Archive - Nov 13, 2009 - News

Most educators will tell you it’s never too early to start reading with our children. Some Tongue River Elementary School students have taken that to heart. Each year the second grade class raises money to purchase books that are given to babies born at Sheridan Memorial Hospital. The “Books for Babies” program has become quite popular.

United States Representative Cynthia Lummis held a town hall meeting yesterday at the Sheridan County Courthouse. The Commissioners meeting room was filled to capacity with people discussing a wide variety of topics. Some of the questions asked of Lummis concerned wilderness areas, fairness doctrines, cap and trade, and healthcare.

Data centers, ZIRC, energy development, new technologies, and planning were just some of the topics discussed at the annual meeting of Forward Sheridan on Thursday morning. It was the first annual meeting for recently hired executive director Jay Stender.

The Sheridan High School Drama Club's fall play this year is entitled “The Miracle Worker”, which depicts the life story of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan. The play opened Thursday night at Sheridan High School and will continue tonight and into the weekend.

Cast Member Emma Hall says this play presents a lot of exciting opportunities.