, customer service, equipment maintenance and 

even uniform cleanliness, Cummins said. 

“Safety is our top priority, and customer service 

is also very important,” Cummins said. “The 

employees really do their job in a professional manner.” 

The city maintains a fleet of six garbage trucks 

(two are used as backups), a garbage compactor, 

front-end loader, disc, scraper, bulldozer and 

Tarpomatic. 

The Tarpomatic — an automatic tarping machine 

Drug court 


The recidivism rate is “minimum 70 percent” — 

about the percentage of those who do not complete a 

treatment program for alcohol or drug addiction and the 

anger-management issues that accompany substance 

abuse. 

Among former inmates who do complete the strict 

requirements of a drug court sentence, however, the 

recidivism percentage is reversed, Sampson said. 

Seventy percent do not commit another crime, and only 

30 percent re-offend, he stated. 

Starlings 


The police department tested 25 applicants in 

August. Four passed to the next level, and the 

department is waiting for results of their psychological 

tests before proceeding further. 

“The problem is not money,” Gardner said. 

“The problem is finding people through the testing 

process and retaining them.” 

He added the police shortage is nationwide. 

• Council members retained Doug Abernatha 

as the city’s agent of record in dealing with new 

insurance carrier Great West Life. 

• The Council approved on third and final 

reading Ordinance 1935 authorizing issue of 

local improvement bonds to finance Special 

Improvement District 76 — the downtown 

Sheridan Main Street project. 

• Fletcher Construction Co. received the contract 

for construction of the Senior Center bus 

garage for the low bid of $547,628. 

• Council members gave second-reading 

approval to Ordinance 1933, partial vacation of 

a dedicated access and utility easement on 

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the airport, for a total project 

cost of $26,852, or 

$3,148 below the engineer’s 

estimate, Stopka 

reported. 

This part of the 

Runway Protection Zone 

project calls for trimming, 

removal and replanting of 

trees on four different, privately 

owned properties 

on Airport Road, including 

removing 18 trees on 

one property, he added. 

The properties 

belong to residents who have granted the airport 

an “avigation easement,” Stopka said. 

He also reported that three property owners 

“held out and did not sign” avigationeasement 

agreements. 

Trees on these properties deemed to present 

an aviation hazard can only be trimmed 

or removed by the county, Stopka said. “If 

they go to build on their property ... the 

building permit will include the easement, 

for a consideration by the county of $1.” 

—is used to spread a large tarp over garbage each 

evening to keep trash from blowing. 

Before the machine was purchased about a year ago, 

Cummins said, crews bladed dirt over the garbage each 

day. 

“This wasted good dirt and valuable landfill space,” 

he said. 

The city also has a tractor for the landfill’s composting 

operation. 

Other waste collection/recycling employees include: 

Jerry Sees, Robert Kusel, Jack Amende, Ron Peterson, 

Steve Melneck, David Dewey, Gary Foster, Danny 

Daniels, Loren Anderson, Scott Osborne and Seth 

Sharp. 

Other landfill employees include: Tony 

Baumgartner, Dave Butler, Ada Lyle, Bill Wegner and 

Troy Bower. 

Sampson said drug court is successful because its 

clients go through “a criminal-thinking component” as 

well as a substance-abuse component. 

“But most women have victim issues that go beyond 

our drug court’s ability to deal with their issues ... 

they’ve been beaten and need to deal with that, as 

well,” Sampson said. 

He praised the efforts of WYSTAR — the Wyoming 

Substance Abuse Treatment Centers in Sheridan — to 

create a separate campus for women and children, so 

issues of repeated victimization can be dealt with in a 

safe environment. 

Holly Ponds Commercial Corner at Fifth Street 

east of Long Drive. 

• The Council approved closing Brundage 

Street between Linden Avenue and Jefferson 

Street for a neighborhood block party from 2-6 

p.m. Sept. 14. 

• The Council approved an employee assistance 

program service agreement with Eastern 

Wyoming Mental Health Center, a facility with 

offices in Lusk, Douglas and Glendo that specializes 

in post-traumatic stress treatment. The 

request is from City Police Chief Vince Yardas. 

• The Council approved a contract with 

Northern Wyoming Mental Health Center for 

fiscal year 2003-04 and immediate payment of 

$10,000 — half of the total the facility will 

receive for the year from the city. 

• Council members approved the final plat of 

Galloway Subdivision, northeast quadrant of the 

intersection of Dunnuck Street and Adair 

Avenue. 

• The Council approved appointment of Scott 

Hininger to the city’s new design review board. 

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Jail 


Drug courts and other sentencing alternatives by 

the courts go a long way toward ensuring the jail 

doesn’t have an even higher population, noted both 

County Attorney Matt Redle and Circuit Court Judge 

John Sampson. 

Redle said he and Hofmeier compile a list of 

inmates to be moved for Judge Sampson to review 

and approve. 

“Whenever I move anybody, I’ve got to have 

paperwork from the court,” Hofmeier said. 

Judge Sampson reported that he has always 

agreed with the recommendations from Redle and 

Hofmeier on relieving “our hopelessly overcrowded 

jail.” 

“I think the (CCC) is a good deal all the way 

around. (Inmates) have to work to pay for their stay 

there,” Sampson said in an interview Wednesday. 

Sampson, who also presides over the county’s 

juvenile and adult drug courts, said substance-abuse 

treatment options at CCC help reduce the number of 

repeat arrests. 

“The people we send (to CCC) have already been 

sentenced, they aren’t a danger, and they have at 

least 60 days to serve,” Hofmeier said. 

He added, “They must be able to get a job within 

30 days over there. Once they’re employed they pay 

the $45 per day (charged to the county by VOA) plus 

they start paying us back for the time we paid to keep 

them here.” 

Jeff Holsinger, CEO of VOA, said the “pay your 

own way” philosophy is a good one — for inmates 

and county jail budgets. He added that inmates sent 

by courts all over the state to the VOA’s Gillette 

halfway house seem to agree. 

“It’s good for them ... for self-esteem, and they 

get job skills,” Holsinger said. 

Inmates at CCC can work on earning their GED, 

Holsinger said, and “they can take advantage of inhouse 

counseling services, networks with various 

social agencies and any mental or physical health 

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The Sheridan Press/Robert Waggener 

A prescribed burn in the upper stretches of Tongue River Canyon several 

years ago cleaned out fuel buildup on the forest floor and also improved forage 

for wildlife. 

Summer homes and other structures built in forested areas in the Big Horn 

Mountains are complicating fire-management activities. This cabin is among 

several in the lower stretches of Tongue River Canyon at the base of the 

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These stands historically burned 

about every 35 years or less, and 

were relatively low-intensity fires 

that cleaned out fuel accumulations 

on the ground, Roesler said. 

Older ponderosa pine has thick 

bark and usually survived these 

fires, he said. 

But fire-suppression efforts in 

ponderosa stands have led to an 

“uncharacteristic fuel buildup,” he 

said. This buildup is endangering 

property and lives and has also hurt 

wildlife habitat. 

“Most wildlife species benefit 

from diversity,” Roesler said. 

A Wyoming Game and Fish 

Department article, titled, 

“Building with fire,” says that fire 

encourages plant diversity, which, 

in turn, is necessary for wildlife 

diversity. 

“Populations of mammals and 

birds often decline immediately following 

a fire, but, in most cases, 

they exceed prefire numbers three 

to 10 years after the burn,” it states. 

But the article states that many 

people think of forest fires only as a 

“tragic and destructive force,” as 

evidenced by news media coverage 

of the 1988 Yellowstone National 

Park fires and by the U.S. Forest 

Service’s famous character, 

Smokey Bear, which has promoted 

a negative image of fire. 

Roesler said forest managers 

now realize the benefits of fire, and 

that’s why prescribed fire is among 

the tools they use. 

“Prescribed fire has been phased 

in over the years. A lot of the prescribed 

burning in recent years has 

been to improve forage for wildlife 

and livestock and to reduce hazardous 

fuels,” he said. 

support services” they may need to rehabilitate. 

Holsinger noted that “probably 80 to 85 percent of 

inmates in the VOA’s 84-bed facility in Gillette are 

“involved with substance-abuse treatment options 

while they’re here.” 

Most offenses that land people in jail — probably 

that same 80-85 percent, Holsinger said — “are the 

result of alcohol or drug abuse. Most are alcoholrelated 

... a third, fourth or fifth DUI, property 

offenses, theft ... as opposed to an act of violence.” 

Since Sheridan County began sending inmates to 

CCC, Holsinger reported, the county has received 

more than $8,000 from the wages of inmates who 

are employed and can pay for their own keep. 

CCC’s new facility opened in December with two 

women’s dorms and 10 for men, with “barracks-style 

living quarters,” Holsinger said. 

A state-of-the-art surveillance system adds to the 

physical security for residents, he added, “but if they 

want to leave, our monitors will not physically try to 

stop them. It becomes felony escape then, and they’ll 

call the sheriff’s office and have them arrested.” 

A zero-tolerance policy for drugs, alcohol and 

“not being where you’re supposed to be” accounts 

for the facility’s fairly high success rate, Holsinger 

said. 

Approximately 75 percent of CCC inmates do not 

re-offend, according to Holsinger. 

Since the jail population has been dangerously 

high for at least two years now, Redle said, “we’re 

always looking for alternatives” to jail sentences. 

“Everybody who’s looking at (at least) 60 days is 

a good candidate for Gillette,” Hofmeier said. “We 

put everybody over there (at CCC) that we can. We 

are left with people waiting to get into the court system, 

waiting for trials or in for less than 30 days.” 

In addition to substance-abuse, Alcoholics 

Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous options, 

Hofmeier said, inmates at the halfway house can participate 

in Bible study and other church discussion 

groups that come to CCC once a week.

Sports 

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THE 

SHERIDAN Press Thursday, September 4, 2003 

Injured Broncs look to rebound against Cody 

By Casey Temple 

Sports editor 

With only one game under its belt, the Sheridan 

High School football team already has had its share of 

injuries. 

Scott Stalick, a two-year starter at offensive and 

defensive tackle, tore a knee ligament in the Broncs’ 

29-7 loss at Miles City, Mont., Friday. He will miss at 

least Friday’s home opener against Cody — a 49-0 loser 

to Gillette in its first game. 

Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Homer Scott 

Field. 

Starting guard Barry Blaha also injured his knee 

against Miles City. Linebacker Kyle Kansala is nursing 

tendonitis in his leg, while safety Zach Soukup is suffering 

shin splints. 

Kansala will likely play Friday, but it’s still uncertain 

if Soukup will see action. 

“When you lose four senior starters, it’s really hard 

to gauge the team,” said Broncs’ coach Bob Simpson. 

As a result, Simpson said players were thinking too 

much during practice. 

“It’s paralysis through analysis,” he said. “When 

you have that many new faces at that many positions, it 

gets tough. Players start worrying about what the per- 

Tongue River 

hopes to crack 

win column 

By Daniel Carson 


DAYTON — Fresh from a resounding 

54-0 opening-game loss at Lovell, 

Tongue River High School head football 

coach P. J. Marshall and his Eagles 

get a chance to crack the win column 

Friday at home against visiting 

Moorcroft. 

The game is scheduled to begin at 

4:30 p.m. 

Also 0-1 after an 18-12 defeat at the 

hands of Rocky 

Mountain, the 2A 

Moorcroft team 

returns to Tongue 

River’s schedule 

after a two-year 

hiatus. 

Marshall 

said the Eagles, 

who prevailed 

33-0 in the 

Jake 

Mischke 

Tris 

Munsick 

schools’ last 

meeting, expect 

Moorcroft to continue 

its tradition 

of showing off a 

strong running 

game. 

Tongue 

River, looking to 

get out of the gate 

quickly this year 

after a 1-7 record 

in 2002, ran into 

a vastly superior 

Lovell squad on 

both sides of the 

ball. 

The Eagles 

accounted for only 44 yards rushing, 

while Lovell built up an early 19-0 lead 

and racked up over 500 yards of total 

offense in the one-sided affair. 

Marshall praised his team for its lack 

of penalties, but said he was looking to 

refine the Tongue River game plan. 

“It was a very difficult opener. We 

were basically outmanned. That’s probably 

the best football team we’ll play 

this year,” Marshall said, referring to 

Lovell. “They were big, with lots of 

speed. They had a good quarterback. 

But our kids played their hearts out.” 

Marshall singled out junior tailback 

Tris Munsick and new quarterback Jake 

Mischke for their contributions, noting 

that Mischke, a converted lineman, did a 

good job for his first game behind center. 

Miles Benzel also stood out at 

linebacker, Marshall said. 

Dubois to speak 

to Rotary Club 

LARAMIE (AP) — While millions 

in university and private 

funds are needed to improve 

University of Wyoming athletic 

programs and facilities, UW 

President Philip Dubois says academics 

are still the top priority. 

Dubois will speak to the 

Sheridan Rotary Club about the 

university’s Strategic Plan for 

Intercollegiate Athletics at noon 

Friday at the Sheridan Inn. 

‘‘When talking about the athletic 

plan, it’s important to realize 

that it’s not the most important 

thing at the university,’’ Dubois 

said, adding far more time and 

money is spent on academic and 

other university plans. 

Please see Dubois, Page B2 

By Daniel Carson 


son next to them has to do on top 

of what they’re doing.” 

Richard Thompson (6-4, 230, 

sr.) and Brad Viren (6-0, 235, jr.) 

are battling to fill Stalick’s spot at 

left tackle, while Brandon Tillery 

(5-10, 170, sr.) will likely replace 

Blaha at right guard. 

Replacing two-thirds of the 

defensive line will be difficult. 

Sophomore noseguard Hunter 

Brown (5-9, 220) will be the only 

defensive linemen who started 

last week. 

Brandon 

Tillery 

Simpson is rotating five defenders in during practice 

to see who is able to fill the starting spots. 

“Stalick is very good at what he does, so replacing 

him is really difficult — you can’t,” the coach said. “So 

you have to find which kid has the most skills to get the 

job done. You can’t look to replace (veteran players), 

you have to get the next best thing.” 

That’s why there are so many players battling to 

replace Stalick. 

Players getting looks are Viren, Thompson, Sam 

Simpson — a 5-11, 200-pound senior who starts at right 

guard — Kyle Stroup (5-10, 225, sr.) and Mark Pilch 

(6-3, 220, jr.). 

(AP) — The Mountain West Conference goes 

on the road this week hoping to boost its credibility 

in Bowl Championship Series circles, on and 

off the field. 

All eight Mountain West teams play BCSaffiliated 

schools Saturday, two days before presidents 

representing the 11 Division I-A football 

conferences meet in Chicago to discuss the postseason 

format. 

This week’s schedule features Air Force (1-0) 

at Northwestern (1-0); BYU (1-0) at No. 4 

Southern Cal (1-0); Colorado State (0-1) visits 

Cal (1-1); New Mexico (1-0) travels to Texas 

Tech (1-0); San Diego State (1-0) plays at No. 2 

Ohio State (1-0); UNLV (1-0) visits Kansas (0- 

1); Utah (1-0) travels to Texas A&M (1-0); and 

Wyoming (1-0) plays at Oklahoma State (0-1) 

‘‘This is an important weekend for the 

league,’’ MWC Commissioner Craig Thompson 

said. ‘‘Whether we’re 8-0 or 0-8 in these games, 

and it’s probably going to be something in 

BIG HORN — With polo practice in full swing a 

field away, the Big Horn High School football team 

worked on its passing game and punt coverage 

Wednesday afternoon at the Big Horn Equestrian 

Center. 

As the grass continues to fill in at Big Horn’s new 

field, the Rams geared up for a Saturday road contest 

at Burlington. 

Big Horn opened its season with a 41-0 pounding 

of Sundance, piling up 290 yards on the ground and 

pulling away from the Bulldogs with a breakout 27point 

second quarter. 

Bobby Chamberlin led the way for Big Horn last 

week with 107 yards rushing, including a 75-yard TD 

run midway through the decisive second quarter. 

Wideout Ben Fordahl started and ended the scoring 

for the Rams, racing 28 yards on a reverse for a score 

in the opening stanza and then capping the afternoon 

with a third quarter 48-yard run for Big Horn’s final 

touchdown. 

Junior quarterback Casey Gregersen completed 

four of 10 passes for 39 yards against Sundance, two 

Barry 

Blaha 

“It’s a challenge to them in 

terms of the amount of pressure 

and accountability put on them to 

have to be good,” the coach said. 

“To have to know what you’re 

doing and not mess up. Some kids 

rise to the occasion and some get 

eaten up. We just need to be 

patient and get them through it.” 

As a result, Simpson said he 

was a little harder on them in 

practice this week. 

“To simulate the pressure is 

what I tried to do in practice,” he 

said. “To get them so nervous that I would see what 

they would do under real pressure when they need to 

get the job done. 

“The encouraging thing is they all improved. They 

may have failed at first, but they continued to get better,” 

he added. 

The offensive and defensive lines were pushed off 

the ball by a bigger Miles City team, so the Bronc linemen 

have focused on staying low and not standing up 

or missing blocking assignments as they did in the loss. 

One positive is Cody — its mascot is also the 

Broncs — has a smaller line than Miles City. 

Simpson wasn’t sure what Cody’s starting lineup 

Little Guy Football 

between, our perspective going into Monday’s 

meeting does not change. 

‘‘You’d like to have some success and go in 

there with your head held high, but certainly it’s 

not a make or break weekend,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s 

going to be fun.’’ 

Currently, Notre Dame, the Big 12, Big Ten, 

Big East, Pac-10, Southeastern and Atlantic 

Coast Conferences are the only institutions with 

automatic access to the four major BCS bowl 

games (Rose, Orange, Sugar and Fiesta), which 

include the national championship game. 

Schools from non-BCS conferences such as 

the Mountain West, Conference USA, Mid- 

American, Sun Belt and Western Athletic 

Conference must finish in the top six in the BCS 

standings to earn a spot in one of the major BCS 

bowls. That has never happened. 

University of Utah president Bernard Machen 

will represent the MWC during Monday’s preliminary 

discussion. 

of his four completions going for scores. 

After practice Wednesday, Big Horn head coach 

Bobby St. John said the passing attack still needs to 

catch up to the running game, but insisted that it usually 

takes longer for the former to heat up. 

“And last Friday, we didn’t need to throw that 

much,” St. John noted. 

The Rams’ varsity defense shut down Sundance, 

not allowing a first down to the young Bulldogs’ 

offense before St. John inserted some of his less 

experienced players. 

Big Horn recovered four Sundance fumbles 

Friday, but coughed up the ball seven times, losing 

three. 

The Rams face a Burlington squad Saturday that 

started its season with a lopsided loss, falling to 

Greybull 27-6. St. John said he expects a closer game 

between Burlington and Greybull, and wondered why 

the Huskies didn’t throw the ball more. 

Historically, Burlington has also been noted for its 

team speed and physical play, according to St. John. 

Saturday’s game starts at 1 p.m., and is the first of 

consecutive road contests for Big Horn. The Rams 

then travel to highly regarded Wind River for a Sept. 

12 matchup. 

would be, but said he expected the Sheridan linemen to 

go up against players around 6-feet and 200 pounds. 

A lot different than a Miles City line of three players 

6-foot-4 or taller and a combined weight of over 1,000 

pounds. 

Cody coach Cris Williams said injuries on his football 

team have caused him to move players around and 

not have a starting lineup set. 

“With some guys dinged up, we will be shuffling 

guys around,” Williams said. “Some young guys will 

get playing time on defense.” 

The key to a Cody win, Williams said, is to stop the 

Broncs’ option attack. 

“Sheridan dares you to stop the veer,” he said. 

“They run it out of many formations and run it well. 

Whether you can respond to it and stop it is going to be 

the key whenever you play Sheridan.” 

He said some of the problems in the loss to Gillette 

were related to it being the season-opener. 

“I think some of it was first-game jitters,” Williams 

said. “Our kids made poor decisions and personal fouls 

really hurt us. We didn’t tackle well, didn’t play very 

well and didn’t make it very tough for Gillette. We 

need to play smarter football against Sheridan.” 

Simpson said the greatest improvement a team 

makes is from the first to second game. 

Nathan Garland of 

the Vikings scrambles 

for yardage 

against the 49ers 

in Sheridan 

Recreation 

District’s Little Guy 

Football 

Wednesday at 

Thorne-Rider Park. 

The Vikings (1-0-1) 

triumphed over the 

49ers (0-2), 14-0. 

In the other game 

Wednesday, the 

Jaguars (2-0) 

defeated the 

Raiders (0-2), 12- 

6. 


Anna Nolen 

Mountain West teams facing important weekend 

‘‘We’re not going in with any intention of a 

solution or an outcome,’’ Thompson said. ‘‘I 

cannot fathom that 11 people would come out of 

a room and say ’OK, here’s what the BCS is 

going to look like.’’’ 

Thompson said he will be in Chicago on 

Sunday to attend a meeting where commissioners 

will prepare the university presidents for the next 

day. 

‘‘We’re like the offensive and defensive coordinators 

getting the head coach ready,’’ he said. 

Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry said he will 

also be rooting for his Mountain West colleagues. 

‘‘If we could all miraculously win this week 

on the road, that would send enormous positive 

vibes for our conference,’’ he said. ‘‘I think that 

would certainly have a great influence on next 

week’s meeting as far as the BCS is concerned.” 

Please see Mountain West, Page B2 

Please see Broncs, Page B2 


rodeo club 

has strong 

opener 

From Staff Reports 

The Sheridan County high 

school rodeo club kicked off its 

season with individual first-place 

finishes in Laramie last weekend. 

Charlie Gorzalka finished first 

in Sunday’s bull riding competition 

after placing third the day 

before. 

Kortney 

Fisher also 

rode to the 

top spot in 

barrel racing, 

while Sarah 

Frost had the 

top average in 

girls’ cutting. 

Brooke 

Barker had 

the highest 

average in 

breakaway roping. 

Charlie 

Gorzalka 

Kristen King finished third in the 

goat-tying competition, while 

Bryce Fisher and Lamont 

Clabaugh also finished third in 

team roping. 

Clabaugh was seventh in the 

individual breakaway roping event 

as well. 

J.W. Moore finished fourth to 

Gorzalka in bull riding and also 

placed fourth in saddle bronc riding. 

Brett Heggie placed in the top 

10 for the Sheridan County cowboys 

with a 10th-place finish in 

calf roping on Saturday and 

eighth-place spot in the same event 

on Sunday. 

Other Sheridan County cowgirls 

who finished in the top 10 

were: Fisher (eighth — barrel racing), 

Savannah Littrell (sixth — 

barrel racing, eighth — pole bending, 

10th — goat tying), Randa 

Clabaugh (seventh — breakaway 

roping). 

The Sheridan County high 

school rodeo club travels to a club 

rodeo competition this weekend in 

Lander. 

Big Horn on the road after 41-0 drubbing of Sundance 

Big Horn High 

School quarterback 

Casey 

Gregersen gets 

off a pass against 

the Sundance 

rush Friday. The 

Rams defeated 

the Bulldogs 41-0 

and hope to carry 

the momentum 

when they travel 

to Burlington 

Saturday. 


Anna Nolen

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Sierra Club sponsors hike 

in Little Bighorn Canyon 

From Staff Reports 

The Wyoming Chapter of the 

Sierra Club, based in Sheridan, is 

sponsoring a hike Sept. 20 into 

Little Bighorn Canyon. 

“This will be a day hike into one 

of the most remote and wild 

canyons left in the Big Horn 

Mountains,” said Sierra Club representative 

Kirk Koepsel of Sheridan. 

The Little Bighorn Canyon is on 

the northern Bighorn National 

Forest, just south of the Wyoming- 

Broncs 

(Continued from Page B1) 

“The biggest thing was (Miles 

City) having played a game,” 

Simpson said of the Broncs’ opening 

loss. “We looked like it was our 

first game and they looked like it 

was their second. We made mistakes 

that they made in the first 

game. I would anticipate playing 

harder and better Friday.” 

Though Cody was down 49-0 

with nearly the entire second half to 

play, Simpson said the score is 

deceiving. 

“They’re not as bad as the score 

indicates,” he said. 

Cody put eight men on the line 

of scrimmage against Gillette, 

which resulted in big plays when 

the Camels got through the line of 

scrimmage, Simpson said. 

On offense, Cody runs out of the 

I-formation. Simpson said Cody has 

had success with quarterback 

Andrew Beyeler (6-1, 175, jr.) rushing 

the ball and on fullback screens. 

Against the Cowboys, the 

Broncs were able to put up solid 

halves on both offense and defense, 

Dubois 


The proposed comprehensive plan 

to improve UW athletics includes 

spending an additional $2.6 million 

annually to restore UW’s competitive 

capabilities, such as more money for 

recruiting, and spending an additional 

$25 million to improve athletic facilities, 

such as a new indoor practice 

facilty. 

The Strategic Plan for 

Intercollegiate Athletics is the most 

ambitious move in UW athletics since 

the completion of the $9.5 million 

Rochelle Athletics Center. 

The sports to benefit most from 

the plan are football, men’s and women’s 

basketball, and volleyball. 

Questioned about the need for all 

the spending, Dubois said a balance 

between affordability and quality 

needs to be reached. 

‘‘To be cheap is not necessarily to 

be good,’’ Dubois told a UW student 

government meeting Tuesday. ‘‘We 

want to keep education and our athletic 

program affordable. We also want 

everything that we do here to be outstanding, 

and in certain areas of what 

Montana state line. 

Koepsel will guide the trip, 

which is free of charge. 

Among the items that participants 

should carry in their day pack 

are food, water, sunscreen, bug 

repellent, rain gear and extra clothing. 

“Sturdy shoes and a wide 

brimmed hat are also recommended,” 

Koepsel said. 

Persons wishing to participate 

are asked to preregister by calling 

672-0425. 

but not during the same time. 

Simpson applauded the defensive 

effort in the first half when 

Sheridan held Miles City to three 

field goals, and said the Bronc 

offense had some success moving 

the ball in the second. 

“We finally got (the option) 

going in the second half and we’ll 

hopefully build on that,” he said. 

The only Bronc score came on 

an 11-yard pass from Zach Wheeler 

to tailback Luke Hininger with 25 

seconds to play. Junior fullback Jon 

Rojo had 175 total yards of offense. 

But Simpson is also looking for 

the Broncs to play more inspired 

than they did for most of their first 

game. 

“I talked about taking the fight 

to them and we did,” he said. “But 

they punched back and we needed 

to respond a little better.” 

The Sheridan sophomore team 

— a 13-0 winner over Billings 

Skyview last Thursday — will host 

the Cody sophomore team at 3:30 

p.m. Friday at Homer Scott Field. 

we do, that costs money.’’ 

Fifty percent of the funds will 

come from ‘‘soft sources’’ — money 

from tickets, National Collegiate 

Athletic Association earnings, promotions, 

and sponsors. The remaining 50 

percent will come from Wyoming 

mineral royalties, state funds, and student 

sources, such as tuition and athletics 

fees. 

Although UW has a low tuition 

rate compared to other conference 

schools, athletic fees have jumped 

significantly in the past two years, 

much to the irritation of students. 

Dubois said student fees make up 

only 6 percent of the UW athletic 

budget, while in other Division I-A 

schools they typically make up 8 to 

10 percent. 

‘‘The student athletic fees for 

Wyoming students, by comparison to 

other Mountain West Conference 

schools, are fairly high,’’ Dubois told 

the student senators. ‘‘Unfortunately, 

that’s just a function of our size. If we 

were two or three times larger as an 

institution, we could probably keep 

those fees a little lower and generate 

more money.’’ 

★ 

Scoreboard 

LOCAL GOLF 

Couples League 

At the Sheridan Country Club 

Wednesday 

Format: Cross-Country Scramble 

1. Urbatchkas and Osthoffs 23 

Appells and Montanos 23 

Yanceys and Burns 23 

SOFTBALL 

SHERIDAN RECREATION DISTRICT 

Fall Co-Rec League 

W L 

Personal Solutions 6 0 

Hobbs Drywell 4 2 

Building Center of Sheridan 4 2 

Gladstone 4 2 

“Z” Partyhounds 3 3 

Wyoming National Guard 1 5 

First Federal Savings Bank 1 5 

Fidelity Exploration & Production1 5 

Monday’s Games 

First Federal 23, National Guard 7 

Hobbs Drywall 19, Personal Solutions 11 

Building Center 27, Partyhounds 11 

Gladstone Glass 12, Fidelity 6 

Wednesday’s Games 

Gladstone 14, First Federal 12 

Personal Solutions 9, Building Center 7 

Partyhounds 16, National Guard 15 

Fidelity 7, Hobbs Drywall 

BASEBALL 

National League 

At A Glance 

By The Associated Press 

All Times EDT 

East Division 

W L Pct GB 

Atlanta 87 52 .626 — 

Florida 75 64 .540 12 

Philadelphia 75 64 .540 12 

Montreal 71 70 .504 17 

New York 62 

Central Division 

76 .449 24 1/2 

W L Pct GB 

Houston 73 66 .525 — 

St. Louis 73 67 .521 1/2 

Chicago 72 67 .518 1 

Pittsburgh 63 73 .463 8 1/2 

Milwaukee 62 77 .446 11 

Cincinnati 

West Division 

60 79 .432 13 

W L Pct GB 

San Francisco 85 53 .616 — 

Los Angeles 72 66 .522 13 

Arizona 70 69 .504 15 1/2 

Colorado 65 76 .461 21 1/2 

San Diego 57 

——— 


N.Y. Mets 9, Atlanta 3 

82 .410 28 1/2 

Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis 7 

Philadelphia 8, Montreal 3 

San Francisco 7, Colorado 6 

San Diego 12, Arizona 0 

Florida 3, Pittsburgh 0 

Milwaukee 9, Cincinnati 6 

Houston 8, Los Angeles 2 

Thursday’s Games 

Pittsburgh at Florida, 1:35 p.m. 

Arizona at Kansas City, 2:05 p.m. 

St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. 

N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. 

Friday’s Games 

Pittsburgh (Ol.Perez 4-8) at Atlanta (Ramirez 

9-4), 4:35 p.m., 1st game 

Pittsburgh (Meadows 2-1) at Atlanta 

(Reynolds 11-7), 2nd game 

Florida (Redman 11-8) vs. Montreal 

(L.Hernandez 14-8) at San Juan, 7:05 p.m. 

N.Y. Mets (Seo 8-9) at Philadelphia (Padilla 

12-9), 7:05 p.m. 

Chicago Cubs (Cruz 1-5) at Milwaukee 

(Sheets 10-11), 8:05 p.m. 

Cincinnati (Harang 3-2) at St. Louis 

(Hitchcock 2-0), 8:10 p.m. 

Los Angeles (Ishii 9-5) at Colorado (Stark 2- 

3), 9:05 p.m. 

Houston (Fernandez 2-3) at San Diego 

(Eaton 8-9), 10:05 p.m. 

Arizona (Webb 8-7) at San Francisco 

(J.Williams 6-3), 10:15 p.m. 

American League 

East Division 

W L Pct GB 

New York 83 54 .606 — 

Boston 81 58 .583 3 

Toronto 69 69 .500 14 1/2 

Baltimore 62 76 .449 21 1/2 

Tampa Bay 54 

Central Division 

83 .394 29 

W L Pct GB 

Chicago 73 66 .525 — 

Minnesota 73 66 .525 — 

Kansas City 71 66 .518 1 

Cleveland 62 78 .443 11 1/2 

Detroit 

West Division 

36 102 .261 36 1/2 

W L Pct GB 

Oakland 83 56 .597 — 

Seattle 81 58 .583 2 

Anaheim 67 72 .482 16 

Texas 

——— 

64 76 .457 19 1/2 


Minnesota 6, Anaheim 5 

Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 

Baltimore 9, Oakland 0 

Detroit 6, Cleveland 5, 11 innings 

Boston 5, Chicago White Sox 4, 10 innings 

Tampa Bay 7, Seattle 0 

Kansas City 3, Texas 1 

Thursday’s Games 

Cleveland at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. 

Arizona at Kansas City, 2:05 p.m. 

Oakland at Baltimore, 3:05 p.m. 

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:05 p.m. 

Seattle at Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m. 

Friday’s Games 

Detroit (Maroth 6-19) at Toronto 

(Hendrickson 8-9), 7:05 p.m. 

Seattle (Meche 14-10) at Baltimore (Johnson 

10-6), 7:05 p.m. 

Boston (P.Martinez 10-4) at N.Y. Yankees 

(Pettitte 17-7), 7:05 p.m. 

Oakland (Lilly 8-9) at Tampa Bay (Gonzalez 

6-7), 7:15 p.m. 

Texas (Callaway 1-5) at Minnesota (Santana 

9-3), 8:05 p.m. 

Cleveland (Traber 6-7) at Chicago White Sox 

(Garland 10-10), 8:05 p.m. 

Kansas City (B.Anderson 10-11) at Anaheim 

(Washburn 10-12), 10:05 p.m. 

Wild Card Glance 


W L Pct GB 

Boston 81 58 .583 — 

Seattle 81 58 .583 — 

——— 


W L Pct GB 

Florida 75 64 .540 — 

Philadelphia 75 64 .540 — 

Los Angeles 72 66 .522 2 1/2 

St. Louis 73 67 .521 2 1/2 

Chicago 72 67 .518 3 

Arizona 70 69 .504 5 

Montreal 71 70 .504 5 

TODAY’S MAJOR LEAGUE LEADERS 

NATIONAL LEAGUE 

BATTING—Pujols, St. Louis, .361; Helton, 

Colorado, .352; Bonds, San Francisco, .345; 

Sheffield, Atlanta, .329; Loretta, San Diego, .328; 

Renteria, St. Louis, .326; LCastillo, Florida, .324. 

RUNS—Helton, Colorado, 119; Pujols, St. 

Louis, 117; Furcal, Atlanta, 114; Sheffield, 

Atlanta, 113; Bagwell, Houston, 95; Bonds, San 

Francisco, 95; MGiles, Atlanta, 94. 

RBI—PrWilson, Colorado, 126; Pujols, St. 

Louis, 114; Sheffield, Atlanta, 112; Helton, 

Colorado, 108; Thome, Philadelphia, 106; Lowell, 

Florida, 105; Sexson, Milwaukee, 105. 

HITS—Pujols, St. Louis, 183; Helton, 

Colorado, 179; Pierre, Florida, 172; Renteria, St. 

Louis, 170; LCastillo, Florida, 167; Furcal, 

Atlanta, 164; Loretta, San Diego, 164. 

DOUBLES—ShGreen, Los Angeles, 45; 

MGiles, Atlanta, 44; Pujols, St. Louis, 44; Helton, 

Colorado, 42; Rolen, St. Louis, 42; PrWilson, 

Colorado, 40; LGonzalez, Arizona, 40; Biggio, 

Houston, 40. 

TRIPLES—SFinley, Arizona, 9; Furcal, Atlanta, 

8; CPatterson, Chicago, 7; LWalker, Colorado, 7; 

Wigginton, New York, 6; Podsednik, Milwaukee, 

6; Burroughs, San Diego, 6; LCastillo, Florida, 6; 

Lofton, Chicago, 6. 

HOME RUNS—Bonds, San Francisco, 40; 

Thome, Philadelphia, 39; Pujols, St. Louis, 37; 

Sexson, Milwaukee, 36; Edmonds, St. Louis, 36; 

JvLopez, Atlanta, 36; Sheffield, Atlanta, 34. 

STOLEN BASES—Pierre, Florida, 58; 

DRoberts, Los Angeles, 36; Podsednik, 

Milwaukee, 35; Lofton, Chicago, 29; Renteria, St. 

Louis, 28; EYoung, San Francisco, 25; Furcal, 

Atlanta, 24. 

PITCHING (14 Decisions)—RuOrtiz, Atlanta, 

18-6, .750, 3.76; Prior, Chicago, 14-5, .737, 2.36; 

Schmidt, San Francisco, 14-5, .737, 2.21; Leiter, 

New York, 14-7, .667, 4.06; Robertson, Houston, 

13-7, .650, 5.10; Willis, Florida, 11-6, .647, 3.39; 

Ishii, Los Angeles, 9-5, .643, 3.21. 

STRIKEOUTS—Wood, Chicago, 228; 

JVazquez, Montreal, 210; Prior, Chicago, 193; 

Schmidt, San Francisco, 176; Schilling, Arizona, 

176; KBrown, Los Angeles, 165; Nomo, Los 

Angeles, 161. 

SAVES—Gagne, Los Angeles, 47; Smoltz, 

Atlanta, 44; BWagner, Houston, 37; Worrell, San 

Francisco, 33; Biddle, Montreal, 31; MiWilliams, 

Philadelphia, 27; Looper, Florida, 26. 

AMERICAN LEAGUE 

BATTING—MOrdonez, Chicago, .322; Jeter, 

New York, .322; Bradley, Cleveland, .321; 

Garciaparra, Boston, .319; Mueller, Boston, .319; 

GAnderson, Anaheim, .319; Huff, Tampa Bay, 

.318; MRamirez, Boston, .318. 

RUNS—ARodriguez, Texas, 110; Garciaparra, 

Boston, 108; Wells, Toronto, 103; CDelgado, 

Toronto, 103; MRamirez, Boston, 101; ISuzuki, 

Seattle, 99; ASoriano, New York, 96; BBoone, 

Seattle, 96. 

RBI—CDelgado, Toronto, 123; GAnderson, 

Anaheim, 113; BBoone, Seattle, 104; Wells, 

Toronto, 103; ARodriguez, Texas, 101; Lee, 

Chicago, 96; RPalmeiro, Texas, 96. 

HITS—Wells, Toronto, 184; Garciaparra, 

Boston, 184; ISuzuki, Seattle, 183; GAnderson, 

Anaheim, 179; MYoung, Texas, 171; Huff, 

Tampa Bay, 171; MOrdonez, Chicago, 167. 

DOUBLES—Huff, Tampa Bay, 45; GAnderson, 

Anaheim, 44; Wells, Toronto, 42; MOrdonez, 

Chicago, 42; Mueller, Boston, 41; Hinske, 

Toronto, 40; Matsui, New York, 38. 

TRIPLES—Garciaparra, Boston, 13; 

CGuzman, Minnesota, 12; MYoung, Texas, 9; 

Byrnes, Oakland, 9; Rivas, Minnesota, 8; Beltran, 

Kansas City, 8; Baldelli, Tampa Bay, 7; Crawford, 

Tampa Bay, 7; ISuzuki, Seattle, 7; DYoung, 

Detroit, 7. 

HOME RUNS—ARodriguez, Texas, 40; 

Thomas, Chicago, 38; JaGiambi, New York, 36; 

CDelgado, Toronto, 34; BBoone, Seattle, 32; 

RPalmeiro, Texas, 32; MRamirez, Boston, 31. 

STOLEN BASES—Crawford, Tampa Bay, 45; 

ASanchez, Detroit, 32; ASoriano, New York, 31; 

ISuzuki, Seattle, 30; Beltran, Kansas City, 30; 

Damon, Boston, 26; Baldelli, Tampa Bay, 22. 

PITCHING (14 Decisions)—Halladay, Toronto, 

18-6, .750, 3.58; Loaiza, Chicago, 18-6, .750, 

2.45; Moyer, Seattle, 17-6, .739, 3.59; THudson, 

Oakland, 14-5, .737, 2.57; PMartinez, Boston, 

10-4, .714, 2.52; Pettitte, New York, 17-7, .708, 

4.01; Ponson, Baltimore, 14-6, .700, 3.77; 

DLowe, Boston, 14-6, .700, 4.68. 

STRIKEOUTS—Mussina, New York, 175; 

Halladay, Toronto, 172; Clemens, New York, 

172; PMartinez, Boston, 169; Loaiza, Chicago, 

166; Colon, Chicago, 158; PettiYork, 154. 

SAVES—Foulke, Oakland, 38; MRivera, New 

York, 31; Guardado, Minnesota, 31; Julio, 

Baltimore, 29; Percival, Anaheim, 29; 

MacDougal, Kansas City, 27; Urbina, Texas, 26. 

Broncos have few fond 

memories of playing Bengals 

DENVER (AP) — Most teams 

have fond memories of playing the 

Cincinnati Bengals, one of the 

league’s worst teams. 

Not the Denver Broncos. 

The last Bengals’ image they have 

is Corey Dillon celebrating and weeping 

after he set the NFL record with 

278 yards rushing in a game three 

years ago. 

‘‘I’ll probably never forget it, no 

matter what happens the rest of my 

life,’’ Broncos defensive end Trevor 

Pryce said. ‘‘I have a lot of pictures in 

my mind from wins, losses, all types 

of situations. But that one is pretty 

special. I’m sure I’ll think of it 

Sunday.’’ 

Dillon broke a record that had 

stood since 1977, when Chicago’s 

Walter Payton rushed for 275 yards 

against the Minnesota Vikings. 

About the only way the Broncos 

could forget would be through selective 

memory or some kind of injury. 

‘‘Luckily, when you have all those 

concussions, you forget all of those 

things,’’ Broncos receiver Ed 

McCaffrey said. 

The Broncos are expecting to see 

plenty of running plays involving 

Dillon when the teams open the season 

Sunday in Cincinnati. 

SHARPE ON RUSH: ABC tried 

Dennis Miller as an analyst on 

‘‘Monday Night Football.’’ That 

didn’t exactly turn out well, but this 

year ESPN will use conservative 

radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh 

as part of its ‘‘NFL Sunday 

Countdown’’ show. 

Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe 

isn’t convinced it will work. ‘‘I don’t 

know if Rush Limbaugh knows the 

difference between a screen porch 

and a screen play, but we’ll see,’’ 

Sharpe said. 

WALLS: Cornerback Lenny 

Walls who didn’t get drafted after 

leaving Boston College in 2002 will 

be making his first career start against 

the Bengals on Sunday. 

Walls knows that means he probably 

will get tested quite a bit early in 

the season, but he’s looking forward 

to it. 

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FOOTBALL 

National Football League 

At A Glance 


All Times EDT 

AMERICAN CONFERENCE 

East 

W L T Pct PF PA 

Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

South 


Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

North 


Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

West 


Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

San Diego 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

NATIONAL CONFERENCE 

East 


Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

South 


Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

North 


Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

West 


Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

St. Louis 0 0 0 .000 0 0 

——— 

Thursday’s Game 

N.Y. Jets at Washington, 9 p.m. 

Sunday’s Games 

Arizona at Detroit, 1 p.m. 

Houston at Miami, 1 p.m. 

St. Louis at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. 

Denver at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. 

Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m. 

Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. 

New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. 

San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m. 

Jacksonville at Carolina, 1 p.m. 

Indianapolis at Cleveland, 1 p.m. 

Atlanta at Dallas, 4:15 p.m. 

Chicago at San Francisco, 4:15 p.m. 

New Orleans at Seattle, 4:15 p.m. 

Oakland at Tennessee, 8:30 p.m. 

Monday’s Game 

Tampa Bay at Philadelphia, 9 p.m. 

College Football Schedule 

All Times EDT 

Thursday, Sept. 4 

SOUTH 

Southern Miss. (0-1) at UAB (1-0), 7 p.m. 

MIDWEST 

W. Illinois (1-0) at E. Michigan (1-0), 7 p.m. 

FAR WEST 

Texas A&M-Kingsville (0-0) at Portland St. (0- 

0), 10 p.m. 

——— 

Friday, Sept. 5 

FAR WEST 

Oregon St. (1-0) at Fresno St. (0-1), 10 p.m. 

——— 

Saturday, Sept. 6 

EAST 

Boston College (0-1) at Penn St. (1-0), Noon 

Connecticut (1-0) at Army (0-0), 1 p.m. 

Villanova (1-0) at Temple (0-1), 4 p.m. 

Maine (0-1) at Hofstra (0-1), 7 p.m. 

Kent St. (1-0) at Pittsburgh (0-0), 7 p.m. 

SOUTH 

Mississippi (1-0) at Memphis (1-0), Noon 

N.C. State (1-0) at Wake Forest (1-0), Noon 

Virginia (1-0) at South Carolina (1-0), 12:30 

p.m. 

Middle Tennessee (0-1) at Georgia (1-0), 1 

p.m. 

James Madison (1-0) at Virginia Tech (1-0), 1 

p.m. 

Syracuse (0-0) at North Carolina (0-1), 1:30 

p.m. 

Appalachian St. (0-1) at E. Kentucky (0-1), 3:30 

p.m. 

Auburn (0-1) at Georgia Tech (0-1), 3:30 p.m. 

Marshall (1-0) at Tennessee (1-0), 4 p.m. 

Furman (1-0) at Clemson (0-1), 5 p.m. 

W. Carolina (0-1) at Duke (0-1), 6 p.m. 

West Virginia (0-1) at East Carolina (0-1), 7 

p.m. 

Murray St. (1-0) at Kentucky (0-1), 7 p.m. 

Nicholls St. (1-0) at South Florida (0-1), 7 p.m. 

Chattanooga (0-1) at Vanderbilt (0-1), 7 p.m. 

Maryland (0-1) at Florida St. (1-0), 7:15 p.m. 

Oklahoma (1-0) at Alabama (1-0), 7:45 p.m. 

Louisiana Tech (0-1) at Louisiana-Lafayette (0- 

1), 8 p.m. 

Stephen F.Austin (0-0) at Louisiana-Monroe (0- 

1), 8 p.m. 

Florida (1-0) at Miami (1-0), 8 p.m. 

Northwestern St. (1-0) at Tulane (0-1), 8 p.m. 

MIDWEST 

Illinois St. (1-0) at Illinois (0-1), Noon 

Buffalo (0-1) at Iowa (1-0), Noon 

Houston (1-0) at Michigan (1-0), Noon 

San Diego St. (1-0) at Ohio St. (1-0), Noon 

Mountain West 


Wyoming coach Joe Glenn noted 

the conference has won nearly 

half (23-51) its games against BCS 

opponents during its five-year history. 

‘‘Look at what our league has 

done to date,’’ Glenn said. ‘‘I think 

we’re being 

dissed somewhat, 

and I 

think that 

whole BCS 

thing is out of 

line. 

‘‘It’s a 

money and 

power deal, 

Joe 

Glenn 

★ 

but I really 

don’t think 

it’s fair to 

legislate any 

team out of a 

playoff. 

‘‘I kind of think that’s what is 

happening,’’ he said. ‘‘I think our 

league represents itself quite well 

and time will play it out.’’ MWC 

Notes: Since 1997, Air Force is 24- 

Utah St. (0-1) at Nebraska (1-0), 12:30 p.m. 

New Hampshire (1-0) at Cent. Michigan (0-1), 

1 p.m. 

Tennessee Tech (0-1) at N. Illinois (1-0), 1 

p.m. 

Air Force (1-0) at Northwestern (1-0), 1 p.m. 

Bowling Green (1-0) at Purdue (0-0), 1 p.m. 

Ohio (1-0) at Iowa St. (1-0), 2 p.m. 

Washington St. (1-0) at Notre Dame (0-0), 

2:30 p.m. 

Rutgers (1-0) at Michigan St. (1-0), 3:30 p.m. 

Akron (0-1) at Wisconsin (1-0), 3:30 p.m. 

Missouri (1-0) at Ball St. (1-0), 4 p.m. 

UNLV (1-0) at Kansas (0-1), 7 p.m. 

McNeese St. (1-0) at Kansas St. (2-0), 7 p.m. 

Liberty (0-1) at Toledo (0-1), 7 p.m. 

William & Mary (0-0) at W. Michigan (0-1), 7 

p.m. 

SOUTHWEST 

Tulsa (0-1) at Arkansas (0-0), 7 p.m. 

Tenn.-Martin (1-0) at Arkansas St. (0-1), 7 

p.m. 

Wyoming (1-0) at Oklahoma St. (0-1), 7 p.m. 

Navy (1-0) at TCU (1-0), 7 p.m. 

New Mexico (1-0) at Texas Tech (1-0), 7 p.m. 

Baylor (0-1) at North Texas (0-1), 8 p.m. 

Utah (1-0) at Texas A&M (1-0), 8 p.m. 

Cal Poly-SLO (0-0) at UTEP (0-1), 9 p.m. FAR 

WEST 

N. Dakota St. (1-0) at Montana (1-0), 3 p.m. 

Gardner-Webb (1-0) at Montana St. (0-1), 3 

p.m. 

UCLA (0-0) at Colorado (1-0), 3:30 p.m. 

Nevada (1-0) at Oregon (1-0), 3:30 p.m. 

Indiana (0-1) at Washington (0-1), 4 p.m. 

Colorado St. (0-1) at California (1-1), 6 p.m. 

E. Washington (0-1) at Idaho (0-1), 7:30 p.m. 

Idaho St. (1-0) at Boise St. (0-0), 8 p.m. 

W. New Mexico (0-1) at New Mexico St. (0-1), 

8 p.m. 

BYU (1-0) at Southern Cal (1-0), 8 p.m. 

S. Utah (0-1) at Weber St. (1-0), 8 p.m. 

N. Arizona (1-0) at Arizona St. (0-0), 9 p.m. 

St. Mary’s, Cal. (0-1) at Sacramento St. (0-1), 

9 p.m. 

LSU (1-0) at Arizona (1-0), 10 p.m. 

Azusa Pacific (0-0) at San Diego (0-0), 10 p.m. 

San Jose St. (1-1) at Stanford (0-0), 10 p.m. 

TRANSACTIONS 

Wednesday’s Sports Transactions 


BASEBALL 


BOSTON RED SOX—Activated RHP 

Ramiro Mendoza from the 15-day disabled 

list. 

DETROIT TIGERS—Recalled OF Andres 

Torres from Toledo of the IL. 

NEW YORK YANKEES—Purchased the 

contract of INF Fernando Seguignol from 

Columbus of the IL. Called up RHP Jorge 

DePaula from Columbus. Acquired RHP Juan 

Padilla from Minnesota to complete the Jesse 

Orosco trade. 


CINCINNATI REDS—Purchased the contract 

of RHP Todd Van Poppel from Louisville 

from the IL. Transferred RHP Jimmy Haynes 

from the 15-day to the 60-day disabled list. 

MONTREAL EXPOS—Activated LHP Scott 

Stewart from the 15-day disabled list. 

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Purchased the contract 

of RHP Brandon Villafuerte from Portland 

of the PCL. 

BASKETBALL 

National Basketball Association 

GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—Named 

Stephen Giles advance scout. 

INDIANA PACERS—Named Rick Carlisle 

coach and signed him to a four-year contract. 

Named Mike Brown associate coach. 

MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES—Tendered 

a qualifying offer to F Rick Rickert. 

FOOTBALL 

National Football League 

BUFFALO BILLS—Agreed to terms with S 

Lawyer Milloy. 

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Signed DE Greg 

Scott to the practice squad. 

DENVER BRONCOS—Signed CB Brandon 

Williams to the practice squad. 

DETROIT LIONS—Signed CB Otis Smith. 

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed OL Makoa 

Freitas, OL Jim Newton, RB Tom Lopienski 

and CB Willie Miles to the practice squad. 

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Signed RB 

Chris Fuamatu-Ma’afala. Released OL 

Sammy Williams. 

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Agreed to terms 

with RB Priest Holmes on a four-year contract 

extension. 

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS—Signed OL 

Tim Provost to the practice squad. 

NEW YORK JETS—Re-signed QB Marquel 

Blackwell. Released QB Jamie Martin. Waived 

OT Will Ofenheusle. Claimed OT Lance 

Nimmo off waivers from Tampa Bay. 

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Claimed LB 

Erik Flowers off waivers from Houston. 

Released LB James Harrison. 

TENNESSEE TITANS—Signed S Lamont 

Thompson. Released DE Anthony Dunn. 

Released S Steve Smith from the practice 

squad. Signed CB Omare Lowe to the practice 

squad. 

HOCKEY 

National Hockey League 

ATLANTA THRASHERS—Announced a 

one-year affiliation agreement with Gwinnett 

of the ECHL. 

BOSTON BRUINS—Agreed to terms with G 

Felix Potvin. 

CAROLINA HURRICANES—Re-signed C 

Josef Vasicek to a one-year contract. 

FLORIDA PANTHERS—Re-signed LW 

Kristian Huselius to a two-year contract and 

RW Juraj Kolnik and D Michel Periard to oneyear 

contracts. 

NEW YORK RANGERS—Agreed to terms 

with D Boris Mironov. 

6 in non-conference games, including 

a 52-3 rout of Northwestern 

last year. ... Colorado State center 

Mark Dreyer is expected to play 

despite a detached tendon in the 

ring finger of his right (snapping) 

hand. He will switch to the left. ... 

BYU has not been shutout since 

the 1975 season, an NCAA record 

that spans 351 games. ... New 

Mexico has dropped its last nine 

meetings with Texas Tech. ... San 

Diego State senior quarterback 

Adam Hall could miss three to six 

weeks with an ankle sprain he suffered 

last week. Sophomore transfer 

Matt Dlugolecki will start. ... 

UNLV receivers Earvin Johnson 

and Michael Johnson have 19- and 

21-game reception streaks, respectively. 

... Utah’s trip to College 

Station, Texas, will be the team’s 

farthest this season. ... Wyoming’s 

defense forced five turnovers in 

last week’s victory over Montana 

State. ‘‘If we can continue to protect 

the football...we can be competitive 

with anybody,’’ Glenn 

said. 

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lease. 752-2056. 

Two horse Hart Trailer, good 

cond., $500, 751-8651 or 

672-3155. 

Pasture 33 

100 ACRES Irrigated pasture, 

close to town w/hay available. 

Oct. 1st thru March 1st. 

674-6345. 

Hay, Grain & Feed 34 

560 FIRST cutting round bales, 

$70 per ton. 674-5373. 

CLEAN GRASS hay, sm. 

squares, $2.50, round bales, 

$50. 672-3371. 

EXCELLENT HORSE Hay, 

small bales. Grass, Clover, 

Alfalfa mix. 674-6345. 

IRRIGATED HAY For Sale. 

Alfalfa & Grass/Alfalfa. 

Large squares. Truckloads 

only. $85/ton. (307)673- 

4584. 

Pets & Supplies 36 

1 AKC mini Dachshund. 8 wks. 

old, smooth coat male, first 

shots, family raised. $350 

406-668-9108. 

AKC MINIATURE Pinchers, 8 

wks., first shots & wormed. 

Will deliver to Sheridan. 

(406)373-9228. 

CREATURE COMFORTS 

In Home Pet Care 

Call 674-0966 

www.gotpaws.net 

RABBIT HUTCH for sale, 2 

compartments. 673-5693. 

Building Materials 40 

KNECHT HOME CENTER 

660 Fort Road 

307-672-3486 

WESTERN STAR POST- 

FRAME BUILDINGS. 

28x32x8, $4,650; 32x40x10, 

$5,725; 34x48x12, $7,610; 

48x64x14, $12,690. 

Designed to fit your dreams. 

Experienced construction 

crews. Best price everyday. 

1 (800) 658-5565. 

Heavy Equipment 41 

10 T Smeal pulling unit mounted 

on a ‘94 GMC Top Kick, 

new hydraulic system, 

freefall option on drawworks 

& sandline. Completely 

tooled up, air slips, elevators. 

Ready to work, $49K OBO. 

Call 307-680-2999 or 307- 

467-5288. 

‘80 CASE 680 G, Backhoe 

w/extenda hoe, $11,500. 

307-751-5723. 

ATLAS COPCO trailer mounted 

compressor, w/Ventor 

XAS 56-110 CFM, 590 hrs., 

$6K OBO Call 307-680-2999 

or 307-467-5288. 

Computers & Accessories 50 

FOR SALE-Laptop computer. 

Excel. cond., good for 

school and bus.! 674-6879. 

STUDIO SEE 

Web & Graphic Design 

(307) 673-1207 

www.studiosee.com 

Miscellaneous 60 

COLLEGE COSTS OVER- 

WHELMING? Call WSLC for 

help. Student and parent 

loans available, rates as low 

as 2.82%. Call (800) 999- 

6541 or visit www.wslc.com 

 

Miscellaneous for Sale 61 

BURLEY DBL. Bike trailer w/ 

jog attachment $275, 2 old 

bed frames-3/4 wood $80 & 

dbl. brass $200. 655-9289. 

Prill 200,000 btu stoker coal 

boiler furnace, $400. 672- 

6463. 

CROSS Country Skiing 

machine. Precor 515e. 

Excellent condition 737- 

2437. 

FREE 3-ROOM DIRECTV 

SYSTEM INCLUDING 

INSTALLATION! Four 

months FREE programming 

when you subscribe to NFL 

Sunday Ticket. Access 225+ 

TV channels. Digital-quality 

picture/sound. Limited time 

offer. 1 (800) 311-9049. 

Musical Instruments 68 

WURLITZER SPINET Piano. 

Cherrywood, like new $800 

674-4632. 

Furnished Apts for Rent 81 

1 BR, 1 ba. w/phone, cable, 

micro., refrig. Non smkrs./ 

smkrs., pets OK. Wkly/mo. 

Evergreen Inn 672-5120. 

1 BR, Private entrance, no 

smk/pets. Dep. req’d. 674- 

9307 lv. msg. 

2 BR. Fully Furnished w/laundry 

room. No smk/pets. 

$450/mo. incl. util. 673-1784. 

STUDIO; No smk/pets. Utils. 

paid, except electric. $325 + 

dep. Call 674-5838. 

Unfurnished Apts for Rent 82 

1 BR, $500/mo. + dep. Incl. 

A/C & util. Very clean. No 

pets/smk. 751-4061. 

DAYTON, LG. 2 BR. 1 ba., 

W/D hookups, garage, storage. 

Water, sewer, & 

garbage paid. No smokers or 

pets. Lease & ref. $500/mo, 

$350/dep. Call 674-7718. 

SMALL, CLEAN, Basement 1 

BR. Ample storage, $340 

includes utilities & cable. 

$250 Dep. No Pets/Smk. 

References required 672- 

0077. 

2 BR, 1 ba., laundry hookups & 

off-street pkg. Super clean. 

$450/mo. + $300 dep. No 

pets. 655-2587, 751-2445. 

2 BR, quiet w/beautiful trees, 

w/d hook ups, storage shed, 

$500/mo., 672-6520, 

evenings. 

1 BR, Clean & quiet. No 

pets/smk. Util. incl. $375/mo. 

+ security dep. 674-9845. 

2 BR Great Location w/carport, 

dishwasher, A/C, & 

heating. $550. 752-3234. 

EQUAL HOUSING OPPOR- 

TUNITY. All real estate 

advertising in this newspaper 

is subject to the 

Federal Fair Housing Act, 

which makes it illegal to 

advertise any preference, 

limitation, or discrimination 

based on race, color, religion, 

sex, handicap, familial 

status or national origin, 

or intention to make 

any such preferences, limitations, 

or discrimination. 

Familial status includes 

children under the age of 

18 living with parents or 

legal custodians, and 

pregnant women and people 

securing custody of 

children under 18. This 

newspaper will not knowingly 

accept any advertising 

for real estate which is 

in violation of the law. Our 

readers are hereby 

informed that all dwellings 

advertised in this newspaper 

are available on an 

equal opportunity basis. 

To report discrimination 

call Wyoming Fair Housing 

at 1-866-255-6362. 

Wyoming Relay: (Voice) 1- 

800-877-9975 or TTY at 1- 

800-877-9965 or call HUD 

toll-free at 1-800-669- 

9777. 

2 BR upstairs, No smk/pets. 

Lease/dep. required. $460 

752-8808. 

CUTE CLEAN 1 BR APT. W/D 

included, $400/mo., no 

smk/pets. Call 674-7151. 

IN SHERIDAN extra nice, 2 

bedroom. NO Pets. $400 

Lease & deposit. 683-2423 

STUDIO APT., very clean, in 

Ranchester, no smk/pets, 

$325/mo + utils. 672-3937. 

Houses, Unfurnished for Rent 83 

1500 sq./ft. CABIN in Bighorn, 

2+BR, 2ba., updated kit., gas 

fpl., gar. No Smkr/pets. Ref. 

req’d. $975+utils./dep. Avail 

10/1. Call (307)752-4026. 

2 BR house, close to downtown, 

$475/mo. + damage 

dep. 674-4539. 

2 BR TOWNHOME, $525/mo. 

+ utilities. Lease & dep. No 

pets/smk. Call 672-2820. 

4 BR, 1 ba. Large yard. No 

smk/pets. 672-2960. 

4 BR. 2 ba. Bilevel w/garage. 

$750/mo. 672-7943. 

AVAIL. OCT. 1st. 2 BR., some 

pets okay, Ref. req’d., 

$650/mo. 674-4705. 

CLEAN REMODELED 2 BR., 

gar. No smk/pets. $650/mo. 

Jackie Warnke, Century 21 

BHJ. 751-5838, 674-6549. 

LARGE, STUDIO house. Nonsmoker. 

Pets neg. $325/mo. 

+ util., 1 mo. security dep. 

Call 673-1134 

NEW 3 BR, 2 1/2 ba. 

Townhouse, att. gar., all 

major appl., $850/mo. No 

pets. Local # 737-2479. 

Stirling Apartments 

Townhouse, clean, 3 BR, 1.5 

ba.+ 1/4, W/D hook-ups, fireplace, 

dishwasher, A/C, no 

smk/pets. $750 rent, $500 

dep. 674-4116. 

STUDIO APT. $250 

STUDIO APT. $275 

1 BEDROOM APT. $275 

1 BR APT. $375 

1 BEDROOM HOUSE $250 

1 BEDROOM $295 

2 BR HOUSE $600 



4 BR HOUSE 

(RANCHESTER) $850 

COMMERCIAL BLDG. 

2400 SQ. FT. $2000 

Parking Spaces Available; 

Sheridan Realty Associates 

371 Coffeen Ave. 673-1000 

VERY NICE newly remodeled 

3 BR, avail. now. 1 BR very 

clean avail. 10/1. 672-9563. 

Houses, Furnished for Rent 84 

2 BR, W/D, no smk/pets, dep. 

req’d. 674-9307 lv. msg. 

Mobile Homes for Rent 87 

2 BR 1 1/2 ba., Sunset Terrace 

Senior Park. Call 674-7810. 

Wanted to Rent 90 

LOOKING for 2BR. House on 

S. side of town. 674-6879. 

Business Building for Rent 92 

COMMERCIAL bldg. 

Manufacturing/Warehouse, 

newer bldg., radiant floor 

heat, low util. Great location. 

$600/mo. 655-2587 or 751- 

2445. 

Office Space for Rent 94 

51 COFFEEN Ave. office bldg., 

719 sq. ft., high speed internet. 

672-9738. 

BROOKS ST. location 1200 sq. 

ft. newly remodeled, good 

parking, $900/mo. 655-9812 

eves or 674-0563 days. 

OFFICE SPACE 900 sq. ft. 

$700/mo. Util. & parking 

included. 672-0425. 

PRIME FRONTAGE 

(65 Coffeen, near courthouse): 

pkg, 6 offices & lg. conference 

room, computer & telephone 

network, kitchen, 2 

ba. w/showers, up to 2900 

sq. ft. 720-331-3994 

Storage Space 96 

AACE SELF Storage units on 

Fort Rd. Office at 644 N. 

Gould. 672-2839. 

Call Bayhorse Storage 

1005 4th Ave. E. 752-9114. 

CIELO STORAGE 

1318 Skeels St. 752-3904. 

CROWN STORAGE Inc., 298 

Scrutchfield Ln. 674-4676. 

D & D STORAGE-KROE Lane. 

Phone 672-3705. 

DOWNER ADDITION Storage 

674-1792 after 5pm. 

ELDORADO STORAGE 

Helping you conquer space. 

3856 Coffeen. 672-7297. 

WOODLAND PARK Storage. 

Also inside boats & RV's. 

5211 Coffeen. 674-7355. 

For Sale or Rent 97 

RENT To own. 2 BR Owner 

finance. No bank qualification, 

Small down payment. 

Immediate position. 

$600/mo. incl. tax & insurance. 

752-8688. 

Work Wanted 113 

Christian Housekeeper 

Honest, dependable. 673-5755 

Farm/Ranch work wanted. 

Exper., ref. on request. Call 

672-9757 after 6pm. Ask for 

Jim. 

KM CONSTRUCTION ALL 

phases const. No job too 

small. Licensed Bonded 

Insured 672-9353 / 763- 

0359. 

TLC HOUSECLEANING, 10 

yrs exp. 751-2763. 

Starting at only $ 283 per month! 

THE COURTYARD APARTMENTS 

1735 S. SHERIDAN AVE. 

SHERIDAN, WY 82801 

For applications go to 

Creekside Apartments • 2076 S. Sheridan Ave 

Apartment Features 

Dishwasher 

Microwave 

Stove/Oven 

Washer/Dryer Hook-Ups 

Community Features 

Exercise Room 

Community Room 

Computer Learning Rm. 

24hr. On-Site Manager 

Air Condioning 

Garbage Disposal 

Refrigerator 

Picnic/BBQ Area 

Basketball Court 

Laundry Facility 

Internet Access


Help Wanted 130 Help Wanted 130 Help Wanted 130 Help Wanted 130 

A $250,000 first year potential. 

Not MLM. Serious inquires 

only. 1-(800)414-5919. 

A Fun Job. Start today! Travel 

the west coast w/ a Co-ed 

group. Daily cash advances. 

Two weeks paid training. 

Must be 18 or older, clean 

cut, & enjoy talking to people. 

Enthusiasm a must. For 

interview call 877-343-3777 

or 877-762-8264. 

COOK WANTED for Bar & 

Grill, evenings. Will train. 

Need P/T bartender as well. 

Call 672-2128. 

DRIVERS WANTED!! Davis 

Transport. $2,500 sign-on 

bonus. *Long haul *Full benefits 

*Excellent pay *LTL 

freight *Flatbed training 

available. Owner-operators 

welcome! 1 (866) 728-0120. 

www.davistransport.com 

 

GLASS, Buffalo Glass is looking 

for an exper. glazier. 

Please call Bill at 307-684- 

5840(7am-5pm) or 307-684- 

9243(after 6pm). 

Hiring all positions for 

Arrowhead Lodge. Apply 

in person. 

HIRING FOR all positions. 

Apply in person at Ole’s 

Pizza. 

LARGER WESTERN MT 

propane distributor has 

immediate opening for general 

manager. Operation 

includes several branch locations. 

Applicant must have 

L.P. purchasing and management 

experience. 

Compensation D.O.E. 

Applications must be 

received by 9/12/03. Send 

to: Larry Fuller, 3020 

Daytona Drive, Bismarck, 

ND., 58503. Email: 

llfuller@mbrservices.com 

Fax: (701) 258-0443. 

Are you a nail tech, massage 

therapist, photographer 

looking for a quiet, 

comfortable place to conduct 

business? Visit us at 


HELP WANTED 

• Servers 

• Cook 

• Prep Cooks 

• Maintenance 

• Front Desk 


Center 

612 N. Main St. 

Looking for Part-Time 

work to earn extra 

income? 

We are currently 

taking applications for: 

• Motor Route Carriers 

• Bundle Droppers 

• Route Carriers 

Apply in person at 

144 E. Grinnell 

LANDSCAPE LABORER, flexible 

hrs., $8/hr., 672-2446. 

VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SPECIALIST 3 

Class Code: VR03-5897 

State of Wyoming. Location: Gillette. Qualifications: Any combination of 

training and experience equivalent to a Master’s degree in rehabilitation 

counseling, psychology, social work, sociology, counseling or closely related 

field. Starting Salary Range: $1,837 to $2,825. Obtain an official State 

Application at any Job Service or from the State of Wyoming, HR Division, 

2001 Capitol Avenue, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0060. The state application 

can be found at http://personnel.state.wy.us/stjobs. All applications must be 

submitted IN DUPLICATE to the HR Division in Cheyenne (307) 777-7188, 

(Fax # 1-307-777-6562) along with transcripts of any relevant course work. 

Vacancy will close without notice. EEO/ADA Employer. 

NEWS 

EXTRA! EXTRA! 

SUPER SAVINGS RIGHT HERE! 

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115th Year, No. 86 Serving Sheridan County, Wyoming TUESDAY 

Tuesday, August 28, 2001 50¢ 

Rescuers City planners examine street-ownership issues 

hike into Problems noted with The other three planning commissioners Hall noted a partial list of those streets and Transportation reconstructs the road to city 

attending the session agreed with Hall’s pro- roads outside the city’s jurisdiction includes standards, a project expected to happen 

Cloud Peak county roads within posal that they “initiate a conversation with East Ridge Road, KROE Lane, Skeels and around 2003. 

city limits the Sheridan County Planning and Zoning Absaraka streets — which are all county Members of the city planning board 

Commission” to discuss future ownership of roads — and state-owned urban highways seemed in agreement Monday streets and 

Wilderness 

those roads that now belong to the county. including south Coffeen Avenue and Big roads within the city should belong to the 

By Pat Blair 

Past city councils, when they annexed Horn Avenue. 

city, but Hall said there are problems with 

Senior Staff reporter 

land, frequently annexed up to the roadway Main Street also is state-owned, although county roads in particular. 

Man airlifted by 

but did not annex the road itself. 

it was not one of the streets Hall mentioned. “The sections that are state highways are 

helicopter Miles of county and state roads run A map prepared by HKM of Sheridan, as Hall noted Fort Road is a state-owned 

through the city of Sheridan, raising questions 

of who maintains the roads, who 


enforces traffic laws on them and even who 


owns them, City Planning Commission 

Chairman Andy Hall said Monday night. 

BIG HORN — Emergency crews 

airlifted an injured Florida man out of 

Cloud Peak Wilderness on Monday 

afternoon, according to Sheridan 

County Sheriff Dave Hofmeier. 

Hofmeier identified the man as 

Luis R. Jung, 36, who sustained a 

minor leg injury and believed he 

couldn’t walk out of the wilderness 

area on his own. 

Members of Sheridan Area 

Search and Rescue and Sheridan 

Fire/Rescue hiked into Lost 

Wilderness 

Lake yesterday 

morning to 

administer first 

aid and set up a 

landing zone 

for a helicopter 

from Big Horn 

Airways. 

They had to 

obtain permission 

from the Terry 

U.S. Forest Yentzer 

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, 

(AP) — With large fires burning along its 

borders, Yellowstone National Park imposed 

strict limits Monday on campfires and 

cigarette use to prevent human-caused fires 

within the park. 

No wood or charcoal fires will be allowed 

anywhere in the park. The restrictions apply 

to fire grates, charcoal grills and fire pans in 

all campgrounds, picnic areas, parking areas 

and employee housing. 

‘‘It is very dry,’’ said park spokeswoman 

Marsha Karle. 

In addition, no smoking is allowed except 

in buildings or areas where smoking is normally 

permitted and where there are ash 

trays. 

The typical camping gas stove is permitted. 

Earlier this month, the park prohibited 

any backcountry wood or charcoal fires. 

Smoking in the backcountry is limited to the 

ENTRY LEVEL Carpenter & 

Roofer. Pay DOE. Galloway 

Constr. 672-7643. 

EXPER’D. CARPENTERS 

wanted for local, year-round 

work. Pay DOE & benefit 

pkg. 672-3507. Apply 

upstairs at 543 N. Main St. 

EXPERIENCED LEGAL 

SECRETARY Wanted, 

Lonabaugh and Riggs has 

an immediate opening for an 

experienced legal secretary. 

Required skills: WordPerfect 

8.0; Windows; excellent typing; 

dictaphone; filing; organizational 

skills; good people 

and phone skills; positive 

attitude; team-work. Send 

resume and letter to Robert 

W. Brown at Lonabaugh and 

Riggs, P.O. Drawer 5059, 

Sheridan, Wyoming 82801. 

F/T RETAIL clerk, Must be able 

to work w/public. Must be 21. 

Above average wages. Apply 

in person at141 E. Burkitt. 

FIGHTERS WANTED for 

Sheridan Event 9/4/03. No 

exper. nec. $125 to win. $50 

to lose. Men & women. Call 

1-888-702-4007 toll free. 

Flexible hours, great pay. 

Wyoming’s Rib & Chop 

House now hiring all positions. 

Apply at 856 N. 

Broadway. 

GAS MEASUREMENT Co. 

Seeking a self motivated person 

for the position of outside 

technical sales in the 

Gillette, WY area. Gas measurement 

or related exper. 

beneficial. Travel is required. 

We offer competitive wages 

and benefits package. 

Please send resume to JW 

Measurement Co., attn. HR, 

P.O.Box 278, Evansville, WY 

82636. 

built to city standards or better, he said. 

part of a traffic study the firm was hired to highway up to the entrance to Sheridan VA But he said that is not true of the county 

do, shows numbers of streets and roads Medical Center. 

roads. 

through the city that belong to the state or The City Council last week agreed to con- City Planning Assistant Andy Wenburg 

county but are surrounded by city developsider formally assuming ownership of Fort 

ments. 

Road after the Wyoming Department of Please see Streets, Page 8 

OVERDUE THANKS 

over Calif. blaze 

HOPLAND, Calif. (AP) — Two air tankers collided while dumping 

fire retardant on a Northern California wildfire, killing both 

pilots. 

The 250-acre brush and tree fire about eight miles south of Ukiah 

burned four structures Monday and threatened more than a dozen others, 

according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire 

Protection. It was 50 percent contained early Tuesday. 

Formal identifications of the victims had not been released. 

However, the pilots assigned to the planes were identified as Larry 

Groff of Santa Rosa and Lars Stratt of Chico, forestry department 

spokeswoman Dianne Sanders said early Tuesday. 

Jeff Anderson saw the collision from his deck. 

‘‘One went straight down into the ground and exploded immediately 

on impact. There was a fireball and lots of smoke,’’ Anderson 

told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. ‘‘The other one must have tried 

to maintain level flight a little longer, but 10 to 15 seconds later it 

crashed a little distance away.’’ 

Dists. 2, 3 show 

enrollment drop 

District 1 numbers 

District 2 first 

not yet available 



day number 

down about 5 

By Heather 

Evagelatos 


CLEARMONT — Student enrollment in 

School District 3 has dropped 5 percent, according 

to school officials. 

There were 112 students enrolled in Five fewer students attended 

Clearmont and Arvada schools on the first day the first day of school in 

Service to land 

of class Monday, compared to 118 at year’s end Sheridan County School District 

the helicopter 

last spring, said the district’s secretary, Connie 2 than last year. 

in Cloud Peak Wilderness, since 

Moore. 

According to the office of the 

wilderness areas are off-limits to 

Superintendent Bill Raduenz said, “I thought superintendent, 3,276 students 

motorized vehicles and mechanical 

we might be down even more because we had a have enrolled. The office expects 

equipment. 

large family move out of the district. They had enrollment to rise after Labor 

“The rescue went well,” Hofmeier 

seven students.” 

Day, as new students move to 

said. 

Raduenz added, “I am happy with the num- Sheridan and a few families 

Hofmeier said this morning he 

bers.” 

return from summer vacations. 

understands the man has already paid 

The district has 20 new students, including ■ At Sheridan High School, 

for the helicopter rescue. 

six kindergartners, while nine students graduat- 821 students attended classes 

Paramedic Steve Sharp with 

ed last spring. 

Sheridan Fire/Rescue said he and 

Monday. There were 501 junior 

“We have quite a few new kids in town. Half 

firefighter Jason Etchechoury, along 

high students and 459 middle 

are with ranching families, and the other half 

with Search and Rescue members 

schoolers. 

are with coal-bed methane,” Raduenz said. 

Terry Yentzer, president, Ron 

■ At the elementary level, 

School-enrollment breakdowns follow (with 

Condos and Mary Homan, took turns 

238 students enrolled at Coffeen, 

moving the Stokes litter and 200 

last spring’s comparison in parenthesis): 

360 at Highland Park, 237 at 

pounds of first aid and rescue gear up 

■ Arvada Elementary School, 14 (18); Meadowlark, 360 at Sagebrush 

the steep inclines to Lost Wilderness 

■ Clearmont Elementary School, 36 (45); and 186 at Woodland Park. 

Lake. 

■ Arvada-Clearmont Junior High School, 18 ■ Story School had 26 stu- 

The lake is located four miles 

(11); 

dents 

southeast of Coffeen Park, which is 

■ Arvada-Clearmont High School 44 (44). 

■ Beckton enrolled six 

located just outside of the wilderness 

District 1 figures for the schools in Dayton, 

and can be reached by four-wheel- 

Ranchester and Big Horn were still being tabu- 

Monday. 

drive vehicles. 

lated this morning and weren’t available by 

■ Fort MacKenzie High 

Sharp described the victim’s 

press time. 

School enrolled 59 students and 

The Sheridan Press/Heather Evagelatos 

injuries as “nonlife-threatening.” 

In other District 3 news, the first day of the Wright Place had 23. 

Hofmeier praised the emergency 

Almost a half-century after the Korean War, retired Army Lt. Col. 

classes under the new four-day school week 

Greg Patz presents his father, retired Army Col. Frank Patz, with a 

workers, adding that members of 

went smoothly, Raduenz said. Students now 

medal of honor from the Korean government this morning at the 

Search and Rescue don’t get paid for 

attend classes 43 minutes longer on Monday 

VA Medical Center, noting that he is his hero. The medal recog- 

“Everyone seemed to take the 

their work. 

through Thursday, while there is no school 

nizes Patz’s service in the 1950s' Korean Conflict. Patz’s grand- 

longer day in stride,” Raduenz said. 

“The four volunteers did an excel- 

Friday. 

daughter, Katie, led the Pledge of Allegiance at the ceremony, and 

“We’re sailing right along.” 

lent job of getting in there and help- 

School officials believe class attendance will 

the American Legion provided a color guard. Dan Burgess sang 

Classes will be held on Friday, 

ing to get (the victim) the medical 

increase, as many students were gone for part or 

the national anthem. 

attention he needed, and then getting 

all of the day on Fridays for extracurricular 

Frank Patz 

him out,” Hofmeier said 

activities. 

Please see District 3, Page 8 

California governor rebukes Condit; flight attendant’s lawyer asks for indictment 

MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Gov. Gray Davis added Chad Condit, who appeared later Monday on CNN’s indict the congressman on charges that he tried to coerce ‘‘Today’s events are yet another example of the 

himself to the list of leaders criticizing Rep. Gary Condit ‘‘Larry King Live,’’ harshly criticized Davis for not Smith into denying they had an affair. 

tabloidization of this tragedy,’’ said Marina Ein, Condit’s 

for his response to the disappearance of former intern standing by his father. 

The lawyer, James Robinson, submitted a citizen com- spokeswoman. ‘‘Nothing that happened today will 

Chandra Levy. 

‘‘There is no honor in kicking somebody when they plaint to a Stanislaus County grand jury on Monday. 

advance the cause of helping to find Chandra.’’ 

‘‘I am disheartened that Congressman Condit did not are down,’’ Condit’s 33-year-old son said, adding that he It would still be up to prosecutors to decide whether to 

speak out more quickly or more fully,’’ Davis said ‘‘has no reason not to trust’’ his father. 

pursue a criminal case, and prosecutor Jim Brazelton said Condit is under intense criticism at home and in 

Monday. Condit is a friend and ally of the Democratic gov- Meanwhile, in a rare legal procedure, the lawyer for Stanislaus County isn’t likely to take any action based Washington for his responses to questions about his relaernor. 

His two children, Chad and Cadee, work for Davis. flight attendant Anne Marie Smith asked a grand jury to only on Robinson’s legal maneuvers. 

tionship with Levy. 

More restrictions Two pilots die in SHADY SPOT 

in Yellowstone air tanker crash 

Please see Fire, Page 8 Please see Pilots, Page 8 

The Sheridan Press/Pat Blair 

Youngsters rest under the shade of a tree while waiting for a bus at the end of the first 

day of classes this year at Coffeen Elementary. Sheridan Avenue in front of the school is 

open to traffic, although Avoca Avenue is closed, and crews are working on the extension 

of Sheridan Avenue from Avoca south. 

HIRING, F/T Brand Inspector in 

Sheridan. Send applications 

to District Supervisor, P.O. 

Box 1737, Glenrock, WY 

82637 or Wyoming Livestock 

Board, c/o Brand 

Commissioner, 2020 Carey 

Ave. 4th floor, Cheyenne, 

WY 82002. For application 

call 307-436-2609 or 307- 

777-6439 or 751-0351. 

IT IS IMPORTANT To 

understand that job listing 

advisory services only 

sell information and do 

not provide actual placement 

services. When considering 

a job service, be 

sure to ask the promoter 

to put the offer in writing. 

Do not give your credit 

card or checking account 

number over the phone to 

unknown parties. Some 

promoters use a 900 telephone 

number which 

enables them to bill their 

fee automatically to your 

telephone bill. Remember 

900# are expensive. 

Now Hiring: 

• Yard Workers 

• Delivery Drivers 

• Sales People 

Must be self-motivated, reliable 

and able to work well with 

others. Full time positions. 

Experience is preferred but not 

required. Wages based on 

experience. Complete benefit 

package available. 

Apply in person at: 

660 Fort Road 

No Phone Calls Please! EOE 

LAB TECH. P/T at local coal 

mine, 24/7. Send resume to 

Lab Tech, 28 Coyote Ln. 

Sheridan, WY 82801. 

OPENINGS FOR experienced 

heavy equipment servicemen 

and field mechanics. 

CDL hazmat preferred. 

Travel and promotion. 

Benefit package. Mail 

resume to Century 

Companies, Inc., PO Box 

579, Lewiston, MT 59457, 

attn: HR Department. 

Century is a drug-free workplace! 

EOE. 

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LOCAL POST-FRAME Co. 

looking for full-time laborers. 

Please stop by Trubuilt 

Builders, 2491 Heartland Dr. 

for application. 673-0327. 

LOOKING FOR P/T 

bather,grooming asst. Must 

have respect & appreciation 

for pets, & good work ethics. 

674-4266. 

A Job With 

Flexibility... 

It’s All In The Bag. 

McDonald’s is now hiring 

OPENING, CLOSING, DAY 

& WEEKEND SHIFTS 

These positions are ideal for 

homemakers, retirees or individuals 

who want to work 

but who need “a job with 

flexibility.” We offer on-thejob 

training and valuable work 

experience along with a very 

flexible schedule. 

Stop by McDonald’s restaurant 

for more information or 

for an interview. EOE 

2590 N. Main – Sheridan 

McDonald’s at Wal-mart 

Morton Buildings, Inc. 

Looking for experienced Carpenters 

for the Sheridan, WY area. Starting 

wage $ 10.40. 

Benefits Include: 

• 401k, ESOP 

• Pd. Holiday & Vacation 

• Life Insurance & Bonuses 

• Group Health Insurance 

Call for Application 

(605) 342-6623 

MYSTERY SHOPPER needed 

in Sheridan & surrounding 

areas. Apply on the internet 

at www.secretshopnet. com. 

STAGE STOP Motel Now 

Hiring. Experienced 

Housekeeper, pays 6.50/hr., 

pick up appls. at 2167 N. 

Main St. No Phone Calls! 

P.O. BOX 2006, SHERIDAN, WY 82801 

307-672-2431 • FAX 672-7950 

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1 month 9.00 9.50 9.25 9.75 9.50 10.00 11.75 12.50 

3 months 23.25 25.50 24.00 26.25 24.75 27.00 30.75 33.00 

6 months 45.00 48.00 46.50 49.50 48.00 51.00 57.00 61.50 

1 year 84.00 87.00 84.00 90.00 87.00 93.00 102.00 111.00 

Help Wanted 130 

NEED 2 People for kennel and 

stall cleaning + numerous 

other duties. Must have 

knowledge of working w/lg. & 

sm. animals. Late afternoons, 

weekends & holidays. 

Bring resume to Moxey 

Veterinary Hospital, 1650 

Commercial Ave. 

NEEDED IMMEDIATELY meat 

wrappers, meat boners & 

meat cutters. F/T & P/T. 672- 

3256. 

OPEN THE DOOR to a new 

career. SAGE Technical 

Services is Wyoming’s leading 

truck driving school. 

Casper, (800) 307-0242; 

Cheyenne, (877) 710-SAGE. 

Opening for a F/T office clerk. 

Must be friendly & courteous 

w/ excel. telephone skills. 

Computer knowledge a 

must. Benefits incl. EOE. 

Send resume & cover letter 

to Box 04117, The Sheridan 

Press, P.O.Box 2006, 


OUTSIDE SALES 

$1000 Hiring Bonus 

Established, Rapidly growing 

Life and Health Agency 

Seeks a motivated goal driven 

individual to take over 

existing territory. The chosen 

candidate must have a Life & 

Disability License, 4 year 

degree, excellent communication 

and problem solving 

skills. 

We offer: 

• Free Qualified Leads 

• Base Advance + commission 

• Benefits 

• Trip Incentives 

• 100,000 + income potential 

If you are seeking a career 

with a strong and reputable 

company, call Wayne at 800- 

356-5306. 

P.M. hostess, cocktails & 

busser. Apply in person at 

the Golden Steer. 

P/T WAITRESS/BUSSING 

positions avail. Apply in person 

at Golden China, 727 

Brundage Ln., ask for Lisa. 

PARK & PROPERTY 

Maintenance 

The Whitney Commons Park 

is opening soon. We seek a 

P/T enthusiastic, customer & 

team oriented employee for 

park landscaping, preventative 

maintenance and janitorial 

work. Position requires 

weekends & evenings. 

Competitive compensation 

D.O.E. A letter of interest / 

job resume should be hand 

delivered to Whitney Benefits 

E.O.E. to 245 Broadway, 


PERKINS FAMILY Restaurant 

is looking for Daytime 

bussers, servers and weekend 

janitor position. Apply in 

person at 1373 Coffeen Ave. 

EOE. 

Now hiring 

self-motivated 

individuals for: 

Front Office/Gift Shop 

Clerk, Cook/Dining area, 

Housekeeping, 

Maintenance/Wrangler 

BONUS PROGRAM 

Call 307-737-2281 locally 

or 800-447-0194 

RESTAURANT/BANQUET 

MANAGER. Full service 

hotel is now hiring an experienced 

Banquet/Restaurant 

Manager. Must have experience 

in Banquets, Catering 

and running a full service 

restaurant. Scheduling capabilities 

and great customer 

service skills a plus. Salary 

DOE. Apply in person 

w/resume, & salary history to 

The Best Western, Sheridan 

Center. 

SALES/FREIGHT CLERK for 

fast paced retail business. 

P/T or F/T, above average 

wages and benefits. Mon. - 

Fri. 8-5p.m. Send reply to 

Box 02073, c/o The Sheridan 

Press P.O. Box 2006 


SCHOOL DISTRICT #2 is looking 

for: Skilled Bus 

Mechanic. EOE. See 

Sheridan Employment 

Resources Center at 61 S. 

Gould, phone: 672-9775 for 

more information. 

NON SEQUITUR By Wiley 

Help Wanted 130 Help Wanted, Professional 132 

THE PONY Grill seeks experi- OVER 174,000 WYOMING 

enced line & prep cooks. PEOPLE will read your clas- 

Must be a fast learner, clean, sified ad if you place it in 

& have worked in a busy WYCAN. Sell, buy, 

restaurant. Day & night shifts announce. $135 for 25 

avail. $6-10/hr. based on words. Contact this newspa- 

exper. Apply at 3 S. Gould. per for details. 

THE PONY needs experi- 

Help Wanted, Sales 134 

enced. Food Servers. Must 

be mature, neat in appearance, 

reliable, & have a good 

attitude. Apply in person, 3 

S. Gould. Must be 21. 

THE SHERIDAN Commercial 

Company is currently taking 

applications for a FT/PT 

position on our sales floor. 

Ideal person would enjoy 

working w/people & have 

good customer skills. Salary 

& sales bonus. Pick up apps. 

at 303 Broadway-Sheridan. 

THE SHERIDAN YMCA has an 

aquatic position open that 

includes teaching children’s 

swim lessons, teaching 

water fitness classes, & lifeguarding. 

Training & certifications 

provided for this 20 

to 30 hr./wk. job. Job applicatiopns 

avail. at the YMCA. 

THE WYOMING BREAST AND 

CERVICAL CANCER NET- 

WORK is accepting resumes 

for Community Health 

Worker Manager (CHWM). 

Contract position funded 

through a grant from the 

Susan G. Komen Foundation 

Wyoming Affiliate. CHWM 

will develop, implement, 

evaluate a program of four 

community health worker 

coordinators located in medically 

underserved communities 

in Wyoming. CHWMs will 

perform education, referral, 

follow-up for breast cancer 

screening and treatment. 

Travel by personal vehicle 

required. Strong communication 

skills, computer skills a 

must. Grant-writing to secure 

future funding essential. 

Some evening hours. Send 

resumes, three references 

postmarked no later than 

September 15 to Dawn 

Howerton, Women’s Health 

Source, 6101 Yellowstone 

Road, Room 259A, 

Cheyenne, WY 82002. 

Tired of working seasonal jobs 

without benefits? Our mill 

runs year round & benefits 

are incl. Entry level positions 

avail. Advancement opportunities 

avail. Must be physically 

fit. Apply in person at 

Wyoming Sawmills Inc. 1515 

N. Sheridan Ave. EOE. 

Tongue River High School- 

Immediate opening for a .5 

FTE Library Media 

Specialist. Wyoming certification 

required. Open until 

filled. To apply, call Cara 

Reichert at Administration 

Office (307) 655-9541. EOE. 

WYSTAR is in need of an energetic 

person to serve as a 

mentor for our mens facility, 

in our residential alcohol and 

drug rehabilitation program. 

Among other duties, the 

mentor is responsible for 

supervision of clients after 

regular program hours & 

transportation of clients to 

outside activities. Knowledge 

of 12 step program a plus. 

Persons in recovery must 

have maintained 2 years 

sobriety. This is a 40 hr./wk. 

position, 9.25/hr. w/excellent 

benefits after 90 days. 

Please fax resume to 674- 

6867. or call 672-2044 for 

info. EOE. 

Help Wanted, Medical 131 

NEEDED FULL or part time 

medical transcriptionist. 

Submit resume to Box 

04116, The Sheridan Press, 

P.O.Box 2006, Sheridan, WY 

82801. 

Help Wanted, Professional 132 

ESTABLISHED LAW firm 

seeks full or part-time litigation 

paralegal. Exp. in commercial, 

medical malpractice 

or personal injury litigation 

preferred. Nursing training 

and experience desirable but 

not required. Salary commensurate 

w/experience and 

training. Please send 

resumes to: Yonkee & 

Toner, Attn: Mike Davis, P.O. 

Box 6288, Sheridan, WY 

82801. No telephone calls, 

please. 

LAW FIRM seeking 

Paralegal/Legal Assistant 

with litigation experience. 

Salary commensurate with 

experience. Send resume to 

Office Manager, P.O. Box 

728, Sheridan, WY 82801. 

ROUTE SALES 

Sheridan/Gillette Area 

Benefits: 

• Outstanding 401 (k) plan 

• Medical, Dental, Life, Disability & Optical 

insurance 

• Performance incentives 

• Vacations • Employee Discounts 

• Employee Assistance Programs 

• Opportunities for advancement & earning 

potential $ 28,000 – $ 50,000 with great training 

program 

Minimum age 21 with good driving record, be 

able to pass DOT physical & pre-employment 

drug test. 

Our sales people are goal oriented, have a 

high work ethic & understand the value 

of customer service. We offer an established 

customer base & the opportunity to 

manage & build your own business. 

For more information or to schedule a 

confidential interview call: 

1-800-336-7569 or 

email: nora.lugner@schwans.com 

EOE/AA 

Auctions 180 

**AUCTION** 

LOCAL Auction now 

taking consignments. 

One item or a house full. 

Call and we will pick up. 

WAGGENERS 

AUCTIONS 

Sheridan 672-5439 

Business Opportunities 190 

THOUSANDS OF BUSINESS- 

ES for sale by owners 

nationwide. If interested in 

buying or selling a business, 

call 1 (800) 999-SALE or visitwww.gwbs.com Great Western 

Business Services. 

Land/Property Sale 199 

$98,500 FOR 2 Acre Lot in 

Don Ena Estates. Great 

mountain view, paved roads, 

water tap paid for, & near 

golf course. 672-3468. 

50’ X 123’ lot, city sewer/water 

on property. Call 672-2854. 

LAND FOR SALE: Devil’s 

Tower, Wyo., with Tower 

view, easy access, 103 

acres with field, spring. Call 

(307) 467-5600 or (307) 467- 

5245. 

Lot for Sale, downtown Big 

Horn, on the corner of Main 

& Johnson. $70,000. 673- 

5620. 

Real Estate 200 

1700 SQ. Ft. New home in 

Holly Ponds, by Stonemill 

Const., 3 BR, 3 ba., 24 X 30 

Gar., fireplace, full basement, 

A/C, redwood deck, lg. 

lot, lg. master suite., lots of 

brick. $196,000 1207 Laurel 

Ct. 752-5920. Come See. 

2 BR 1 ba. House, close to 

park, fncd. yd., additional 

mother-in-law’s house in 

back. $70,000. 672-2572 

2650 sq. ft. family home. Great 

neighborhood, 4 BR, 3 ba, 

deck & gazebo, dbl. gar., 

new roof & windows, excel. 

cond. By owner, 2107 Pima 

Dr. 672-5216, eve. 672- 

6424, day, (406)240-1040 

cell. $189,500. 

3 BR 1 1/4 ba. Great loc. Nice 

landscaping, back patio. 

Excel. cond. inside. 674- 

5702 

3 BR 2 ba. 2 car gar. Newly 

built/landcaped, N. Heights 

For sale by owner 752-7869. 

3 BR. 1 ba house, hard wood 

floors, bsmnt., gar., $87,500. 

137 W. College. 673-1199. 

BY OWNER Country property 

outside Ranchester, WY. A 

piece of heaven, w/ beautiful 

view of Big Horn Mtns. 4.41 

acres sitting on the Tongue 

River, lots of wildlife, great 

fishing out your front door. 

Enjoy spacious living quarters 

w/Moss Rock Fireplace . 

3,037 Sq.Ft, 3 br, 2 ba., 

garage, barn, and out buildings. 

Many Extras. $397,000. 

Appt. 307-655-3228.

Real Estate 200 Autos-Accessories 300 Garage Sales 410 

By Owner-located on quiet cul- ‘90 CHEVY S-10 P/U, 2.5L, 5 1061 BIGHORN Dr. 

de-sac. 2 BR, 1 ba town- speed manual, 107K mi., Ranchester, Fri., Sat. & Sun. 

house. Approx. 1500 sq. ft. runs good, body damage, 8-5. Baby, kids stuff & Lots 

w/ready to finish bsmt., new $800 673-0645. 

More! 

carpet, window treatments, 

appli. & deck. $65,000, 672- 

6491. 

‘90 HONDA Civic 109K mi. 

runs great $2K 673-9825. 

1112 W 10th St. Sat. 7:30-12. 

Multi-Family, variety of 

household items. 

CHARMING 1910 3 BR, 1 ba. 

Home. Original mouldings, 

wood floors. 2 car gar., new 

furnace, fenced yd., appl. 

incl. $124,500. 674-5850. 

FIXER UPPER, 2 lots on corner, 

private cedar fencing w/ 

garage. Call 672-8676. 

GREAT RESTAURANT and 

convention center - best 

location - northeast Wyoming 

in Buffalo. Excellent condition 

throughout, going business, 

$800,000. Call Bruce 

Garber, CENTURY 21 BHJ 

Realty, 1 (800) 743-0732. 

REMODELED COUNTRY 

home west of Riverton. 3 

bedroom, 1-1/2 bath, 

attached garage, 5 acres, 

reduced price. Also, house in 

Thermopolis, Wyo., for sale. 

(307) 856-5817. Leave message. 

REMOTE MOUNTAIN VIEW 

lots, adjoining Polo field and 

16K ranch. Irrigation, well, 40 

shade trees. Power, phone. 

$65K per acre. 672-7922. 

Mobile Homes for Sale 201 

2 BR. 1ba. Trailer for sale or 

rent. New carpet & paint 

$9,000/obo, 673-5290. 

5901 COFFEEN Ave. Lot 

#102, 2BR. 1ba., $6,800. Lot 

#09, $8,000. Lot #68, 

$1,500. Lot #73, $7,500. Call 

674-6713. 

‘80 SKYLINE 2 BR. Located at 

Big Horn Mtn. Lodge. Excl. 

cond. 672-7738. 

FULL LEAF table, $12. 2 

chrome leg dining chairs, $8 

ea. OBO. 673-1344. 

FURN. 2 BR, (12X60), snow 

roof, w/1 yr. lease at Bear 

Lodge. $1895/obo, 673-1740 

Very Nice, spacious, 2-3 BR, 1 

ba, 14x70 + 12x16 ad., lg. 

porch, $17,000, 673-0405. 

‘01 PONTIAC GRAND AM GT. 

Loaded, sun roof, 31k/mi., 

auto, excel. cond. 673-5070. 

‘02 FORD F350, crew cab 

dually, lariat, 4X4, diesel, 6 

sp., loaded, excel. cond. 

60K, $31,700 or offer, 752- 

0635 

‘47 PONTIAC, 4 dr., mostly 

complete. Asking $1,650. 

673-1338. 

‘69 CHEVY P/U, 2WD, good 

shape, must see. $2500 845 

N. Custer. 674-4180. 

‘77 DODGE Power Wagon 

4X4, fresh motor-warranty. 

BFG's w/heavy chains. Solid 

truck. Great for hunting. 

$2500, 672-1804. 

‘78 FORD F150, rebuild 300- 

6cyl., good body. Asking 

$2,000. 672-5110. 

‘80 FORD, 4WD, runs good, 

$600, 672-5731. 

‘84 MAZDA GLC, 4 dr., great 

gas mi., runs excel., good 

school car. $1100. 752-2379. 

‘85 CJ JEEP 4x4, good cond., 

hard top. $2500. 655-2573. 

‘85 VW Scirocco, 1.8 li., tinted 

windows, lots of extras, nice 

interior, excel. gas mi. Good 

back to school car. $1600. 

674-5977 or 1-808-371-9905 

‘86 OLDS, runs good, great 

college car, $1000, 752-8861 

‘86 TOYOTA Tercel, new 

brakes, rebuilt carb., runs 

great, $1000 OBO 674-4705. 

‘87 Chevy Blazer, dependable, 

$1500 OBO, 751-2243. 

‘87 PONTIAC GRAND AM. CD 

player & fairly new tires. 

$1,000/obo. 674-1977. 

‘88 JEEP Grand Wagoneer. 

127k, V8, 4x4, new tires, 

good shape. Asking $2,900. 

758-4300. 

‘91 300 E Mercedes, 4 dr. 

sedan, loaded, low miles. 

$8500. 674-6940. 

‘91 BUICK Park Ave. Excel. 

cond., $5,100/obo. 672-5812 

‘91 GMC Suburban 4X4, A/C, 

p/s/b. Good cond. See at 

1300 DeSmet Ave. 672-9257 

‘92 FORD Taurus, 6 Cylinder., 

auto, good condition. $1600 

OBO 673-1732. 

‘93 S10 Blazer V6, auto, 4X4, 4 

door. Taking offers.672-3579 

‘93 Volkswagen Eurovan, 

great shape. 672-5195. 

‘94 Dodge Dakota SLT, 4WD, 

V8 Magnum, bedliner. topper, 

59K, $5800 OBO 674- 

9027. 

‘94 DODGE Dakota, extended 

cab, 4X4, good cond., 360 

V8 engine, 140K. $2950 

OBO. 752-7900. 

‘95 FORD Explorer, excel. 

cond., new tires & set of 

snow tires w/rims. $8500 

OBO, 672-8572. 

‘95 GMC Sierra SLE Trim xcab; 

78k/mi., bedliner, 

loaded! New tires & 

Windshield. $11,990/obo. 

672-5649. 

‘95 GRAND AM, a/c, power 

windows/locks, great teen 

starter car, $1800, 674-5581. 

‘96 BLAZER S10 4x4, 4.3 V6., 

Automatic, LS Trim, excellent 

cond. 142K, $3900 751- 

8651 or 672-3155. 

‘97 SATURN SL2, runs well, 

$3000 OBO, 674-7970. 

‘97 TOYOTA Corolla CE, 89K 

mi., p/w, p/l, A/C, runs well, 

$5,500 674-9328. 

‘98 DODGE 1 ton 4X4, Quad 

cab, 5.9 cummins, diesel. 

$14,900 OBO. 752-7900 

‘92 HARLEY-HERITAGE 

Softail Classic, 

Turquois/White, 1 owner. 

excel. cond., Lots of extras. 

$11,000 674-4388. 

‘99 HARLEY Davidson Dyna 

Super Glide, 1450cc, twin 

cam, pipes, windshield, hwy. 

pegs, chrome, 10.5K. 

$12,500. 751-1913. 

FOR SALE ‘85 Yamaha Virago 

$1,850 OBO. Call 672-2687 

Leave message. 

MUST SELL! ‘99 TRR225 

on/off road, $1800 OBO. 

‘99 CR250, $2500 OBO, 

Both excel. cond. 673-5462. 

Motor Homes 304 

‘98 24’ Jamboree Triton V-10. 

Sleeps 6. One owner, low 

miles. Low $30’s. 672-5135. 

Daily Directory 400 

BOB’S RV SERVICE On Site 

Repairs & Service. Bob 

Beckwith. R.V.S.A Certified 

Tech. 752-9453. 

C.W. 

DETECTION SERVICE 

DOT Certified 

24 hr. On Call 

On site Drug Screening 

and Alcohol Testing 

(307) 752-5553 

LOU’S MOVING & Storage, 

201 Broadway 751-4841. No 

moving job too small. 

Roofing Guaranteed by 

Steve Horsley • 672-7697 

Solid Built Construction 

Roofing, Decks, Concrete 

•Licensed •Bonded •Insured 

• FREE ESTIMATES • 

Dave 673-4995 or 751-5483 

WEATHERTIGHT 

Home Maintenance 

& Repair 

Roofing, Siding, Painting, 

Doors, Windows, Decks & 

More. Licensed • Bonded • 

Insured. Free Estimates. 

655-3776. 

1307 BROADWAY. Estate 

Sale & then some! Sat. 7-12. 

1438 VICTORIA, Fri.& Sat. 8-? 

16 ft Boat w/50HP motor, 

Refrigerater, dishes, clothes, 

Handyman jack, game hoist, 

camping, & lots more! 

1730 BIG Horn Ave. Sat. 8-? 

Little bit of everything!! 

1742 Hillcrest Dr. Fri. 4:00pm- 

7pm & Sat. 7am-12pm. Toys 

sports equip., childrens, 

teen, adult clothing, shelving, 

bikes, ice skates & a wide 

variety of items. 

246 E. Mountainview Dr., Fri. & 

Sat. 8am-4pm. Good Stuff!! 

318 WYOMING Ave. Sat. & 

Sun. 7-12. Lots of stuff!! 

369 2nd W. Parkway, Sat. 8-? 

Two Family Sale! Lots of 

kids, mens, womens clothes, 

couch, ceiling fan, & more! 

616 E. Burkitt, Fri. 8-?, Sat. 8- 

4. 

808 AVOCA #30, Fri. -Sun. 7- 

5. Kids toys & clothes, house 

items, & Lots of misc.! 

Cleaning out the pole barn. I- 

90 to Ext. 37 (Prairie Dog 

Creek Exit), turn west or Hwy 

87 to CR 127 East. Watch 

for signs. Worth the drive, we 

have lots of stuff. Several 

families participating. Fri. 7- 

4, Sat. 7-2. 

CURVES PARKING Lot Sale, 

1542 1/2 N. Main St., Sat. 

7am-?. Coffee & Donuts! 

MOVING SALE 944 W. 5th, 

backyard. Everything must 

go! Furn., clothing, tires, & 

misc. Fri.& Sat. 7-3. 

SAT. 8-4, 1511 Mydland Rd. 

#212. Camping gear & tools. 

SAVE THE best for last! 10 

Crystal Creek Dr.-1/2 mile 

past Girl School. Sat. 8-12. 

Nice stuff. Some new. 

Autos-Accessories 300 

‘00 DODGE Durango SLT 4X4, 

$13,900 OBO. 62K mi., 

leather, excel. cond. 360 V8 

engine, new tires/brakes, 

752-7900. 

‘98 JEEP Grand Cherokee, 

131K mi., RUNS GREAT! 

$8500 OBO. 

‘99 DODGE 1500 Ram, quad 

cab, loaded, plus extras, 43K 

mi., $17,700. 673-5243. 

ATV's 302 

129 KOOI St. (left at Blue’s 

BBQ) Sat. 8-2. & Sun. 8-12. 

Furn. & lots of misc. 

L. M. Boyd Revisited 

‘00 PONTIAC Grand Prix GTP, 

supercharged, power sunroof, 

leather seats, 4-door, 

loaded, low mi., 674-4944. 

‘01 CONVERTIBLE Chevy 

Camaro, 16K mi., NICE 

CAR, great deal for 15K, 

First Federal: Debbie. 673- 

2906. 

‘01 DODGE Status, auto trans. 

& autostick, p/w, p/s, cruise, 

5 CD changer, factory warranty. 

18 mo. & 18K mi. Like 

new $10,900. 672-5417. 

‘84 HONDA w/ plow. $1,250. 

674-9628, before 1:30p.m. 

Motorcycles 303 

‘82 HONDA XR500R $800. 

Excel. condition, runs good. 

674-6708 after 5p.m. 

‘83 KAWASAKI 750. Very nice, 

$1500. 673-0871 / 672-2656. 

‘84 HARLEY. Sporty 1000c.c., 

7K mi., windshield, & mustang 

saddles, fork & saddle 

bags, hwy. pegs, loud or quiet. 

$5,500. 673-5079 after 

6p.m. 

Spices built fortunes. A rich 

merchant in historic Germany 

wasn't called "Old 

Moneybags," but "Old Pepper 

Sacks." 

Q. Why is a curved sword 

stronger than a straight sword? 

A. You mean curved like a 

Samurai's? All of it except the 

cutting edge was encased in 

clay before it went into the 

forge. That edge more swiftly 

heated and expanded, so compressed 

the back edge. The 

compression strengthened the 

blade. 

In rainbow watching, bear 

in mind, the lower the sun 

behind you, the greater the 

bow in front of you. 

Q. Doesn't Peter's Placebo 

go: "The bigger they come, the 

harder they hit."? 

A. No, sir, that's Perkins' 

Postulate. Peter's Placebo goes: 

"An ounce of image is worth a 

pound of performance." 

Here's one you might like to 

check out personally: It takes 

113 pounds of $20 bills to 

make $1 Million. 

What you do first when you 

meet somebody is prove you're 

harmless. By shaking hands. 

Long ago, to show you weren't 

carrying a weapon. Or in some 

societies, by bowing. To 

expose an unprotected neck. 

That's what handshakes and 

bows have in common. Been 

that way for centuries. If you 

want to be a friend, you first 

have to show trust by making 

yourself vulnerable. 

After setting the broken 

bone, the doctor puts on the 

cast. That's the tricky part. It 

can't be too tight. That can 

cause nerve damage. The tootight 

cast is said to be the leading 

cause of malpractice suits. 

The married woman typically 

does 30-percent more 

housework than the single 

woman, researchers say. 

It was 48 years after 

Englanders developed vacuum 

canning - in 1810 - before one 

Ezra Warner of Waterbury, 

Conn., invented the can opener. 

Necessity may be the mother 

of invention, but she was in 

labor overlong on this one, no? 

Saloons of yesteryear 

offered free lunches and all 

were overly salted. 

SARS Research 

Astro – Graph 

Friday, Sept. 5, 2003 

There's a good chance 

you'll go through a period of 

reorganizing several areas of 

your life in the year ahead. 

Even though the revisions may 

be tough, they'll contribute to 

greater success and happiness 

for you. 

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) 

-- Should your evening plans 

fall through early in the day, 

make new ones for yourself 

instead of waiting for things to 

happen. What you conceive 

will turn out to be more fun 

anyway. 

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) - 

- Today you could be a poor 

starter but an energetic finisher, 

so long as you have the 

resolve to stick to your game 

plan and see things through to 

their conclusion. Success can 

still be yours. 

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 

22) -- Try not to be so locked 

Public notices 

NOTICE OF SALE 

TO: ALL KNOWN CLAIMANTS OF AN INTEREST 

In a 2000 Road Clipper Vin # 46ufu2020y2004875. You are hereby 

notified that under WY Statute 29-7-101 a lien has arisen on said vehicle 

in favor of Wheelhaul, LLC in the amount of $1255.00. Notices have 

been mailed by certified mail to all persons known to claim an interest 

in said vehicle. The proposed sale to be held County Sheriff’s Office, 54 

W. 13th Street, Sheridan, WY on October 10, 2003 at 10:00 pm. 

PUBLISH: August 28, September 4, 2003. 

NOTICE 

TO: ALL KNOWN CLAIMANTS OF AN INTEREST 

In a 1993 Honda TRX 300 EX, JH3TE1908PT003232. You are hereby 

notified that Alice Roach obtained the above mentioned vehicle from 

Valley Motor Honda on October 9, 2002. Notices have been mailed by 

certified mail to all persons known to claim an interest in said vehicle. 

Unless the Sheridan County Clerk is notified in writing by October 2, 

2003 of any claimants who have an interest in the above mentioned 

vehicle; the Sheridan County Clerk will issue a Wyoming title in the 

name of Alice Roach. 

Publish: September 4, 11, 2003. 

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 

WITHIN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF SHERIDAN, WYOMING 

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF ) 

) Probate No. P03-8-112 

MATILDA “BUCKY” KING BORMANN ) 

Deceased. ) 

NOTICE OF PROBATE 

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ESTATE: 

You are hereby notified that on the 25th day of August, 2003, the 

Last Will and Testament of the above-named decedent was admitted to 

probate by the above named court, and that Donald W. Bormann was 

appointed Person Representative thereof. Any action to set aside the 

Will shall be filed in the Court within three months from the date of 

first publication of this notice, or thereafter be forever barred. 

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the decedent or 

this estate are requested to make immediate payment to Donald W. 

Bormann at 3102 Highway 87, Sheridan, WY 82801. 

Creditors having claims against the decedent or the estate are 

required to file them in duplicate with the necessary vouchers, in the 

office of the Clerk of said Court, on or before three months after the 

date of the first publication of this notice, and if such claims are not so 

filed, unless otherwise allowed or paid, they will be forever barred. 

Dated this 25th day of August, 2003. 

Donald W. Bormann 

PUBLISH: August 28, September 4, 11, 2003. 

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE 

A default has occurred through Mortgagor’s and/or subsequent 

owner’s failure to pay the Promissory Note in the original amount of 

$66,000.00, secured by a Mortgage dated January 8, 1999; recorded 

January 14, 1999, Book 401, Page 229, Reception No. 306033 

(re-recording info.: N/A), in SHERIDAN County, Wyoming; given by 

DAVID JOHNS AND CINDY R. JOHNS, mortgagors, to TMS MORTGAGE 

INC., DBA THE MONEY STORE, as mortgagee; and subsequently, 

through one or more recorded assignments, assigned to HOMEQ 

SERVICING CORPORATION; 

securing property described as: 

LOT THREE (3), BLOCK FIVE (5), GILLETTE’S SECOND ADDITION TO 

THE TOWN, NOW CITY OF SHERIDAN, SHERIDAN COUNTY, WYOMING. 

PURPORTED COMMON ADDRESS: 619 CARLIN STREET, SHERIDAN, 

WYOMING 

Mortgagee has declared the unpaid balance of $64,626.91, PLUS 

interest, advances, fees and costs, due and payable in full, and is 

advertising to sell said property to satisfy the same; and WHEREAS, no 

suit or proceeding has been instituted at Law to recover any part of the 

debt remaining; and WHEREAS, the Mortgagee has given notice of its 

intention for foreclose, NOW THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN 

that the property will be offered for sale and sold by the Sheriff’s Office 

of SHERIDAN County, Wyoming, to the highest bidder, for cash at 

public venue at the front door of the Courthouse in SHERIDAN County, 

Wyoming at 10:00 a.m. on October 3, 2003. 

The Sheriff is not authorized to sell the property without a written 

The Sheridan Press, Thursday, September 4, 2003 B5 

Virus found in animals in China 

possible link to human SARS 

WASHINGTON (AP) —The virus 

that infects humans with SARS is slightly 

different from one found in wild animals 

sold in China for food, but close enough 

to suggest the disease jumped from animals 

to humans and could do so again, 

researchers say. 

In research appearing this week in the 

journal Science, Chinese scientists compared 

the genetic makeup of viral particles 

isolated from humans with SARS 

with a virus found in wild animals recently 

captured and being held in a retail food 

market. 

The animals were found to have a 

coronavirus that was 99.8 percent genetically 

identical to a virus that causes severe 

acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, in 

humans. 

‘‘Our findings suggest that the markets 

provide a venue for the animal (coronavirus) 

viruses to amplify and transmit to 

new hosts, including humans and this is 

critically important from the point of view 

of public health,’’ the Chinese research 

said in Science. 

The researchers found the virus in 

civets, raccoon-dogs and ferret badgers 

that were offered for sale as food in a 

market in Shenzhen, but said it is not clear 

if these animals were the natural source of 

the virus. 

‘‘It is conceivable that (the market animals) 

were all infected from another, as 

yet unknown animal source which is in 

fact the true reservoir in nature,’’ the 

researchers said. 

They also tested merchants in the market 

and found that eight of 20 wild animal 

traders and three of 15 workers who 

slaughter the animals had antibodies to 

the virus. Only 5 percent of the vegetable 

traders in the same market had the viral 

antibodies. None of those tested, however, 

reported symptoms of SARS in the past 

six months. 

The study was conducted by 18 

researchers from the University of Hong 

Kong, from Queen Mary Hospital in 

Hong Kong and from two government 

health agencies. The first author is Yi 

Guan of the University of Hong Kong. 

SARS was first recognized in the 

Guangdong Province in China in 

November. It spread to Hong Kong in 

February and eventually to more than 30 

into your own thinking that 

you lose valuable time arguing 

about what should or should 

not be. Once you accept conditions 

as you now find them, all 

will go smoothly. 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23- 

Dec. 21) -- Keep your head if 

you get some early news that 

something you've purchased or 

invested in isn't all that it was 

represented to be. Before the 

day is out, you'll make up for it 

in some other manner. 

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- 

Jan. 19) -- Be patient if influences 

over which you have little 

control stymie some of your 

efforts today. Just keep plugging 

ahead, do as much as you 

can, and you'll be amazed how 

much you get done. 

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 

19) -- When it comes to anything 

important, don't attempt 

to have others do things for 

you that you're more capable 

of doing yourself. Delegates 

won't have your skillful touch. 

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 

20) -- People in general could 

be a bit difficult to get along 

with early in the day, but don't 

give up on the world. When 

the sun comes out so will all 

the smiles and goodwill. 

ARIES (March 21-April 

19) -- Patience isn't necessarily 

one of your strong suits, but 

today you might have to exercise 

some early in the day. 

However, hang on, because 

chances are you'll get to 

accomplish your aims. 

TAURUS (April 20-May 

20) -- Stand on your principles 

today when someone with limited 

ideals tries to sway you 

from your quality thinking. 

Don't be taken in by pet phrases 

or intimidation. 

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) 

-- Someone with whom you 

are rather chummy may have a 

good "deal" to share with you 

today. Chances are, however, 

it may not be so great and 

you'll do better playing things 

other countries. More than 7,900 people 

worldwide developed SARS and more 

than 800 died. 

The disease subsided in June, but 

health experts fear it could re-emerge this 

fall as the weather turns colder. 

A SARS infection can cause flu-like 

symptoms, including a high fever and 

head and body aches. Some patients 

develop congestion and have trouble 

breathing. It is spread through person-toperson 

contact and by inhaling droplets 

from coughs and sneezes of people who 

are infected. Severe cases can be deadly, 

particularly for the elderly and very 

young. 

Researchers early on suspected that the 

virus was spread to humans from wild 

animals captured and sold for food. 

Chinese officials for a time banned the 

sale of civet cats, but that ban was lifted 

last month. 

Henry Niman, a Harvard University 

professor and SARS researcher, said the 

new study is important because it moves 

researchers closer to finding the original 

source of the virus. 

Bernice Bede Osol 

close to the vest. 

CANCER (June 21-July 22) 

-- If you yield to doing things 

against your better judgment 

today, you'll be asking for 

trouble. It won't change the 

penalties of your mistake just 

because you have someone 

else to blame. 

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) -- 

Starting off on the wrong foot 

today mustn't be allowed to 

put a damper on the rest of the 

day. You can regroup and perform 

quality work if you keep 

your head and a positive attitude. 

Get a jump on life by 

understanding the influences 

which are governing you in the 

year ahead. Send for your 

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by mailing $2 to 

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bid from our office, and an authorized representative in attendance on 

the lender’s behalf. 

HOMEQ SERVICING CORPORATION, Mortgagee 

Meinhold, Stawiarski, Shapiro & Codilis LLP 

Attorney for Mortgagee 

9200 E. Mineral Avenue 

Suite 120 

Englewood, CO 80112 

(720) 875-2354 

PUBLISH: August 28 & September 4, 11, 18, 2003. 

SHERIDAN COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #1 

RANCHESTER, WY 

Pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 25(b) of the Wyoming Education 

Code 1969, as amended, the following list of warrants over $500.00 for 

August 19, 2003 is published herewith: 

GENERAL FUND 

CHK # VENDOR NAME CHK AMOUNT 

91313 APPLE COMPUTER 5,014.20 

91318 BIG COUNTRY OIL 1,739.89 

91321 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD 1,849.82 

91324 BRUCO 5,403.99 

91331 CELLULAR ONE 711.50 

91343 CPU 5,352.00 

91348 CYNMAR CORPORATION 729.25 

91350 DOUGLAS PORTABLE TOILETS 525.00 

91355 GASES PLUS 1,982.32 

91356 GIBSON FAMILY HARDWARE 952.32 

91358 GLOBAL CROSSING TELECOM 686.47 

91359 GREAT SOURCE 4,144.47 

91374 LANNAN’S PAINT 512.22 

91380 LOCO PRINTING 1,095.00 

91386 MDU 7,941.44 

91391 NORTHERN WYO COMMUNITY 

COLLEGE 6,048.00 

91392 NORTHWEST EVALUATION ASSN. 1,000.00 

91403 QWEST COMMUNICATIONS 2,497.94 

91420 SCHOOL SPECIALTY 2,177.74 

91421 SCHOOL SPECIALTY 711.49 



91436 SHERIDAN COMMERCIAL 1,882.99 

91438 SHERIDAN JOINT POWERS BOARD1,022.80 

91440 SHERIDAN PRESS 969.50 

91454 STEVE’S TRUCK SERVICE 979.14 

91455 SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE 624.14 

91458 SUNBURST 1,086.77 

91468 TOP OFFICE PRODUCTS 500.06 

91470 TOWN OF RANCHESTER 858.79 

91474 US POSTAL SERVICE 500.00 

91475 USI LAMINATE 595.76 

91476 UNISOURCE 2,136.88 

91477 UNIVERSAL ATHLETIC SERVICE 2,367.36 

91487 VISA – BUSINESS 817.55 

91492 WHSAA 2,220.00 

91497 WYOMING BEHAVIORAL 

INSTITUTE 1,760.00 

ESEA TITLE FUND 

8893 DARE PROGRAM 2,000.00 

BUILDING & MAINTENANCE FUND 

238 CARPET DESIGN 9,547.51 

CAPITAL CONSTRUCTION 

N/A N/A N/A 

HOT LUNCH FUND 

11225 COLD CONTROLS 601.00 

BIG HORN HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY FUND 

N/A N/A N/A 

TONGUE RIVER HIGH SCHOOL ACTIVITY FUND 

N/A N/A N/A 

TONGUE RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTIVITY FUND 

N/A N/A N/A 

TONGUE RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ACTIVITY FUND 

N/A N/A N/A 

The above warrants were approved for payment on August 19, 2003. 

Sue Belish 

Superintendent of Schools 

PUBLISH: SEPTEMBER 4, 2003.


Appetite hormone cuts food intake by nearly a third 

‘A hopeful step in the right direction,’ says obesity researcher 


When 24 volunteers sat down for 

a buffet lunch, they knew every calorie 

would be counted. But they didn’t know 

whether researchers gave them an extra 

dose of a hormone that curbs the 

appetite. 

The results showed that the hormone 

worked, telling their brain that they were 

full and cutting their appetite by nearly a 

third. 

And it worked equally well in the 

overweight, giving a boost to the hormone 

as a potential new treatment for 

obesity. 

‘‘Therapeutically, this could be a 

rather good way forward,’’ said Dr. 

Stephen R. Bloom, one of the researchers 

at Imperial College London. 

Bloom and his colleagues had previously 

shown that the hormone, PYY3-36, 

could curb the appetites of lean people. 

But there were doubts that it would work 

in the obese people because studies of 

another appetite-suppressing hormone 

had proved disappointing. 

In the study, both obese and lean people 

ate about 30 percent less after they 

were given a dose of PYY. The research 

Flame On! 

400 millionth 

Zippo lighter 

cranked out 

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The 

flame still burns at the Zippo company. 

Workers who crank out the 

American icon of reusable lighters 

paused Wednesday to celebrate the 

manufacture of the company’s 400 

millionth windproof lighter. 

Although America is becoming 

less smoker friendly, collectors — 

and smokers in overseas markets — 

continue to drive up the demand for 

Zippos, best known for the distinctive 

click made by the lids of their 

brass-and-stainless steel cases. 

Founded in 1932, the company 

took 10 years to produce its 1 millionth 

lighter — becoming a staple 

of Americana when Zippos were 

issued to U.S. soldiers during World 

War II — and 37 years to hit the 100 

million mark. 

The 300 millionth Zippo lighter 

was produced on April 15, 1996, 

meaning the company based in 

Bradford, about 130 miles northeast 

of Pittsburgh, has cranked out 100 

million more lighters in a little over 

seven years. 

Many have been snapped up by 

collectors, happy to hoard lighters 

engraved with everything from D- 

Day commemorations to the 

Hollywood Walk of Fame. The company 

estimates there are 4 million 

Zippo collectors in the United States 

alone. 

‘‘Collecting certainly is a big part 

of our business today,’’ said Zippo’s 

owner and chairman, George Duke. 

‘‘But the thing that keeps Zippo 

going as strong as it is, is we are a 

global company. We service 120 

companies in the world.’’ 

Duke said his grandfather, 

George Blaisdell, who founded the 

company in 1932 in a shop above a 

garage with just six employees, 

would be stunned by the company’s 

growth. 

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Coors & Coors Light 

$ 12.70 18 pk. Cans 

Bud & Bud Light 

$ 8.17 12 pk Cans. 

$ 16.25 Case 

Genuine Draft & Miller Lite 

$ 12.70 18 pk. Cans 

Natural Lt. & Ice 

$ 6.00 12 pk. Cans 

$ 11.70 Case 

Miller High Life or Ice House 

$ 14.60 30 pk. Cans 

Bacardi Silver, 03 & Raz 

$ 5.55 6 pk. 

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C. Bros. Brandy (750m)...................... $ 8.31 

Jim Beam (1.75L)............................... $ 19.16 

Jack Daniels (750m)........................ $ 13.55 

Black Velvet (750m)........................... $ 6.88 

Canadian Mist (1.75L)...................... $ 12.50 

José Cuervo (1.75L).......................... $ 26.65 

Lt. or Dk. Castillo Rum (1.75L)....... $ 10.64 

Malibu Rum (750m)............................. $ 9.01 

Potter’s Vodka (1.75L)...................... $ 12.24 

Asst.’d Franzia Bxd Wines (5L)...... $ 9.00 

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Redwood Creek Chard, Merlot, or 

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also showed lower natural levels of PYY 

in the obese, which may explain why 

they are hungrier and overeat, Bloom 

said. 

The findings are in Thursday’s New 

England Journal of Medicine. 

Bloom said long-term use of the hormone 

would have to be studied before it 

could be developed into a treatment for 

obesity that would consist of injections 

given before meals. 

‘‘We haven’t yet shown you get actual 

weight reduction. We’ve only shown you 

eat less,’’ Bloom said. 

The findings could also point to a 

more natural treatment for obesity: 

Bloom said a high-fiber diet is believed 

to boost the body’s production of PYY. 

The research is ‘‘a hopeful step in the 

right direction,’’ said obesity researcher 

Dr. David E. Cummings of the 

University of Washington in Seattle. 

‘‘But there’s a fairly large difference 

between reducing food intake for one 

meal and actual weight loss.’’ 

The PYY hormone, one of a number 

of hormones that stimulate or suppress 

hunger, is released by the gut as you eat. 

It tells the part of the brain that controls 

WASHINGTON (AP) — 

Bullying is often more than a 

prank by a child who’s going 

through a phase. Rather, it can 

wreak havoc on victims and be a 

warning sign of more troubles to 

come, according to a report 

released Thursday. 

The report by Fight Crime: 

Invest in Kids, a national advocacy 

group, documents how bullying 

spawns loneliness, depression 

and suicidal tendencies among its 

victims foreshadows crime and 

violence by perpetrators. 

Still, not much has been done 

to prevent bullying in U.S. 

schools, the report said. 

The group’s supporters 

include this year’s Miss America, 

Erika Harold, who says she was 

bullied in ninth grade and has 

been speaking about that experience 

during her reign. 

‘‘It started out with people 

calling me names, and then it got 

worse,’’ says Harold. ‘‘They 

threw things at me, they vandalized 

my house, and they sang 

MOUNT HOPE, Ohio (AP) — 

It’s an annual prank in this tranquil 

Amish community, where men wear 

straw hats and women bonnets and 

plain dresses: Youngsters hide in 

cornfields and hurl tomatoes at passing 

cars. 

This year, the mischief turned 

deadly. 

A motorist who had been pelted 

several times on Labor Day got out 

of his car and fired three to five 

rounds into the 7-foot-high corn, 

killing 23-year-old Steven L. Keim. 

No arrest has been made. 

Residents are reeling from shock, 

unable to understand why anybody 

would retaliate so violently. 

Authorities say the county hadn’t 

seen a firearm-related homicide in 

about three decades. 

‘‘The prank has gone on for 

years and years,’’ said Marty Yoder, 

who owns Marty’s Shoes in this 

town about 60 miles south of 

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appetite when you are full. 

Sixty percent of Americans are obese 

or overweight, and obesity contributes to 

about 300,000 deaths a year, according to 

government estimates. 

Dr. Rudolph L. Leibel, an obesity 

researcher at Columbia University in 

New York, said it is unlikely that PYY 

alone will turn out to be the ‘‘magic bullet’’ 

against obesity, but it may prove 

useful in combination with other drugs. 

He said the body has backup systems that 

kick in to resist the loss of body fat — 

the reason so many people who lose 

weight gain it back. 

‘‘We can’t fool Mother Nature yet,’’ 

he said. 

Currently, there are only a few prescription 

weight-control drugs, and they 

produce only modest weight loss. They 

work by suppressing the appetite through 

a brain chemical or by blocking fat from 

being absorbed. 

The 12 obese and 12 lean people in 

the British study ate two meals, once 

after an intravenous dose of synthetic 

PYY and once after getting a harmless 

saline solution. 

After the PYY dose, the obese ate 30 

nasty songs about me in school 

hallways and classrooms. It got 

so bad that I felt like I was in 

danger physically.’’ 

Bullying is defined as aggressive 

behavior by one person or 

group carried out repeatedly and 

over time and targeted at someone 

less powerful. 

The report said for children in 

grades six through 10, nearly one 

in six, or 3.2 million, were victims 

of bullying each year; and 

3.7 million were bullies. 

Nearly 60 percent of boys 

whom researchers classified as 

bullies in grades six though nine 

were convicted of at least one 

crime by the age of 24; 40 percent 

of them had three or more 

convictions by age 24, the report 

said. 

‘‘We can’t afford to squander 

the early warning that bullying 

gives that a kid may be headed 

for trouble,’’ says Sanford 

Newman, president of Fight 

Crime. 

Those who are bullied are five 

Cleveland. ‘‘All over the county it’s 

been happening every year.’’ 

The shooting occurred just north 

of Mount Hope in Holmes County, 

where the clip-clop of horses pulling 

Amish buggies is just as common as 

the sound of passing automobiles. 

Holmes County has what is 

believed to be the world’s largest 

population of Amish, who do not 

believe in modern conveniences 

such as electricity and automobiles. 

Keim, 23, an Apple Creek resident 

of Amish heritage, died of multiple 

wounds to the chest, Holmes 

County Coroner Robert Anthony 

said. 

Keim was with about 10 other 

members of the Amish community, 

ages 15 to 23. The group told the 

sheriff’s office they had been throwing 

tomatoes and firing paintball 

guns at passing vehicles. 

The crime scene is marked by 

trampled corn stalks that interrupt an 

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injected 

Bullying often leads to crimes by bullies, 

depression and suicide for victims 

times more likely to be depressed 

and far more likely to be suicidal, 

the report, citing U.S. and 

European studies, said. 

Prevention programs can cut 

bullying by half, the report said. 

For example, the Olweus 

Bullying Prevention Program 

developed in Norway has produced 

a 50 percent reduction in 

bullying and other anti-social 

behavior in that country, and a 20 

percent reduction in a South 

Carolina test. 

Prevention programs are relatively 

inexpensive, the report 

argued. For example, it costs 

about $4,000 to train someone to 

administer an anti-bullying program 

in a large school district, 

but $100,000 to put a child with 

emotional problems in special 

education for 12 years, the report 

said. 

There are additional personnel 

costs but the report said federal 

money for safe and drug free 

schools often will cover those 

expenses. 

Ohio’s rural Amish community shaken 

by fatal Labor Day shooting in cornfield 

otherwise uniform stretch roadside 

corn. About eight rows into the 

cornfield, well hidden from the road, 

two buckets of rotting, fly-covered 

tomatoes still sat. 

According to the sheriff’s department, 

the driver of a Lincoln or 

Cadillac stopped, got out and threatened 

to shoot whoever threw the 

tomatoes Monday night. 

The vehicle turned around and 

drove past the cornfield again. The 

car was struck with tomatoes a second 

time. 

About 25 minutes later the vehicle 

passed the cornfield two more 

times. On a third pass, the driver 

stopped and challenged the group to 

throw more tomatoes — then fired 

his shotgun into the cornfield. 

The sheriff’s department did not 

have a suspect, only a vague 

description of a middle-aged male of 

medium height. 

Hormone curbs appetite by 30 percent 

In a recent study, both lean and obese people consumed 30 percent 

fewer calories at a buffet lunch after being injected with the hunger 

curbing hormone PYY3-36. 

Placebo 

SOURCE: New England Journal of Medicine 

percent fewer calories than they did after 

the dummy solution. The lean people ate 

31 percent less. The PYY continued to 

curb their appetites for 12 hours, but 

didn’t affect their food consumption from 

12 hours to 24 hours after the infusion, 

the researchers reported. 

Without the extra dose, PYY levels 

were lower in the obese participants than 

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. (AP) 

— Five top candidates hoping to 

replace Gov. Gray Davis clashed 

over how they would lead the state 

and the best way to solve 

California’s budget crisis during 

their first debate, an event some 

believed hurt only the candidate not 

present: Arnold Schwarzenegger. 

The leading Democratic replacement 

candidate, Lt. Gov. Cruz 

Bustamante, appeared to hold his 

ground under criticism, while Sen. 

Tom McClintock, the second leading 

Republican, improved his standing 

with sharp, articulate answers, 

political analysts said. 

Five candidates participated in 

the debate: Bustamante, 

McClintock, columnist Arianna 

Huffington, former baseball commissioner 

Peter Ueberroth and the 

Green Party’s Peter Camejo. 

The candidates tried to chart out 

separate identities. On taxes, 

McClintock insisted he was the only 

candidate with a no-tax pledge, 

while Camejo said it was necessary 

to raise taxes on ‘‘the richest people 

in California.’’ 

Schwarzenegger chose not to 

participate, instead delivering a 

speech hundreds of miles away at 

California State University at Long 

Beach, where he literally came 

under siege — being hit by an egg. 

Unfazed when the egg hit his left 

shoulder, the action hero peeled off 

his coat and went ahead with a 15minute 

speech in which he said he is 

running to give something back to a 

state responsible for his success. 

Before Wednesday’s debate, a 

contrite Davis led a question-andanswer 

with reporters and voters, 

saying he had not acted soon 

enough to deal with the state’s energy 

crisis and pledged to keep in better 

touch with the people. 

‘‘I understand people are angry. I 

understand that people’s lives are 

not as good as they were two years 

ago,’’ said Davis, employing a 

theme he has repeatedly used 

throughout the recall campaign. 

Davis said he would rather have 

raised taxes on the wealthy to solve 

the budget crisis than to have 

30% less 

with hormone 

AP 

in the lean, but the researchers said it is 

not known whether that is a cause of obesity 

or a consequence. 

‘‘If it’s a consequence of obesity, it 

would explain why once people become 

overweight, it is very difficult for them to 

reverse it,’’ Bloom said. ‘‘They don’t 

feel as feel as full after food as normal 

people do as a result of their obesity.’’ 

Five candidates for California 

governor have first debate; 

Schwarzenegger stays away 

Gov. 

Gray 

Davis 

Early years 

Born: 1942, in New York City; 

full name Joseph Graham Davis 

Jr., nicknamed by mother 

Family: Oldest of five children; 

father an ad executive, mother an 

interior designer 

Education: B.A., Stanford 

University, 1964; law degree, 

Columbia University, 1967 

Military: Army, 1967-69, in 

Vietnam; awarded Bronze Star 

Political career 

Did you know… 

1972-74: Finance director, 

Tom Bradley mayoral campaign 

1974-81: Chief of staff, 

Gov. Jerry Brown Jr. 

1982-86: Calif. assemblyman 

1986-94: Calif. comptroller 

1995-99: Lt. governor 

1999: Won governorship with 

one of the largest landslides in 

Calif. history; re-elected 2002 

© 2003 KRT 

Source: Almanac of American Politics, 

San Francisco Chronicle, KRT Photo Service 

Graphic: Judy Treible, Todd Lindeman 

increased car taxes and raised costs 

for college students. But he said 

Republicans made it impossible. 

The debate, the first of three 

scheduled so far in advance of the 

Oct. 7 vote, was open to candidates 

receiving at least 4 percent suppor 

in either a recent poll or the las 

statewide vote, leaving out 129 less 

er-known candidates. 

The forum offered the broades 

look yet on where the candidates 

seeking to replace Davis stand on 

issues. The only issue on which they 

agreed was support for legalization 

of medicinal marijuana. 

Huffington, an independent, said 

her administration would favor 

teachers over prisons. Camejo said 

the state needed to become a leader 

in renewable energy. 

…it’s Newspaper Carrier Day! 

Today is the 170 th Anniversary of the hiring of 

the first “newscarrier.” 

Benjamin Day, publisher of the new newspaper, 

The (New York) Sun, hired 10 year old Barney 

Flaherty to hawk his penny press. There was only 

ONE job requirement, Barney had to prove he could 

throw a newspaper into the bushes. Newspaper 

carriers everywhere have been following his example 

ever since! 

The Sheridan Press would like to take this 

opportunity to say “Thank You” to all our 

carriers for doing a great job!

Night Flight - The Sheridan Press

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