Judy Hagerott

Sales tax, we all pay it unless we cross the state's border and head up to Montana. It's one of the largest sources of income for the state and its counties. Here in Sheridan, we pay 6% on our purchases from merchants.

One thing we've come to expect to see downtown are the hundreds of flower baskets hanging along Main Street in Sheridan. Saturday the pots were hung thanks to the Downtown Sheridan Association and the volunteers that joined them.

Saturday, in the Timberline Room of the Black Tooth Brewing Company, CHAPS Equine Assisted Therapy hosted its annual fundraiser, “A Day at the Derby.” CHAPS Director Sue Suddith explains what CHAPS is all about.

The Parish Hall of St. Peter's was in full bloom Saturday as the Sheridan African Violet Club held their annual violet show and sale. Colors galore, this simple little flower has delighted hundreds especially during the long Wyoming winters.

More than 11 million illegal immigrants live and work int he United States, but pay no taxes to support social resources like hospitals or schools.

Saturday, the “Y” became a focal point of health and safety helping kids get ready to jump into summertime fun. The Safe Kids Day/Healthy Kids Day Fair was an interactive, family-friendly event featuring booths geared to teach children about canoe and ATV safety, hand washing, and bullying.

Good help is just hard to find, especially in Sheridan when it comes down to such areas as machine tooling, diesel and welding technology, agriculture and horticulture.

It was another of Landon's Greenhouse Spring Workshops Saturday and this time it was “Grass, It's Not Just for Lawns Anymore,” with Rick Schmidt presenting. Schmidt says ornamental grasses add dimension to your landscape.

It was standing room only at the artists' reception for the Sheridan Junior High 4th annual, “Art Extravaganza,” Thursday night. Held at the SAGE Exhibit Gallery in downtown Sheridan, the show was entirely student-led, featuring the work of over 45 art students, but that's not all.