Archive - Nov 23, 2012 - News

The 17th annual Christmas Stroll attracted hundreds of people to Downtown Sheridan Friday night. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter was there and has the story.

Earlier this week, Sheridan Media News reported the Sheridan County Commissioners approved two grants for reclamation of areas affected by wildfires earlier this year.

Raising the dropout age from 16 to 18 years of age is an issue that will be brought up once again during the upcoming legislative session in Cheyenne.

Today marks “Black Friday,” and for Sheridan, that means the 17th annual Christmas Stroll downtown. Judy Taylor is serving on the committee again this year, as she has since the local tradition began.

Buffalo City Attorney Ben Kirven reported to the city council that he has managed to tentatively set up a day to finally get the air conditioning units removed from the city property behind the Econolodge on East Hart Street.

Over the last few days we have looked at the Gilead Fire and some of the contributing factors that made suppression of the fire difficult. Suppression was the top priority from the beginning, but conditions and and human safety were major factors in all decisions relating to the fire.

This Saturday, the Buffalo Downtown Association will present their “Light Up Buffalo” events to kick off the Christmas Holiday season in conjunction with National Small Business Saturday.

The red carpet was rolled out at the Sheridan Palace Restaurant Thanksgiving Day. It was a feast fit for a king as the owners, Jane and Steve Cain fed close to 300 people, all at no charge. It began fourteen years ago.

It's become one big family.