Archive - Nov 2011

November 28th

Community Foundation Awards Funds to Jo Co Recipients

By Aaron Palmer on Mon 11/28/2011 07:00am
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Two Buffalo-area entities were recently awarded grants from the Sheridan-Johnson Community Foundation. The Johnson County Family YMCA received a grant in the amount of $7,000 that will be used to purchase fitness equipment for the facility.

Jo Co Commissioner Explains City/County Engineer Need

By Aaron Palmer on Mon 11/28/2011 07:00am
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Johnson County Commission Chair Smokey Wildeman feels the need to explain more about the joint City/County engineer position that the entities have formally decided to back.

Winter Sports Begins This Week For Jo Co Schools

By Aaron Palmer on Mon 11/28/2011 07:00am

Buffalo and Kaycee High School athletes will begin play in winter sports this week as the basketball, wrestling and boys swim teams compete this weekend.
The BHS boys' basketball team will start their season Friday and Saturday at the East/West Tournament hosted by Cody.
The BHS girls' team will host the East/West Tournament Friday and Saturday at Buffalo High School.
Both the boys' and girls' freshman teams will play at Twin Spruce in Gillette on Saturday.

First Light Up Buffalo Event a Measured Success

By Aaron Palmer on Mon 11/28/2011 07:00am
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Although no throngs of people showed up downtown this past weekend for Buffalo's first-ever Light Up Buffalo event, there were people that participated in the various events throughout the day, and those who showed up to witness the lighting of the community Christmas Tree Saturday afternoon.

November 28th

SHERIDAN COLLEGE BASKETBALL SWEEPS THE WEEKEND

By Trevor Jackson on Mon 11/28/2011 06:55am

SHERIDAN COLLEGE BASKETBALL - The Sheridan college basketball teams swept to victories on both night's of the Sheridan Lions club tournament the Lady Generals are 8-1 overall the Generals are 9-0.

Generals Head coach Steve Smiley says the opponents may have not been that strong but he was pleased with how the Generals played.

Questions about their freshmen guards were answered over the weekend with pretty good defensive play.

"Expressions of Wyoming"

By Judy Hagerott on Mon 11/28/2011 06:51am
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Bradford Brinton Memorial and Museum near Big Horn is holding its 21st Annual Holiday Show, this time featuring the work Chessney Sevier and William Hugh Jennings.

A 'Tongue in Cheek' Look at the Stroll

By Judy Hagerott on Mon 11/28/2011 06:06am
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It's a long-held tradition for folks to head downtown the night after Thanksgiving to take part in the annual Sheridan Christmas Stroll.

Caregiver Saturdays at the Sheridan Senior Center

By Ron Richter on Mon 11/28/2011 06:03am
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The Sheridan Senior Center will be adding something new in December in an attempt to help give caregivers a break from all that they do.

"Sehr gut Jermaine"

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In Munich Germany, Jermaine Lippert's hometown, that would be the title while in America we say "Very good Jermaine." In either language it puts an exclamation point on Jermaine's and the Sheridan College General's blowout over the Bears from Rocky Mountain College in the Dome Saturday evening.

Christmas Tree Debate: Real Or Fake?

By Brad Estes on Sun 11/27/2011 07:00am
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(WY News Service) -- It's Christmas tree shopping season, and Director of The Nature Conservancy Bill Ulfelder has some advice for those unable to decide between a real tree or a fake one.