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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2014
How to throw a
bargain bash
without breaking
the bank
D
ecor
Use food. Decorate and feed at once.
Stay focused — focus on three main
areas: the front porch and entryway; the
bathroom that guests will use; and the
food and drink area.
Combine nature, inexpensive decor
and creativity. Fill clear bowls and vases
with colorful ornaments. Use candles
and small decorations
in the bathroom. Use
evergreen boughs and
pine cones to dress up
empty spaces. Create
different heights on the
buffet table using anything that works:
boxes, paint cans, etc.
Drape fabric over these
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and tuck them around
the bases.
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Ditch the full bar.
Stick with wine and
beer but add one signature drink.
Can the cans by serving a mocktail.
Say a mix of equal parts white cranberry juice with club soda. Dress it up with
orange slices or berries.
Make it a wine tasting. Ask guests to
share a $10 bottle of their favorite wine.
That way everyone could taste a new
wine.
Trim your list and invite only those
you are closest to.
Choose off-hours. Have a cocktail
party at 4 p.m. or a dessert party at 8
p.m.
Ditch the plates by serving one or two
bite finger foods. When guests are
unable to load up plates, they eat and
waste less. Plus a lot of bite-size foods
will make your table look fuller and
classier.
Cook from scratch. Homemade is
always going to be more cost-effective.
Check out several websites for a variety
of easy recipes.
Buy baguettes. Homemade doesn’t
mean you have to splurge on fancy crab
or shrimp hors d’oeuvres. Try crostinis,
get a variety of baguettes, white, whole
wheat, etc. Slice into thin rounds, brush
with olive oil and salt and pepper. Toast
in the oven. (Do this a day or two in
advance.) Top with a wide selection of
toppings including several cheeses
topped with artichoke hearts. Make a
flavorful brushetta with chopped tomatoes, onions, garlic and fresh herbs.
Reduce simple balsamic vinegar and
drizzle the syrup over the topping.
Spread blue cheese and top with a walnut. Drizzle with honey.
Be creative and colorful.
For truly cost-effective invitations, use
evite.com or use some made from craft
stores buys.
Music set on a holiday channel on
satellite radio or CDs loaded into a disk
player or a play list from your iPod will
work.
Susan Woody has been a home and garden writer for more than 20
years and is a master gardener.
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A thinking person’s guide to home design
BY BILL LAHAY
UNIVERSAL UCLICK
Building or remodeling a
home is a complex undertaking, involving thousands of
decisions and details.
Professionals get used to the
process and develop the skills
and experience to juggle all
those disparate things, but a
lot of homeowners get overwhelmed. They might have a
sense of their favorite styles or
features, but navigating the
marketplace of design ideas
and products can lead to a sort
of paralysis, an inertia where
too many options or the fear of
mistakes makes them slow to
take the next steps.
That inaction can be a homeowner's friend, if it's used as
an opportunity to imagine
more possibilities, sift through
them mentally, and eventually
focus on the ideas that hold the
most promise for that home,
person and budget.
London-based designer
Judith Wilson encourages that
kind of thoughtful approach.
She calls it "careful contemplation" and recommends it as the
first stage of getting concepts
and plans determined for each
space, even before scouting
websites or magazine pages for
inspiration. Better to let one's
own instincts and preferences
surface spontaneously before
introducing ideas others have
pursued.
Here's a sampling of her
process:
Think Architectural Bones
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Designer Michela Imperiali (www.MIKInteriors.com) used a deliberately
restrained palette and great natural light to bring order and energy to
this kitchen nook. Contrasting dark and light cabinetry is echoed in the
flooring pattern, while the yellow stools and seat cushion provide a
burst of bright color.
When renovating, the given
structure of an existing home
isn't an absolute limit on the
options, but it's the best place
to start assessing the strengths
and weaknesses.
Look at the major structural
elements -— walls, beams, ceilings, windows and doorways —
to see what contributes to the
inherent character of the
home and its individual spaces.
If any are real impediments to
the look you want, explore the
possibilities of adding or
removing interior walls, bumping out an exterior wall,
adding a window opening or
doorway, changing floor or ceiling levels and so on.
Also, get consistent detailing
in moldings, millwork and
other installed or built-in elements, and clean up any stylistic irregularities, such as an
ill-conceived modification done
by a previous owner.
Think Size and Shape — The
"open-concept" floor plan is all
the rage these days, but Wilson
warns against losing separate
spaces entirely. For starters,
large spaces are often great for
entertaining large groups, but
can feel cavernous and empty
for everyday living. Aim for a
balance by keeping room sizes
varied and making transitions
between spaces fluid and seamless.
Think Budget and Resources
— Budgets shouldn't rule your
project with an iron fist, but
the amount of funding available for renovation is an
inescapable factor in the outcome. Develop a plan that considers all your funding sources
— existing savings and potential borrowed funds — and use
this knowledge to balance your
priorities. Spend to get the
"shell" right first, and then
plan to fund new elements or
furnishings as your finances
allow. A budget is a tool to
manage your project, Wilson
insists — not a constraint.
Surviving a Wyoming winter
The ability of a tree or shrub to survive
in winter depends on the seasonal change
in its metabolism to a dormant state
known as acclimation. The first stages of
acclimation are induced in early autumn
by exposure to short days and non-freezing
chilling temperatures, both of which combine to stop growth. However, to survive
low midwinter, woody plants must be
exposed to temperatures at or below freezing for some time before they become fully
acclimated. Once acclimated many of our
landscape plants are quite capable of tolerating freezing midwinter temperatures.
It is important to remember that plants
are composed primarily of water and that
freezing of water inside living cells is fatal
to individual cells and potentially deadly
for the entire plant. Therefore, living tissues survive low temperatures by suppressing ice formation or by allowing
water to freeze but only in areas of the
plant that will not be injured by ice crystal
formation.
Many trees and shrubs, commonly found
in the northern and eastern United States,
have the ability to suppress ice crystal formation in their cells even at temperatures
far below the freezing point. This deep
super cooling is seen in species such as
Oak, Elm, Maple, Beach, Ash, Walnut,
Hickory, Apple, Pear, Plum. However, cellular water can supercool only to about -40
Fahrenheit at which temperature ice for-
mation occurs spontaneously resulting in the
death of the cell. This -40
F limit explains the existence of timberlines at
high elevations, and also
why low elevation timberlines exist in Alaska
and increasingly higher
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timberlines occur as you
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travel from Montana to
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and Arizona.
Very hardy woody
species such as paper birch, redtwig
Dogwood, Willow and quaking aspen growing in northern U.S. and Alaska are subject to average annual minimum temperatures well below -40 F. Instead of depending on deep super cooling to survive, these
plants prevent water from freezing within
their cells by using a dehydration mechanism. Here water moves out of the cells in
response to freezing temperatures freezing
in areas between the cell walls where iced
formulation is not destructive. This slow
dehydration concentrates solutions (sugars and other compounds) in the remaining cell sap, which lowers its freezing
point (similar to antifreeze in a car radiator). In midwinter, many hardy woody
plants survive extreme dehydration that
results when all of their freezable water
crystallizes in the spaces between the
cells. Generally the hardier the plant the
greater the capacity of cells to tolerate
dehydration. This may explain why some
woody species that are resistant to freezing are also resistant to water deficit during the growing season. Plants appropriately adapted to the local climate and
those that have fully acclimated will usually survive even the coldest temperatures.
But injury can occur when: 1) temperatures fall below a plant’s maximum low
temperature limit even after normal pack
Imation has occurred, 2) when premature
freezing occurs before the plant has acclimated in the fall, 3) when unusually late
freezes occur in the spring after the plant
has de-acclimated, 4) and when there are
dramatic swings in temperatures during
the winter that cause a plant to de-acclimate before the threat of severe freezing is
over. These are the main causes for loosing trees and shrubs in the winter in
Wyoming along with planting species of
plants which do not have this dehydration
process; they dry out during our winters,
and that is one reason to make sure they
are well-watered before the ground freezes
up or during a warm spell in the winter.
The drastic temperature swings that
Wyoming has observed so far this fall and
winter will probably cause some major die
back on evergreens and deciduous trees.
Scott Hininger is with the Sheridan County Extension office.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2014
Oh, those family dynamics
BY LOIS BELL
SHERIDAN SENIOR CENTER
One of the great aspects of the holidays
is that it provides us opportunities to gather with our families.
One of the not so great aspects of the holidays is gathering with those family members of whom we are not so fond.
Experts remind us that family dynamics
are complex. The relationships formed
with your family members early in life will
carry into adulthood. Hopefully many of
these are pleasant, but the reality is that
not every relationship with every relation
is good.
So how do you cope with those difficult
relationships at a holiday gathering? Dr.
Beth Kelsey offers some tips in dealing
with family dynamics during holiday gatherings. A former ordained minister, Kelsey
holds her doctorate in educational psychology and recently joined the Northern
Wyoming Mental Health clinic in Sheridan.
“It’s important to remember that underneath the nervousness that there really is
some love and care,” Kelsey said. “If we
didn’t care, we wouldn’t get upset. We
would be indifferent.”
Kelsey points out that caring and love are
going on underneath relationships at the
same time as there is a struggle.
Kelsey offers some tips.
Tip 1: Hope for the best but prepare for
the worst. Have a thought out plan with
one or two options how you are going to
respond should tension occur. For example,
when dealing with an overly critical family
member, perhaps option one is to say to
them, “I don’t want to argue with you. Let’s
enjoy the day.” If the criticism continues,
your second option could be to go into
another room.
Tip 2: Try to understand the other person’s perspective. Maybe they are anxious
and want everything to go well and are putting their anxiety onto you. Older family
members may not be in control as they
would like so they become demanding or
irritated.
Tip 3: Talk about what’s going on. Name
the elephant in the room but in a gentle
way.
Sometimes we may feel we are in a seem-
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Fearing family members may lock horns over the holidays? Here are a few tips on dealing with
difficult family situations during the holidays.
ingly irresolvable relationship. Take a deep
breath and accept your family member for
who they are and the relationship for what
it is.
“We cannot control another’s behavior,
only our own,” Kelsey said. “Accept what is
and don’t fuss and fume over it. Give your-
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Healthy Holiday Eating Tips
ho cares about healthy holiday eating? I
mean aren’t the holidays supposed to be
about making amazing traditional meals
and indulging on treats? Doesn’t healthy
holiday meals really mean, “Don’t enjoy the foods
you love over the holidays?”
I think these are questions
we ask ourselves when it
comes to thinking about eating ‘healthy’ through the holidays. Certainly you could
take the approach that you
must deprive yourself of your
favorite traditional meals, or
alter them so they are healthiGEORGIA
er (but less satisfying) because
BOLEY
this is what you are SUPPOSED to do. But who says?
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Not this dietitian! I say, what
‘Healthy Holiday Eating’
means is different for everyone. The trick is taking some time to reflect and
self-discover your own answer, before faced with
the feast. For those living and eating many
meals alone throughout the year, their overall
health may actually benefit more so from a
heavy, traditional meal gathering with friends
and family because it brings them satisfaction
and happiness to share meals with loved ones.
Others may be actively losing weight and they
are motivated to continue through the holidays,
so watching their portions and intake will bring
them more satisfaction and health through the
holidays. Whatever ‘healthy holiday eating’
means to you, one thing essential for food to
really provide you nourishment is that you
must ENJOY it. In fact, research shows just
because you eat really healthy, if you don’t
enjoy your food and feel some pleasure and satisfaction with meals, it may not be as ‘healthy’
as you think.
Some questions to ask yourself to discover
what does ‘Healthy Holiday Eating’ mean to
you:
1. What do you hope to get out of your holiday
eating experience?
2. How important is it to you to not gain
weight through the holidays?
3. Are you excited by the challenge of discovering new holiday recipes that are nutritious
and delicious (if so check out the recipes on my
website www.tailorednutritionllc.com or at
‘Nutrition Stripped’ on Pinterest!)?
4. Come January 1st, what is your hope for
your health?
Remember, every bite really does count, so
enjoy each one!
Interested in really taking your holidays to a
healthier level with more nutritious food and
increased exercise? Here are a few suggestions:
1. Bring nutrition to the party- find fun,
healthy recipes to make and share with others.
2. Dance! - Whenever there is an opportunity
at the many festivities this time of year, show
your moves! Many seniors could teach the next
generation a thing or two on the dance floor.
3. Eat a high fiber, higher protein breakfastSuch as oatmeal with nuts and a cup of milk.
This may help you stay satisfied through the
day so you are less likely to indulge in the
evening.
4. Limit alcohol consumption- alcoholic drinks
may be high in calories, and may cause you to
make poor food judgments. Choose club soda
with fresh squeezed citrus instead.
Want more info? Please contact me
at the senior center and I would be
happy to mail you some recipes and
survival tips. Happy holidays and
here’s to your health Sheridan!
GEORGIA BOLEY MS, RD, LD, CSO is the registered dietitian at
the Sheridan Senior Center. Center Stage is written by friends of the
Senior Center for the Sheridan Community. It is a collection of
insights and stories related to living well at every age.
self space if you need to.”
“Remember that family relationships are
long term,” Kelsey said. “Whatever seems
like a crisis at the moment may not be
remembered in a week. Don’t sweat the
small stuff. Family relationships are enduring.”
Ship the gravy but fly the pie!
BY LOIS BELL
SHERIDAN SENIOR CENTER
Airline travelers know all too
well about going through security
at the airports. Shoes and belts off
for security screening, no liquids
over 3.4 ounce in carry-on luggage, buy bottled drinks after
you’ve cleared security, etc. … you
know the drill.
But this holiday season, you may
be surprised what the
Transportation Security
Administration will allow you to
bring on the flight with you.
If everyone is salivating for
Grandma’s famous holiday pie or
cake at the family gathering, you
can bring the tasty item on the
airplane with you. Grandma’s
special recipe may be subject to
additional screening but does not
need to be subjected to being
checked.
Other items you can bring into
the cabin with you? The TSA
allows travelers to bring the following food items with them provided they weigh 3.4 ounces or
less: cranberry sauce, creamy dips
and spreads (cheeses, peanut butter, etc.), gravy, jams, jellies, maple
syrup, oils and vinegars, salad
dressing, salsa, sauces, Snow
Globes, soups, wine, liquor and
beer. Such items that weigh more
than 3.4 ounces must be checked
with your luggage. Check with
your airline in advance of your
flight date on what their policy is
for such times and their fees for
checked luggage. An option is to
ship larger items to your destination.
Do you want to bring gifts? The
TSA advises that wrapped gifts
will also be subject to additional
screening and that TSA agents
may have to un-wrap gifts to
inspect inside. The TSA recommends shipping wrapped gifts in
advance or wrapping gifts you’re
carrying on the flight after you’ve
cleared security. If you purchase
gifts after clearing the security
checkpoint, you can bring your
gifts on the airplane without additional screening.
So, enjoy the flight and that special recipe when you gather for
the holidays.
SENIOR CENTER HAPPENINGS |
• The Senior Center hours on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24 and New Year’s
Eve, Dec. 31 are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Center will be serving lunch during
its regular hours, 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on those days.
• The Senior Center hours on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are 8
a.m. to 1:15 p.m. The Center will be serving lunch during its regular
hours 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. on both days.
• New Year’s Eve at Noon at the Senior Center, Wednesday, Dec. 31. Join
us over the lunch hour that includes music by Canary Joe, noisemakers,
hats and sparkling cider. Join us to say goodbye to 2014 and hello to 2015!
• The Sheridan Senior Center Day Break onsite adult care center will
close early close on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. Day Break is closed on Christmas
and New Year’s Day. For information, contact Barb Blue at 672-2240.
• “Wills v. Trusts-When Is It Best to Avoid Probate?” with guest speaker,
attorney Tim Tarver. The Senior Center is kicking off its 2015 “When
I’m 64 or More” lecture series on Jan. 6, 2015. The presentation is free
and open to community members of all ages. The presentation begins at
5:30 p.m. on the dining room stage at the Senior Center, 211 Smith Street.
No advance signup is required.
Task force report to
be taken up in interim
CHEYENNE (AP) — The Legislature is not likely to
begin tackling the recommendations of a task force on the
future of the state’s five state-run safety net medical facilities until after the upcoming legislative session.
The task force analyzing the role of Wyoming’s state-run
medical facilities presented its final report Tuesday to the
Joint Labor, Health and Social Services committee in
Cheyenne.
Committee co-chairman Sen. Charlie Scott, of Casper,
says the report will be a large portion of the Legislature’s
work in the interim after this winter’s session.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports that the proposed task
force plans either streamline or combine the roles of the
State Hospital in Evanston and the Wyoming Life Resource
Center in Lander in the care of traumatic brain injuries
and the developmentally disabled.
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Award winner:
Raien Emery
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Seven-year-old Kailee Holst reads aloud a book to Chaos, a German Shepherd, during a practice run for ‘Reading Dogs’ Dec. 3, at the
Children’s Library in the Sheridan County Fulmer Public Library. Studies have shown that the presence of dogs relaxes and lowers a person’s blood pressure. Children who have trouble reading out loud find it easier to do so when they read to a dog — who does not judge
the child’s performance.
Reading, has it gone to the dogs?
Library creates unique reading program that helps children, dogs
BY ALISA BRANTZ
THE SHERIDAN PRESS
SHERIDAN — Dogs are non-judgmental, and they listen but don’t comment on what they hear.
For those reasons, Programming
Coordinator at the Sheridan County
Fulmer Public Library Christina
Schmidt says, they make great reading companions.
“It’s something unique and special
to have time to sit with a dog and
read,” Schmidt said. “Usually it’s
sitting at home reading to your parents, but most kids would never
think of reading to a dog.”
The library is now taking registrations for
their new “Reading
Dogs” program in
which readers of all
ages are invited to
spend 20 minutes
reading to one of the
volunteer certified
service dogs currently enrolled in the program.
“There is a sense of
power in sharing when you’re
reading and something is paying
attention to you,” Children’s
Librarian Michelle Havenga
said. “For a child reading, they
read aloud in the classroom
and that can be kind of anxiety-ish because, ‘Oh, I’m reading and everyone is looking at
me,’ but here it’s just you and a
dog, and the dog just thinks you’re
better than sliced bread.”
Havenga said studies show dogs
have a calming effect on people, and
the dogs they use are more commonly
found visiting local nursing homes to
offer relaxation and companionship.
Schmidt added that the idea is that
it is fun so kids will be encouraged to
read more and also kids who aren’t
the strongest readers won’t be afraid
to give it a try.
Havenga said the program has been
on their list of to-dos for a while —
with only two other libraries in the
state offering it — and when Schmidt
(who is also a board member for the
Sheridan Dog and Cat Shelter) came
on board at the library with connections to the pet community, the wheels
were set in motion.
“I knew we would have kids who
would be interested, the problem I
saw was would we be able to find handlers who
were
interested?” Schmidt said. “The
process to certify the dogs is not easy;
it is time consuming, so I worried
about that end of it, but we’ve had
great response so far.”
The project is starting out slow now
leading up to the holidays but will be
in full swing following the New Year.
Parents simply call to sign up for a
time slot with no referral, special
needs or library card needed.
Currently, priority is being given to
children who can already read, as
opposed to younger listeners and
those needing strong guidance, but as
the number of volunteer dogs hopefully increases additional opportunities
may open up.
The dogs must be certified through
Therapy Dogs Incorporated, which
requires them to pass behavioral and
health tests as well as several supervised visits with strangers before
being accepted into the program.
There are no breed restrictions and
the current volunteer handlers bring
in breeds including a German shepherd, a Chihuahua, a poodle, an
Australian shepherd and a golden
retriever who is 15 years old and a
little deaf.
“It’ll be a supply and demand
thing with handlers we have,”
Schmidt said. “It may end up that
there will be one dog a certain kid does better with
than another and we may
try to do a little bit of
matching that way, but at
this point it is first come
first serve and a lot of it
will depend on the volunteers’ schedules.”
Participants do not
select which dog they
want but they do pick their
book. They can bring one in
from home or come early and
pick one out at the library.
The program is not a drop-off program. The participant’s guardian
needs to be within the library, but
they are not in the room during the
reading time.
The dog handlers are in the room
but do not interfere and are not present to teach the children how to read.
“If kids read 20 minutes a day it
improves their skills and most schools
require 20 minutes a day now, so it
comes down to 20 minutes of just
reading or 20 minutes of reading to a
dog,” Havenga said. “And hopefully as
more people hear about it it’ll be
something they want to do with their
dog. Not everybody wants to go into a
nursing home, that’s a tricky thing to
do, but if they are interested in working with kids maybe they’ll be willing
to get certified.”
Academics for All is pleased to announce this
week’s Summit Award winner, Sheridan High School
(SHS) senior Raien Emery. High school provides the
opportunity to explore a wide spectrum of interests,
and this young lady’s participation and pursuits are
a reflection of just that. Raien’s academic resume is
flawless, but this is only a glimpse into
what makes this week’s selection so special.
Raien has taken advantage of SHS’s
diverse curriculum while maintaining
her 4.0 grade point average. She has
excelled in the Advanced Placement (AP)
program having taken AP psychology, AP
Emery
chemistry, AP government and politics,
AP environmental science, AP statistics,
AP English literature, AP physics and AP calculus.
Her strong scores on the national AP tests given in
the spring each year have already allowed her to
bank college credit for the next step in her educational career. Raien’s interests have naturally drawn her
into the arts where her pursuits and skills are eclectic. As a student of the violin she has earned first
chair in Baroque Orchestra and continues as an
accomplished member of the SHS Symphony
Orchestra. Raien’s creativity has been further developed and expressed while enjoying multiple classes
in ceramics.
Mr. Tyson Emborg, SHS social studies teacher, was
named by Raien as deserving of the Outstanding
Teacher Award. Last year she and her classmates
were part of the Wyoming State Championship “We
the People” team and competed in Washington, D.C.,
with other state winners from around the country.
Mr. Emborg describes Raien as, “A wonderful student
whose intellectual curiosity and positive energy
becomes infectious in a classroom setting.” He goes
on to add, “I have a great deal of respect for her and I
can’t wait to see what kind of bright future she
makes for herself.” Raien also lists Brent Moore, SHS
aquatics instructor and her swim team coach, as a
person deserving of special recognition. She has
been a successful part of the SHS swim team for four
years and this year served as team captain.
“If ” by Rudyard Kipling is a piece of literature that
has inspired Raien. The poem challenges the reader
with questions concerning trust, patience, dreaming,
triumph, losing and the will to hold on. It is easy to
see where the verses have become guideposts for both
reflective thought, daily living and interpersonal
relations for this senior. She was selected by the
Guidance Department to be a part of Natural
Helpers at SHS, a group that is available to assist students as a trained and caring peer. Raien also helps
students with their classroom success, serving as an
academic tutor. This Summit Award winner actively
participates in Job’s Daughters as an installing officer and is a past Honor Queen. She has also volunteered her time as a Christmas bell ringer, stocking
stuffer as well as assisting at the Sheridan Dog and
Cat Shelter. SHS math instructor, Ms. Nancy Crowe,
describes Raien as, “one who learns as she lives, with
grace and compassion.”
Raien’s uniqueness is evidenced by reading her
2014 Summer Bucket List. She completed seventythree of the eighty items she chose, ranging from
complex day long adventures to “five minute wonders.” Calling it the best summer of her life she listed, “witness something majestic” as one of her goals.
“As with all magic” she says, “it is hard to describe
but watching the sun rise over the Rockies at five in
the morning in revered silence, she was, literally
breathless.”
Raien is exploring her options for college but has
already decided on a major in environmental engineering. It will be exciting to watch the future unfold
for this Summit Award winner. Raien has three
brothers; Bret, Scot and Nathan, and her parents are
Raili and Ben Emery.
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I
love nativity scenes.
Our family has three: one that my wife and I purchased
for our first Christmas together, an ornate one that has
a stable with a palm tree and detailed figures and a
wooden set a friend made for our two sons when they were
young that they could play with.
Each of these sets have Joseph, Mary, the baby Jesus,
assorted visitors (I’m guessing shepherds and wisemen)
and one or two animals. Seeing them each year is a great
reminder of the birth of Jesus.
Beyond the nativities in our house, we have one at our
church, I see them at Walmart, I browse them at Costco,
and have even passed by inflated nativities in yards
around town. They are all essentially the same; the same
characters arranged in approximately the same configuration.
As I reflect on the scene that they portray, I am struck by
the tranquility of the moment.
And I think I am wrong about that last sentence.
That first Christmas must have been anything but tranquil.
The birth of Jesus took place for Joseph and Mary in a
town that was so packed they couldn’t find appropriate
lodging. In fact, Joseph and Mary were housed in a place
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where animals were cared for — not a very private place to
have a baby.
Mary herself had just had the traumatic experience of
giving birth. Their first visitors were shepherds who had
just had the frightening experience of being visited by the
armies of heaven surrounded by the glory of God. In their
search for the baby Jesus and communication of their
encounter with the heavenly host, they probably were not
the sedate, quiet figures guiding a lamb while approaching
Jesus on their knees.
The birth of Jesus must have been a busy, loud scene.
Kind of like our lives.
In the midst of the activity of that first Christmas,
howeåver, is one of the most important thoughts that Luke
communicates. In Luke 2:19 it says, “But Mary treasured
up all these things, pondering them in her heart.” In the
midst of a very public, loud, even chaotic scene, Mary was
moved to ponder what God was doing in the world. She
was moved to consider how God was working in her life.
And she was moved to worship.
As we enter the week of Christmas, with all of its activity and busyness, follow the example of Mary. Ponder what
God was doing in the world in the birth of Jesus. And consider what He might do in your life, as well.
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Church Calendar
ARVADA COMMUNITY CHURCH (nondenominational)
223 Main St., Arvada, 758-4353. Pastor Bob
Moore. Sunday: 11 a.m. service, 11:30 a.m. children’s Bible study.
BAHA’I FAITH OF SHERIDAN
673-4778. The Baha'i Faith for Devotional
Programs from the sacred writings of all religions and Study Circles.
BETHESDA WORSHIP CENTER
5135 Coffeen Ave., 673-0023, www.bethesdaworship.com. Pastor Scott Lee. Sunday: 10:30
a.m. service, children’s ministry, nursery.
Wednesday: 4 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight
and communion service. No 6 p.m. services,
youth programs or Bible studies.
BIG HORN CHURCH
115 S. Third St., Big Horn, 751-2086 or 655-3036.
Pastor Sherman Weberg. Sunday: 9:15 a.m.
prayer time, 10 a.m. worship service, 5 p.m.
Bible study. Wednesday: 7 p.m. youth and
adult Bible study.
BUDDHIST MEDITATION FELLOWSHIP
1950 E. Brundage Lane. Sunday: 7-8 p.m.
Sessions include discussion of the dharma
reading, sitting and walking meditation. For
information call Victor at 672-3135 or email
vashear291@gmail.com
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
1660 Big Horn Ave., 672-3149. Pastor Terral
Bearden. Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Sunday school,
10:45 a.m. worship service, 6 p.m. Bible study.
Wednesday: 7 p.m. prayer meeting. Thursday:
6 p.m. youth group.
CALVARY CHAPEL SHERIDAN
606 S. Thurmond, 751-2250,
www.ccsheridan.org, email: nanelson@fiberpipe.net. Pastor Nels Nelson. Sunday: 10 a.m.
non-denominational worship service, teaching
through the Bible verse by verse.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
1769 Big Horn Ave., 763-8347. Rev. Rick Sykes.
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Bible classes, 10:30 a.m.
worship and communion. Wednesday: 6:30
p.m. Bible study. Community carol sing Dec. 14
at 3 p.m. Christmas Eve candlelight service
Dec. 24 at 7:30 p.m.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER
DAY SAINTS
Ranchester branch, 1066 Big Horn Ave.,
Ranchester, 655-9085. President James
Boulter. Sunday: 10 a.m. Sacrament meeting,
11:20 a.m. Sunday school and primary meetings, 12:10 p.m. Priesthood and Relief Society
meetings.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER
DAY SAINTS
Sheridan 1st Ward, 2051 Colonial Dr., 672-2926.
Bishop Kim Anderson. Sunday: 1:30-2:40 p.m.
Sacrament meeting, 2:50-4:30 p.m. Primary
meeting, 2:50-3:30 p.m. Sunday school meeting, 3:40-4:30 p.m. Priesthood, Relief Society
and Young Women’s meetings.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER
DAY SAINTS
Sheridan 2nd Ward, 2051 Colonial Dr., 672-6739.
Bishop David Bailey. Sunday: 9-9:50 a.m.
Priesthood, Relief Society and Young Women’s
meetings, 9-10:40 a.m. Primary meeting, 1010:40 a.m. Sunday school meeting, 10:50 a.m.
to noon, Sacrament meeting.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER
DAY SAINTS
Sheridan 3rd Ward, 2051 Colonial Dr., 673-7368.
Bishop Charles Martineau. Sunday: 9:30-10:40
a.m. Sacrament meeting, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Sunday school meeting, 10:40 a.m. to 12:30
p.m. Primary meeting, 11:40 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Priesthood, Relief Society and Young Women’s
meetings.
THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER
DAY SAINTS
Sheridan College Branch, 2051 Colonial Dr., 6739887, Branch President Bradley G. Taylor.
Sunday: 1 p.m. Priesthood meeting and Relief
Society, 2 p.m. Sunday school, 2:50 p.m.
Sacrament meeting.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY TRINITY
2644 Big Horn Ave., 751-5238. Father Lewis
Shepherd. Sunday: 10 a.m. prayer and mass.
CLEARMONT COMMUNITY CHURCH
Across from gymnasium in Clearmont, 7584597. Pastor James P. Stark. Sunday: 9 a.m.
worship service, 9:45 a.m. children’s church.
CORNERSTONE CHURCH
4351 Big Horn Ave., 672-8126, www.cornerstoneofsheridan.org, email:
cornerstonechurch@bresnan.net. Pastor Tony
Forman. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. worship service,
10:30 a.m. worship service with children’s
church. Call the church for youth group,
Women of the Word and B.O.O.M. (for kids
grades 1-5) schedules.
DAYTON COMMUNITY CHURCH
318 Bridge St., Dayton, 655-2504. Pastor Dennis
Goodin. Sunday: 9 a.m. worship service, 10:30
a.m. Sunday school.
FAMILY LIFE CENTER (Foursquare Gospel
Church)
118 W. Fifth St., 674-9588, familylifecenter.biz.
Pastor Scott Orchard. Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday
school; 10 a.m. worship service. Wednesday: 7
p.m. adult Bible study.
FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
1045 Lewis St., 674-6372, email: firstagsheridan@yahoo.com. Pastor Jay Littlefield.
Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school, 10 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. evening fellowship.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
3179 Big Horn Ave., 674-6693, www.fbcsheridanwy.org, email: office@fbcsheridanwy.org.
Senior pastor John Craft, Associate Pastor of
Community Life Falk Alicke, Associate Pastor
of Youth Ministries Shane Rosty. Sunday: 9:30
worship service, Sunday school classes for all
ages and nursery; 10:50 a.m. worship service,
adult class, children’s programs and nursery, 6
p.m. senior high youth group. Wednesday: 6
p.m. junior high youth group, children’s program and adult Bible study. Small group Bible
studies meet throughout the week.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH (Disciples of
Christ)
102 S. Connor St., 674-6795, www.sheridandisciples.org. Pastor Doug Goodwin. Sunday: 8 a.m.
worship, 9 a.m. Sunday school, 10 a.m. worship. Tuesday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thrift Store
open. Wednesday: 10 a.m. Bible study.
Saturday: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thrift Store open.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
(Christian Science Church)
455 Sumner St., 672-2041. Sunday: 11 a.m.
church and Sunday school (10 a.m. June-Aug).
Wednesday: 7:30 p.m. testimony meeting.
Reading Room: 45 E. Loucks St., Suite 015,
open weekdays except holidays 1:30-4 p.m.
FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
907 Bellevue Ave., 672-2505, Pastor Jody
Hampton. Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday school
for all ages, 10:45 a.m. worship and children’s
church, 6:30 p.m. praise and Bible study.
Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible study and prayer
meeting for all ages.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
(UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST)
100 W. Works St., 672-2668, www.sheridanfirst-
congregationalucc.wordpress.com, email: godworks@fiberpipe.net. Sunday: 11 a.m. worship
service. Monday through Friday: noon to 12:45
p.m. Lunch Together.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
2121 Colonial Drive, Sunday 8 am– Worship,
Communion, 10 am– Worship, Christmas play
11:30 am- Bible Study, 1:15- Caroling @Sugarland
Monday 1:30 pm- Prayer shawl, Tuesday 7 pmChoir rehearsal, Wednesday Office closed, 7
pm- Candlelight service, 9 pm- Candlelight
service. Thursday Merry Christmas! Office
closed
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
First United Methodist Church for: Saturday:
9:00 a.m. Dress Rehearsal for Children’s
Christmas Program; 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Veteran’s Coffee & Shopping; Sunday: 8:15
a.m. Hand Bell Practice, 9:30 a.m. Praise
Singing, 9:45 a.m. Worship Service &
Children’s Christmas Program, 10:45 a.m.
Fellowship; Monday: 6:30 p.m. Advent Bible
Study – Christmas From the Backside;
Tuesday: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. The Closet is
Open; Wednesday: 7:00 p.m. Community
Christmas Eve Worship Service, 9:00 p.m.
Community Christmas Eve Worship Service;
Thursday: FUMC Office is Closed; Friday: FUMC
Office is Closed
GRACE ANGLICAN CHURCH
1992 W. Fifth St., 307-461-0237, email: kevnjones@gmail.com, Facebook: Grace Anglican
Church. Pastor Kevin Jones. Sunday: 10 a.m.
church service, 6 p.m. church service at Java
Moon Coffee Shop, 176 N. Main St.
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH (IndependentFundamental)
1959 E. Brundage Lane (one-fourth mile east of
Interstate 90 on Highway 14), 672-7391,
www.gracebaptistsheridan.org. Pastor
Stephen Anderson. Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday
school for all ages, 11 a.m. worship service with
children’s church and nursery provided, 6 p.m.
worship service with nursery provided.
Tuesday: 6:30 a.m. men’s Bible study, 9 a.m.
women’s Bible study (every other week).
Wednesday: 7 p.m. Bible study and prayer,
Bible club for children and youth.
GRACE CHAPEL
Story. Pastor Philip Wilson. Sunday: 10 a.m.
Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship.
HOLY NAME CATHOLIC CHURCH
260 E. Loucks St., 672-2848, www.holynamesheridan.org, email: holynamechurch@holynamesheridan.org. Pastor: Father Jim Heiser,
Associate Pastors: Father Brian Hess and
Father Michael Ehiemere. Sunday: 8 a.m.,
Mass; 10 a.m., Mass; 5:30 p.m., Mass. Monday
through Thursday: 7 a.m., Mass. Friday: 8:20
a.m., Mass. Saturday: 8 a.m., Mass; 4-5 p.m.
(or by appointment), Sacrament of
Reconciliation; 6 p.m., Vigil Mass.
IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS)
1300 W. Fifth St., 674-6434, email: immanuellutheran82801@gmail.com. Pastor Paul J.
Cain, email: revpaulcain@gmail.com. Home of
Martin Luther Grammar School (K-5 Classical
Christian Education,
www.SheridanMLGS.blogspot.com, email:
sheridanmlgs@gmail.com, accredited by NLSA
and CCLE). Sunday: 8:05 a.m. The Lutheran
Hour on KWYO 1410 AM, 9:15 a.m. Sunday
school and Bible class, 10:30 a.m. Divine service. Wednesday: 7 p.m. service. Monday-Friday:
9:05 a.m. By the Way on KROE 930 AM.
JOY JUNCTION CHILDREN’S CHURCH
Interdenominational ministry for ages 4 through
high school. Vans are available to pick up and
deliver children. Co-directors and pastors: Karl
Hunt, 672-8145 and David Kaufman, 307-4611506, email: kaufmandavid44@msn.com.
Sunday: 10 a.m. to noon, worship service at
YMCA, 417 N. Jefferson St. Wednesday: 5:307:30 p.m. youth meeting for junior high and
high school, First Assembly of God basement,
1045 Lewis St.
LANDMARK INDEPENDENT BAPTIST
CHURCH
Sheridan Holiday Inn, Sheridan Room, 307-4610964, email: maynardministries@yahoo.com.
Pastor Clayton Maynard. Sunday: 10 a.m.
Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship service.
Wednesday: 6 p.m. Bible study.
MOUNTAIN ALLIANCE CHURCH
54 W. Eighth St., 6732-6400, www.mountainalliance.com. Pastor Ron Maixner. Sunday: 9
a.m. worship service, 6 p.m. youth group.
MOUNTAINVIEW FELLOWSHIP BAPTIST
CHURCH (SBC)
54 W. Eighth St., 673-4883. Pastor Jim Coonis.
Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship service. Call for mid-week Bible study
information.
NEW COVENANT PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
24 Grinnell Ave., 672-5790, www.newcovenantwy.org. Pastor Ron Ellis. Sunday: 10
a.m. worship, 11:30 a.m. Sunday school.
OLD APOSTOLIC LUTHERAN CHURCH
111 Metz Road. Sunday service 11 a.m. Sunday
school follows the morning service. Everyone
welcome.
OUR LADY OF THE PINES CATHOLIC CHURCH
34 Wagon Box Road, Story, 672-2848. Saturday:
5:30 p.m. reconciliation, 6 p.m. mass served by
Holy Name Catholic Church.
PRAIRIE DOG COMMUNITY CHURCH
Prairie Dog Community Clubhouse, southeast of
Sheridan at intersection of Highway 14 East
and Meade Creek Road (County Road 131),
672-3983. Pastor Terry Wall. Sunday: 9 a.m.
non-denominational worship service.
QUAKER WORSHIP SHARING (Religious
Society of Friends)
Second and fourth Sundays. Call Gary Senier,
683-2139, for time and place.
RANCHESTER COMMUNITY CHURCH
1000 Highway 14, Ranchester, 655-9208. Pastor
Claude Alley. Sunday: 9 a.m. Sunday school, 10
a.m., worship service, 10:15 a.m. children’s
church. Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Bible study.
Thursday: 9 a.m. to noon, 1-3 p.m. Community
Cupboard and Clothes Closet open.
THE ROCK CHURCH
Non-denominational, contemporary Christian
church. 1100 Big Horn Ave., 673-0939,
www.bighornrock.com. Pastor Michael
Garneau and Pastor Rod Jost. Sunday: 9 and
10:45 a.m. worship.
ST. EDMUND CATHOLIC CHURCH
310 Historic Highway 14, Ranchester, 678-2848.
Mass: Sunday 10 a.m.. Reconciliation: The first
Sunday of the month immediately following
mass. Served by Holy Name Catholic Church.
ST. PETER’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
1 S. Tschirgi St., 674-7655, email: stpeterssheridan@gmail.com. Pastor John Inserra — Rector,
Family Minister Dr. John Milliken. Sunday: 7:30
a.m. Quiet Holy Eucharist with traditional language and no music, 9 a.m. new family service
in the chapel, 10 a.m. choral Holy Eucharist
with hymns and choir. Tuesday: 10 a.m. healing service.
THE SALVATION ARMY
150 S. Tschirgi St. 672-2444 or 672-2445.
Captain Donald Warriner, Lieutenant Kim
Warriner. Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11
a.m.,worship.
SEVENTH DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
345 S. Main St., 672-5969,
www.sheridan23adventistchurchconnect.org.
Pastor Gary Force, 303-882-7601. Saturday:
9:30 a.m. lesson study, 11:15 a.m. church service. Call for time and location of home prayer.
SHERIDAN WESLEYAN CHURCH
404 W. Brundage Lane, 672-0612, www.sheridanwesleyan.org. Pastor Darrell White.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. worship with children’s
church and nursery available, 9:45 a.m.
Connection Hour for all ages, 11 a.m. worship
with children’s church and nursery available.
Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Splash for children 4years-old through 5th grade, 6:30 p.m.
transFORMED Youth for 6-12 grades. Call
office for weekly connection groups schedule.
STORY COMMUNITY CHURCH
4 Ponderosa Drive, Story, 683-3018, Facebook:
Story Community Church. Pastor John
Constantine. Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday
school, 11 a.m. worship, 5:30 p.m. youth group.
Wednesday: 6:30 p.m. Bible study.
SUNRISE ASSEMBLY OF GOD
570 Marion St., 674-8424. Pastor John Jackson.
Sunday: 10 a.m. Sunday school, 11 a.m. worship, 6 p.m. worship. Wednesday: 7 p.m. worship and adult Bible study.
THEE CHURCH OF CHRIST
45 E. Loucks St. (Old Post Office Building), Suite
19. 672-2825. Richard Snider 672-2825, Scott
Osborne 672-8347. Sunday: 10 a.m. Bible class,
11 a.m. worship and communion. Wednesday: 7
p.m. Bible study.
TONGUE RIVER BAPTIST CHURCH
(Southern Baptist)
305 Coffeen St., Ranchester, 752-0415, email:
grangerdl7@hotmail.com. Pastor Granger
Logan. Sunday: 9:45 a.m. Sunday school, 11
a.m. worship, 6:30 p.m. worship. Wednesday:
6:30 p.m. prayer service and Bible study.
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH
135 Crescent Drive, 672-2411,
tlco@actaccess.net. Pastor Phil Wold.
Sunday: 8:30 a.m., Worship with Trinity Choir
Christmas Program and Holy Communion;
9:45 a.m., Sunday School for All Ages, Coffee
Fellowship; 11:00 a.m., Worship with Trinity
Choir Christmas Program and Holy
Communion. Tuesday: No Service Group.
Wednesday: Christmas Eve, 4:30 p.m.,
Christmas Eve Candlelight Worship Service
with Holy Communion; 7:30 p.m., Christmas
Eve Candlelight Worship Service with Holy
Communion. Thursday: Christmas Day –
Church Office Closed. Friday: Church Office
Closed.
UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST FELLOWSHIP
1950 E. Brundage Lane, 672-3325, www.sheridanuu.org. President Bill Bradshaw. We are a
welcoming, nondogmatic and spiritually liberal fellowship. Weekly Sunday service and
Montessori-based religious education for ages
3 years to fifth grade at 10 a.m., followed by a
time for coffee and fellowship. Meditation
pratice every Sunday 7-8 p.m.
VALLEY LUTHERAN CHURCH (WELS)
Meets at 1981 Double Eagle Drive, Suite B, 6727599, www.valleylutheran.com. Pastor Gary
Schult. Sunday: 9 a.m. Bible class, 10:15 a.m.
worship.
WAGON WHEEL BAPTIST CHURCH
Pastor Terry White. 325-207-1407. Meets at the
YMCA in the Whitney Room. Sunday:1:30p.m.
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 2014
Shahbazian, Sharp
engaged to be married
FROM STAFF REPORTS
SHERIDAN — Sherwin
Shahbazian of Euless,
Texas, and Candice Sharp
of Sheridan are engaged to
be married Jan. 30, 2015, in
Arlington, Texas.
Shahbazian is a graduate
of Midwestern State
University and is employed
by Anderson Windows.
He is the son of
Mohammad and Edna
Shahbazian of Euless,
Texas.
Sharp is a graduate of
Keller Graduate School of
Management and is
employed by Bell
Helicopter.
She is the daughter of
Grover and Debbie Sharp
of Sheridan.
Sherwin Shahbazian and
Candice Sharp are engaged
to be married Jan. 30 in
Texas.
Sony cancels ‘The Interview’ Dec. 25 release
NEW YORK (AP) — Under the threat of
still analyzing messages from the group.
terrorist attacks from hackers and with
The warning did prompt law enforcement
the nation’s largest multiplex chains
in New York and Los Angeles to address
pulling the film from its screens, Sony
measures to ramp up security.
Pictures Entertainment took the unprece“This attack went to the heart and core
dented step of canceling the Dec. 25
of Sony’s business — and succeeded,” said
release of the “The Interview.”
Avivah Litan, a cybersecurity analyst at
The cancellation, announced Wednesday, research firm Gartner. “We haven’t seen
was a startling blow to the Hollywood stuany attack like this in the annals of U.S.
dio that has been shakbreach history.”
en by hacker leaks and
Sony did not say
intimidations over the
what its plans for
last several weeks by
“The Interview” now
are, or whether the
an anonymous group
film’s release could
calling itself
potentially happen at
Guardians of Peace.
a later date.
A U.S. official said
Conjecture has cenWednesday that federtered on the possibilial investigators have
Fran Townsend ty of an unprecedentnow connected the
Bush’s homeland security adviser ed on-demand release
Sony hacking to North
that would distribute
Korea and are expectthe film without risk
ed to make an
to theater operators.
announcement in the
No wide-release stunear future. The offidio film has ever been first released on
cial spoke on condition of anonymity
VOD, out of protection of the theater busibecause the official was not authorized to
ness.
openly discuss an ongoing criminal case.
With a modest budget of about $40 milSony said it was cancelling “The
Interview” release “in light of the decision lion, “The Interview” was predicted to
by the majority of our exhibitors not to
earn around $30 million in its opening
show the film.” The studio said it respectweekend before Tuesday’s threats and the
ed and shared in the exhibitors’ concerns.
cancellation of its release. Should the film
“We are deeply saddened at this brazen
not be released theatrically, Sony would
effort to suppress the distribution of a
also lose tens of millions in marketing
movie, and in the process do damage to
costs already incurred.
our company, our employees, and the
Sony was also under pressure from other
American public,” read the statement. “We studios whose Christmas films could have
stand by our filmmakers and their right to been concern over movie going safety.
free expression and are extremely disapChristmas is one of the most important
pointed by this outcome.”
box office weekends of the year. Releases
Earlier Wednesday, Regal Cinemas, AMC include Universal’s “Unbroken,”
Entertainment and Cinemark Theatres —
Paramount’s “The Gambler,” and Disney’s
the three top theater chains in North
“Into the Woods.” Sony’s musical “Annie,”
America — announced that they were
also expected to be a big earner, debuts
postponing any showings of “The
Friday.
Interview,” a comedy about a TV host
Doug Stone, president of film industry
(James Franco) and producer (Seth Rogen) newsletter Box Office Analyst, had pretasked by the CIA to assassinate North
dicted that “The Interview” could have
Korea leader Kim Jung-un (played by
made $75 to $100 million. With Sony taking
Randall Park).
about 55 percent of domestic revenues,
Regal said in a statement that it was
that could mean a $41 to $55 million revdelaying “The Interview” ‘’due to waverenue loss, according to Stone.
ing support of the film ‘The Interview’ by
A video on demand release might be the
Sony Pictures, as well as the ambiguous
best option, according to Bock. “This is
nature of any real or perceived security
the right time to do that,” he said. “People
threats.” AMC noted “the overall confuwant to see this film.”
sion and uncertainty” surrounding the
Sony’s announcement was met with
film.
widespread distress across Hollywood and
Sony had offered theaters the option of
throughout many other realms watching
bowing out, and when so many of them
the attack on Sony unfold. A former senior
did (other chains included ArcLight
national security official in the George W.
Cinemas, Cineplex Entertainment and
Bush administration said Sony made the
Carmike Cinemas), it left Sony little
wrong decision.
choice for the release of “The Interview.”
“When you are confronted with a bully
On Tuesday, the hacking group threatthe idea is not to cave but to punch him in
ened violence at theaters showing “The
the nose,” Fran Townsend, Bush’s homeInterview.” The Department of Homeland
land security adviser, said Wednesday durSecurity said Tuesday there was “no credi- ing a previously scheduled appearance in
ble intelligence to indicate an active plot
Washington. “This is a horrible, I think,
against movie theaters,” but noted it was
horrible precedent.”
‘When you are confronted with
a bully the idea is not to cave but to
punch him in the nose. This is a
horrible, I think, horrible precedent.’
C5
Dog and Cat Shelter to benefit
from ‘Dining for a Cause’
FROM STAFF REPORTS
SHERIDAN — The
Sheridan Dog and Cat
Shelter will be the
beneficiary of the
next “Dining for a
Cause” on Dec. 29 at
Frackelton’s.
Dine at Frackelton’s
for lunch from 11 a.m.
to 2 p.m. or for dinner
from 4-9 p.m. and 100
percent of the gross
sales will be donated
to the shelter.
During this time, no
money is subtracted
to pay for any costs in
the fundraising series
offered by the restaurant.
Reservations are
strongly recommended, especially between
the hours of 6:30-8
p.m.
Reservations can be
made online at frack-
Special
holiday
hours at
libraries
FROM STAFF REPORTS
SHERIDAN — The
public library system
of Sheridan County
has announced special holiday hours.
All county libraries
will be closed on Dec.
24-25 in observance of
Christmas and again
on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1,
2015, in honor of the
New Year’s holiday.
For more information call Sheridan
County Fulmer
Public Library at 6748585.
eltons.com or by calling
Frackelton’s at 675-6055.
For more information,
call the restaurant.
Frackelton’s is located
at 55 N. Main St.
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307-672-9001 F 800-842-2190
82 East Ridge F Sheridan, WY 82801
BOCHMANN
CONSTRUCTION
NOW OPEN
in our permanent location!
48 Industrial Lane
Custom Homes - Log Homes
Remodels - Garages - Additions
Concrete Work - Roofing
Steel & Shingled
Sheridan, Wyoming
Redi-Mix Concrete Supplier
Concrete Pumps • Local Charges will apply
Randy Bochmann – Story, WY – 307-683-2744
LICENSED & INSURED
307-673-1200 • 307-359-1550
Also - New Location in Buffalo!
owner operator:
Troy Olson
Residential Commercial
Communications
Trenching & 2-Man Highlift
• LICENSED • INSURED
P.O. Box 971 Sheridan, WY 82801
672-1841 • 751-7672
Open to the Public 24 Hours a Day!
NOW OPEN
Automatic Car Wash
Soft Gloss Touch Technology
Behind Fremont Motors on Coffeen
TruBuilt Builders
Professional Post Frame Buildings & Homes
Serving Sheridan
for 27 years
ALL TYPES OF
EXCAVATING & TRUCKING
307.672.6356
12 Big Horn Meadows Dr. • Sheridan, WY
ssrconstruction@vcn.com
Custom Homes & Post Frame Buildings for Less
Agricultural, Commercial, Residential
5211 Coffeen Ave. • Sheridan, WY 82801
1-307-673-0327
Fax: 1-307-673-0295
Jim & Brenda Haskett / Owners