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SHERIDAN — Even with-out the presence of wind turbines whirring through the Sheridan County skies, local companies play a part in the wind energy market. Entities like Vacutech help wind companies reach the end goal — wind turbines. Those turbines, though, have yet to appear in Sheridan’s skyline.

Vestas, a strictly wind energy company out of Colorado, ran into an issue while drilling holes into its large, fiberglass turbine blades. The shavings piled up around the hole while drilling and burned up the drill bits.

The company reached out to Vacutech for help in creating a system to allevi-ate the problem. Vacutech started the project in late 2016 and delivered the first system in 2016. The vacuum system extracts excess shav-ings as Vestas utilizes the drill bit helping to prevent overheating and burning out. Vacutech built four and installed them on Colorado turbines, with more sched-uled for creation and imple-mentation.

“We built the vacuum system specifically designed for their needs and installed it, and it’s working real-ly well,” said Vacutech chief financial officer Don Parrott. The systems cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, Parrott estimated, and are powered by a 150 horsepower electric motor on the turbine that develops the vacuum.

Parrott said Vacutech never specifically made the wind industry its target market but continues to benefit from the project by providing a job for a few of Vacutech’s 150 employees.

“The wind industry con-tributes to jobs in Sheridan indirectly by our vacuum systems that we’ve built,” Parrott said. “...we are happy to continue to do it for them or any company with similar challenges.”

Vacutech, even through its indirect association with the wind energy industry, proves one of the most involved companies in Sheridan County. L&H Industrial re-sleeved a main shaft for a wind turbine but completed it out of its Gillette office, not Sheridan.

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How net neutrality repeal could affect schoolsSHERIDAN — In a 3-2 decision along

party lines, the Republican-majority Federal Communications Commission voted Dec. 14 to repeal net neutrality reg-ulations from 2015.

The regulations ensured that internet service providers delivered all data at the same speed and couldn’t block access to sites.

Pro-neutrality groups have already filed lawsuits appealing the FCC decision, as they fear it will allow ISPs to prioritize sites, either by slowing down some sites or increasing customer prices for access.

The cases will last at least several

months, perhaps years, and most ISPs have said they won’t make these feared changes. Still, last week’s repeal has potentially far-reaching societal implica-tions, including in schools.

Sheridan Junior High School media spe-cialist Julie Weitz said the repeal could have a massive impact, especially if ISPs start charging for higher internet speed. With websites and technology becoming a bigger part of daily classroom instruc-tion, the repeal may change instruction quality.

Weitz analyzed learning websites used by SJHS teachers, many of which were started by parents or teachers.

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Above: Tim Demchok clears the way for an elderly friend on Loucks Street Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017. Top left: Jason Ruybal runs along Water Street. Top right: Ten-year-old Eliana Gibson, left, and Malachi Gibson, 12, play in the snow.

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Most of them are part of small companies that wouldn’t be able to afford premium internet speed and would either have slow-er connections or have to charge their customers to use the services. Schools likely wouldn’t be able to afford the services and would turn to cheaper, possibly lower-quality options.

If a website ran too slow-ly, teachers wouldn’t use it anymore because it would cause a hindrance for both students and instructors. Even if the site is delayed by a few seconds, that may cause student restlessness or lack of focus.

Weitz provided an example of a small, education-specific tool. Seesaw is an app mainly used by elementary school parents and allows teachers to share vignettes of what students do in class. In the future, Seesaw might become too expensive for school usage.

“If connection speeds to libraries slowed down because we’re libraries or because we’re public schools, that would make a huge dif-ference in our democracy’s access to information,” Weitz said.

Sheridan High School librarian LaDonna Leibrich expressed similar concerns. Leibrich’s views align with the American Library Association, which advocates for intellectual freedoms and accessibility for all.

“The vitality of voices on the Internet is critical to the intellectual freedom that libraries around the world are trying to protect and promote,” a statement on the ALA website says. “Laws

that preserve net neutrality are the best way to preserve a vibrant diversity of view-points into the foreseeable future.”

Leibrich works with Destination Imagination, a nonprofit that helps teach students innovative ways to deal with 21st-century issues. She fears the net neutrality repeal may diminish future innovation, both inside and

outside educational settings.“Anything that squashes

intellectual freedom also squashes creativity and prob-lem-solving,” Leibrich said. “We’re moving down the wrong road if we’re trying to control intellectual freedoms and choices, and creativity in small business.”

Students trying to access online information at school for research papers may find

the information appearing more slowly, or else blocked behind a paywall. Those issues occasionally occur today but could become much more common going forward.

Two years ago, Leibrich didn’t hear many students or teachers talking about net neutrality. Last week, though, she heard plenty of concerned students discuss-

ing the topic.“To have students so vocal

on this topic was very lifting to me, and exciting, because they really take their intel-lectual freedoms very seri-ously,” Leibrich said. “It’s very important to them, I think, because they live in a world of technology, and the thought that someone might be controlling their options online made them want to

vocalize their concern.”Some politicians see the

repeal as a positive act that will lessen government regu-lation. U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming, wrote in her Dec. 15 newsletter that “the FCC decision will protect Internet consumers/users while also ensuring there is a framework to encourage the kind of innovation we need.”

Cheney continued: “Internet service providers didn’t block websites before the Obama Administration’s heavy-handed 2015 Internet regulations and won’t after they are repealed,” she wrote.

“Any Internet service pro-vider would be required to publicly disclose this prac-tice and would face fierce consumer backlash, as well as scrutiny from the Federal Trade Commission, which will have renewed authority to police unfair, deceptive and anticompetitive practic-es.”

Weitz, however, remained skeptical of the idea that some ISPs won’t try to take advantage of the repeal.

“If those companies are really not going to do that, and the FCC is making this decision based solely on some criteria that I’ve yet to fully understand, then we’re all fine,” Weitz said. “But I hate to think that a few years down the road, we’re going to be running into a lot more paywalls and a lot more slow-downs.”

Noticeable classroom changes are unlikely to happen immediately, and possibly not at all. But with the new ruling, the FCC may have altered future educa-tion methods for students and teachers alike.

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The repeal of net neutrality could affect consumers’ access to streaming services and social media, among other things.

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Making some adjustmentsBreonna Beasley adjusts her costume during Real Life Church’s Night in Bethlehem at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds pavilion Friday, Dec. 15, 2017.

Report: US soldier fought to end after ambush in Niger

WASHINGTON (AP) — Army Sgt. La David T. Johnson died in a hail of gunfire, hit as many as 18 times as he took cover in thick brush, fighting to the end after fleeing mili-tants who had just killed three comrades in an October ambush in Niger, The Associated Press has learned.

A military investigation has concluded that Johnson wasn’t captured alive or killed at close range, dis-pelling a swirl of rumors

about how he died.The report has deter-

mined that Johnson, 25, of Miami Gardens, Florida, was killed by enemy rifle and machine gun fire from members of an Islamic State offshoot, according to U.S. officials familiar with the findings. The Oct. 4 ambush took place about 120 miles north of Niamey, the African nation’s capital. Johnson’s body was recov-ered two days later.

U.S. officials familiar with the findings spoke to the AP

on condition of anonym-ity to describe details of an investigation that has not been finalized or pub-licly released.

A 12-member Army special forces unit was accompanying 30 Nigerien forces when they were attacked in a densely wooded area by as many as 50 militants traveling by vehicle and carrying small arms and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. Johnson was struck as many as 18 times from a distance by a volley of machine gun rounds, according to the U.S. officials, who said he was firing back as he and two Nigerien soldiers tried to escape.

All told, four U.S. sol-diers and four Nigerien troops were killed in the ambush. Two U.S. and eight Nigerien troops were wounded.

The bodies of three U.S. soldiers were located on the day of the attack, but not Johnson’s remains. The gap in time led to questions about whether Johnson was killed in the assault and not found, or if he was taken away by the enemy. A medical examination concluded that Johnson was hit by fire from M-4 rifles.

Trump to unveil ‘America First’ national securityWASHINGTON (AP) —

President Donald Trump is outlining a new national security strategy that refo-cuses the United States’ relationship with the rest of the world, essentially

implementing his “America First” mantra on a global scale. It envisions nations in constant competition, reverses Obama-era warn-ings on climate change, and affirms that the United States will unilaterally defend its sovereignty, even if that means risking exist-ing agreements with other countries that have dom-inated the United States’ foreign policy since the Cold War.

The Republican president, who ran on a platform of “America First,” will detail his plan Monday, one that if fully implemented could sharply alter U.S. interna-tional relationships. The plan, according to senior administration officials who offered a preview Sunday, is to focus on four main themes: protecting

the homeland; promot-ing American prosperi-ty; demonstrating peace through strength; and advancing American influ-ence in an ever-competitive world. Trump’s doctrine holds that nation states are in perpetual competition and that the U.S. must fight on all fronts to protect and defend its sovereignty from friend and foe alike. While the administration often says that “America First” does not mean “America Alone,” the national securi-ty strategy to be presented by Trump will make clear that the United States will stand up for itself even if that means acting unilater-ally or alienating others on issues like trade, climate change and immigration, according to people familiar with the strategy.

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Marriage licenses issued and recorded by the Sheridan County clerk’s office in September, October and November:

• Kyle Aaron Jaramillo, 22, Sheridan, and Sarah Nicole Paisley, 27, Sheridan, Sept. 5

• Savannah Nicole Hill, 22, Sheridan, and Aaron David Flint, 25, Sheridan, Sept. 5

• Jeffrey Robert McGuire, 33, Sheridan, and Andrea Lee Rice, 31, Sheridan, Sept. 7

• Samuel Rakestraw Munsick, 29, Buffalo, and Callie Marie Knifong, 27, Buffalo, Sept. 8

• Virginia Jean Holcomb, 41, Sheridan, and Chad Alan Rieger, 42, Sheridan, Sept. 15

• Victor Shane Miller, 27, Syracuse, Utah, and Deveinna Dawn Sayer, 30, Sheridan, Sept 19

• Harrison Dylan Cummings, 25, Sheridan, and Lara Christensen Basye, 30, Sheridan, Sept. 21

• Douglas Samuel Widstrand, 27, Sheridan, and Leslie Irene Kaut, 27, Sheridan, Sept. 22

• Kessi Rae Ortiz, 29, Sheridan, and Jason Donavon Clark, 40, Sheridan, Sept. 22

• Dana Reeve Beartusk, 51, Big Horn, and Angelina Rosa Martinez, 49, Big Horn, Sept. 22

• Leslie Marie Nelson, 48, Atlanta, Georgia, and Gregory Datus Chandler, 49, Sheridan, Sept. 26

• Heidi Kristen Heuerman, 53, Sheridan, and Kurt Wendell Smith, 53, Sheridan, Sept. 26

• Stephen Paul Desherlia, 64, Sheridan, and Kelly Sue Merrill, 55, Sheridan, Sept. 26

• Nicholas James Cordingly, 36, Sheridan, and Luis Rodrigues Andrade, 31, Sheridan, Sept. 26

• Andrew Spencer Farrell, 27, Sheridan, and Savannah Irene Smith, 25, Sheridan, Sept. 27

• Lindsay Hope Worley, 30, Iola, Wisconsin, and Noah Jack Kruzitski, 30, Iola, Wisconsin, Sept. 29

• Reece Cody Pughe, 20, Garryowen, Montana, and Rebecca Lynn Dickinson, 19, Garryowen, Montana, Oct. 2

• Stephen Cody Pughe, 45, Garryowen, Montana, and Brooke Warburton, 20, Garryowen, Montana, Oct. 2

• Clayton Lee Christensen, 27, Sheridan, and Elizabeth Jean Shaffer, 25, Sheridan, Oct. 2

• Shayna Raye Kretschman, 21, Sheridan, and Michael Edward Nelson, 24, Sheridan, Oct. 4

• Charlotte Pauline Porter,

66, Sheridan, and Patrick Burton Bell, 61, Sheridan, Oct. 9

• Natalie Hope Magera, 21, Sheridan, and Casey Christopher Carlton, 22, Sheridan, Oct. 10

• James William Thompson, 62, Sheridan, and Mary Jo Rowe, 50, Sheridan, Oct. 11

• Bobby Edward Pruitt, 51, Sheridan, and Laura Lea Brooks, 49, Sheridan, Oct. 13

• Hannah Ferol Lawson-Rideshorse, 20, Sheridan, and Danielle Rose Edwards, 22, Sheridan, Oct. 23

• April Lynn Garcia, 38, Sheridan, and Nathanael Abraham Walker, 40, Sheridan, Oct 26

• Kelly Joe Waugh, 40, Sheridan, and Darcy Lee Mitchell, 29, Sheridan, Oct. 27

• Heather Amanda Dull, 26, Sheridan, and Carlos Ivan Mendoza Serrano, 30, Sheridan, Oct. 30

• Boyd Patrick Serres, 52, Sheridan, and Tracy Lynn Yule, 51, Sheridan, Nov. 1

• Justin Michael Smith, 23, Ranchester, and Adrienne Rose Swaney, 18, Sheridan, Nov. 2

• David Michael Youmans, 44, Sheridan, and Amanda Lenore Hill, 41, Sheridan, Nov. 6

• Kevin Al Bush, 21, Sheridan, and Kelli Lynn Tormanen, 18, Sheridan, Nov. 6

• Robert Lee Miller, 35, Ranchester, and Shannon R’nae Whipple, 34, Ranchester, Nov. 8

• Kevin Michael Hill, 49, Billings, Montana, and Reina Ruth Cady, 48, Billings, Montana, Nov. 14

• Edward Lewis Poole, 60, Sheridan, and Diana Marie Cline, 68, of Sheridan, Nov. 15

• Brock Nance Boedecker, 45, Sheridan, and Jenny Marie Anderson, 41, Sheridan, Nov. 16

• Stephen Luke Sommers, 28, Sheridan, and Sarah Ann Oliver, 27, Sheridan, Nov. 22

• Zachary Thomas Warren, 28, Prospect, Kentucky, and Stephanie Robin Abel, 32, Prospect, Kentucky, Nov. 22

• Grant Tyler Vondal, 30, Sheridan, and Heather Anne Slentz, 35, Sheridan, Nov. 29

FROM STAFF REPORTS

Holy Name students to perform in play

SHERIDAN — Holy Name Catholic School students will perform in a nativity play at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the school. All are invited to celebrate the season with the play, set to take place at the church. Holy Name Catholic Church is located at 260 E. Loucks St.

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Tubas to mark Christmas seasonSHERIDAN — The

18th annual Tuba Christmas in Sheridan will take place Saturday. Registration is at the Sheridan Wesleyan Church hall at 9:15 a.m., and rehearsal will begin at 9:30 a.m. All participants need to bring a music stand if they have one.

All tuba, baritone and euphonium players are cordially invited to attend. There is a $10 registration fee, and books of specially

arranged Christmas carols will be available for pur-chase. The registration fee goes directly to the Harvey Phillips Foundation to help promote Tuba Christmas worldwide.

The Tuba Christmas band typically involves local musicians, although some performers have come from as far away as Montana, Idaho, South Dakota and Colorado. High school and college players are welcome to join the band, as are adult musicians.

A concert of traditional

Christmas carols, free of charge, will be held at the Holiday Inn atrium at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The public is encouraged to take a little time out of the busy holi-day season and enjoy the concert. Created by Harvey Phillips in 1973, Tuba Christmas 2017 concerts will be presented through-out the United States and in several foreign countries. Phillips was inspired to create Tuba Christmas as an annual event honoring his mentor and teacher, the late great tubist William J.

Bell. Every Christmas sea-son, tuba and euphonium players of all ages gather to pay respect to all the great artists and teachers who represent their heritage.

Ariel Downing and Dale Hoffmann are local Tuba Christmas coordinators. The tuba-euphonium ensemble will be conduct-ed by Ariel Downing and by Richard Parmer from Northwest Community College in Powell.

The Sheridan Holiday Inn is located at 1809 Sugarland Drive.

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Night in BethlehemTen-year-old Izabell Hendricks holds up a baby goat for children to see during the event by Real Life Church’s Night in Bethlehem at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds pavilion Friday, Dec. 15, 2017. Volunteers dressed in costumes and held various activities for the public, including painting ornaments, writing Hebrew names, etching and wood working.

Get Bach to work: Company orchestras a German traditionFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Can

performing Beethoven symphonies together help employees team up on projects at work, too? Some compa-nies — above all in Germany and Asia — seem to think so.

A conspicuous number of big German corporate names — along with a handful in Japan and Korea — have their own company-linked sym-phony orchestra. That means 60 or so accountants, engineers, sales reps and computer specialists who bring vio-lins, cellos, oboes and trombones and gather in their spare time to rehearse and perform lengthy, complex pieces of classical music. The orchestras serve as public relations tools, play-ing charity concerts and livening up corporate events.

But there’s more to it than that.It’s hard to quantify, but the engi-

neer and accountant musicians — and some business experts — argue that a symphony orchestra is an excellent model for the creative teamwork com-

panies need to compete.“There’s no activity in the world

where you have to react so quickly to each other and work together so well as in an orchestra,” says Johanna Weitkamp, conductor of the sympho-ny orchestra at the enterprise soft-ware company SAP.

“Down to the hundredth of a second, you have to listen to the other person, respond to the other person, pass the ball to each other — it’s a prime example of good cooperation among people.”

Other companies with employee orchestras include engineering firm Siemens, maker of trains and medical scanners; carmakers Daimler, BMW and Ford; auto components and elec-tronics maker Robert Bosch GmbH; airline Lufthansa, and chemical firm BASF.

At a recent rehearsal, Weitkamp and the SAP musicians filled the cavernous, 2,300-seat Rosengarten auditorium in the southwestern

German town of Mannheim with rich, warm string sound, practicing first a bouncy pop mix of Mozart’s Prague Symphony and Falco’s “Rock Me Amadeus.” Then the brass blared out the stirring opening notes of John Williams’ theme music for the Olympics, as the orchestra prepared to play at a graduation ceremony for the local college.

Most of the orchestras seemed to have started from the bottom up, from employee initiatives. The SAP orches-tra started after Weitkamp joined the company in 1997 and noticed that there were a lot of skilled amateur musicians among her colleagues. “I asked, who wants to join in,” she said.

Weitkamp herself is no mere ama-teur; she studied conducting at the University of Music and Theater in Leipzig in her native East Germany. Her teachers included the renowned conductor Kurt Masur, a future music director of the New York Philharmonic.

MSNBC paid woman who said Chris Matthews harassed her

A spokesman for MSNBC on Sunday confirmed a report that a staffer at the news channel nearly two decades ago had been paid and left her job after she complained she was sexually harassed by “Hardball” host Chris Matthews.

The spokesman said the woman approached CNBC executives in 1999 to report Matthews made inappropri-ate comments about her in front of others. CNBC is a sister company of

MSNBC.The company declined to identify

the comments, other than to say they were sophomoric, inappropriate, made in poor taste and never meant as propositions.

“In 1999, this matter was thoroughly reviewed and dealt with,” the spokes-man wrote to The Associated Press. “At that time, Matthews received a formal reprimand.”

The person representing MSNBC spoke to The Associated Press on condition that his name will not be

used due to the sensitive nature of the matter.

MSNBC said the payment was “sep-aration-related compensation,” which means the payment was tied to the woman leaving her job. The compa-ny would not release the payment amount, citing confidentiality. The company also declined to elaborate on the reprimand.

Attempts to reach Matthews on Sunday were unsuccessful.

The Daily Caller first reported the allegations Saturday.

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1. HOLIDAY TRAVEL CHAOS LOOMSPower has been restored to the world’s busiest airport but thousands of people are still stranded in Atlanta and travel woes will linger for days.

2. WHOSE JOB SEEMS SAFE FOR NOWPresident Trump is not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller, but takes aim at Mueller’s acqui-sition of thousands of emails sent and received by Trump officials before his inauguration.

3. COMMANDER IN CHIEF’S “AMERICA FIRST” SECURITY PLANPresident Trump is set to reveal a new national security poli-cy which could sharp-ly alter the United States’ relationships with the rest of the world.

4. AP EXCLUSIVE: TRAINING GROUNDS MELTING AWAYClimate change is threatening winter sports as athletes just months away from the Olympics often have to look for snow far-ther and farther from home.

5. OFFICERS PONDER OVERDOSE RELIEF KITPolice are divided over administering doses of naloxone, a nasal spray which can bring drug users back from the brink of death.

6. MIGHTY WINDS FUEL CONTINUING FLAMESSouthern California was buffeted by powerful gusts that increased the wildfire risk across the region.

7. WHAT STORIED ORGANIZATION IS GETTING FRESH LEADERSHIPA new leader is expected to be named for South Africa’s rul-ing African National Congress party, Nelson Mandela’s famed liberation movement.

8. KITCHEN JUSTICEThe Supreme Court’s food traditions are described in a new tome, part history book, part cookbook.

9. HOW CUTE IS THAT PANDA IN THE WINDOW?Baby panda Xiang Xiang makes a special appearance in Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo a day ahead of the official intro-duction.

10. THE MESSAGE OF MISMATCHED SNEAKERSLeBron James made a statement during an NBA game with his shoes — one black, one white, with the word “equality” in capital gold letters on the back of each.

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Today’s Highlight in History:

On Dec. 18, 1892, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s ballet “The Nutcracker” publicly premiered in St. Petersburg, Russia; although now consid-ered a classic, it received a generally negative reception from critics.

On this date:In 1787, New Jersey

became the third state to rati-fy the U.S. Constitution.

In 1863, in a speech to the Prussian Parliament, Prime Minister Otto von Bismarck declared, “Politics is not an exact science.”

In 1865, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slav-ery, was declared in effect by Secretary of State William H. Seward.

In 1912, fossil collector Charles Dawson reported to the Geological Society of London his discovery of sup-posed early human remains at a gravel pit in Piltdown. (More than four decades later, Piltdown Man was exposed as a hoax.)

In 1916, during World War I, the 10-month Battle of Verdun ended with French troops succeeding in repuls-ing a major German offensive.

In 1917, Congress passed the 18th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibiting “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors” and sent it to the states for ratification.

In 1944, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the govern-ment’s wartime evacuation of people of Japanese descent from the West Coast while at the same time ruling that “concededly loyal” Americans of Japanese ancestry could not continue to be detained.

In 1956, Japan was admit-ted to the United Nations. The panel game show “To Tell the Truth” debuted on CBS-TV.

In 1969, Britain’s House of Lords joined the House of Commons in making perma-nent a 1965 ban on the death penalty for murder.

In 1972, the United States began heavy bombing of North Vietnamese targets during the Vietnam War.

In 1980, former Soviet Premier Alexei N. Kosygin died at age 76.

In 1992, Kim Young-sam was elected South Korea’s first civilian president in three decades.

Ten years ago: The White House said President George W. Bush had approved “a significant reduction” in the U.S. nuclear weapons stock-pile, cutting it to less than one-quarter its size at the end of the Cold War. The U.N. Security Council voted unan-imously to extend the U.S.-led multinational force in Iraq for one year. Jacob Zuma was elected leader of the African National Congress, South Africa’s ruling party, defeat-ing incumbent Thabo Mbeki.

Five years ago: Classes resumed in Newtown, Connecticut, except at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the scene of a massacre four days earlier. Two bank robbers pulled off a daring escape from downtown Chicago’s high-rise jail by scaling down 17 stories using a makeshift rope. (Kenneth Conley and Jose Banks were later recap-tured.) Texas A& M quarter-back Johnny Manziel became the first freshman to be voted The Associated Press Player of the Year in college football.

One year ago: A suicide bomber blew himself up out-side a military camp in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, killing at least 52 soldiers; the Islamic State group’s Yemen-based affiliate claimed respon-sibility. Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor died at her Los Angeles home at age 99.

Thought for Today: “Being jealous of a beautiful woman is not going to make you more beautiful.” — Zsa Zsa Gabor (1917-2016).

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American Legion

Auxiliary to gather TuesdaySHERIDAN — The American Legion Auxiliary

will gather Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Best Western Sheridan Center.

The event will include the group’s Christmas party, including a no-host dinner at 6 p.m. and a meeting at 6:30 p.m.

All are welcome to attend.The Best Western Sheridan Center is located at

612 N. Main St.

WYO to host Bolshoi Ballet in CinemaSHERIDAN — The WYO Performing Arts and

Education Center will host the Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema Tuesday at 6 p.m.

The ballet company will perform “The Nutcracker.” The performance is recorded live from the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow.

Tickets for the show cost $21 for adults and seniors and $11 for students. Tickets are available through the WYO box office, online at wyotheater.com or by phone at (307) 672-9084. The WYO is located at 42 N. Main St.

Business After Hours

scheduled for Wednesday

SHERIDAN — The next round of Business After Hours will take place Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. at

1030 N. Main St.The event will be hosted by Teddy Araas of

Balanced Living Health & Wellbeing Consultants LLC, Kacy Coble of Help Yourself Wellness, Erin Crider of Pure Herbal Solutions and JuDee Anderson, an independent counselor.

The networking and social event is free and open to the public.

Mobile pantry to

distribute food Tuesday

SHERIDAN — Wyoming Food Bank of the Rockies will utilize a mobile pantry to distribute food in Sheridan.

The WFBR, with a grant from Powder River Energy Corporation, Basin Electric and CoBank, will offer food distributions Tuesday from 9-11 a.m. at Powder River Energy Corporation, located at 1095 Brundage Lane.

The WFBR plans to have enough food for 150 families in need. Items included will be: turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, dressing, cranberries, green beans, cream of mushroom soup and various fresh fruits and vegetables.

People going through the line will only be able to pick up products for one family and must provide the following information to do so: name, address, phone number, number of children 0-18, number of adults 19-59 and number of seniors 60 or older liv-ing in the household.

The WFBR will be distributing approximately 3,000 pounds of food — equivalent to nearly 2,500 meals — to Sheridan families in need.

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TODAY IN HISTORY |

Jazz and pop singer

Keely Smith dies of

heart failure at 89

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Keely Smith, a pop and jazz sing-er known for her solo recordings of jazz standards as well as her musical partnership with Louis Prima, has died of apparent heart failure in Palm Springs. She was 89.

According to a news release from her publicist Bob Merlis, Smith was under a physician’s

care when she died Saturday.Smith was born Dorothy

Jacqueline Keely in Norfolk, Virginia on March 9, 1928, and got her first paying job sing-ing with the Earl Bennett band when she was just 15. She later auditioned to sing with Louis Prima’s band, and began touring with them in 1948. She and Prima married in 1953, and together they won a Grammy for their hit, “That Old Black Magic” in 1959.

In 2001 — 42 years later — Smith was nominated for a Grammy for her album “Keely

Sings Sinatra.”In a news release her publicist

said Smith was focused on being in control of her own career, setting up her own record label “Keely Records” in conjunction with friend Frank Sinatra’s Reprise Records. She divorced Prima in 1961 and married Jimmy Bowen in 1965. Her third marriage was to Bobby Milano in the 1970s.

During her seven-decade career Smith was lauded by critics for her bold voice and ability to make the music swing, and she

• 6 p.m., Bolshoi Ballet in Cinema — “The Nutcracker,” WYO Performing Arts and Education Center, $21 for adults and seniors, $11 for students

• 7 p.m., bluegrass jam, Luminous Brewhouse, 504 Broadway St.

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Winter jogFrom left, Sarah Ruybal, Brooke Lozier and Molly Mason go for a morning run along Water Street in Sheridan Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017.

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OBITUARY |LaRena AdsitJanuary 30, 1922 - December 14, 2017

On December 14, 2017 we had to surrender our beloved mother, LaRena Adsit to the arms of our Lord. LaRena was born on January 30, 1922 in Chadron, Nebraska to James and Margaret

Young. LaRena was our super hero with the super powers of unconditional love; endur-ance and generosity. From her earliest days she had these powers, as she and her family made it up from Chadron after the death of her mother to her Uncle Charley’s ranch in Kirby, Montana to make a living on the ranch; to live and thrive through the depression years. To get an education, she had to board out and work to receive her high school diploma in 1939 from Hardin High School in Hardin, Montana. She moved back to Chadron for college where she received her teaching certificate. She moved to Montana to marry Thomas Adsit, the love of her life on October 19, 1940. She moved to a cabin on the Adsit ranch which she built into the home where she lived for 77 years. Using her super powers, she and Tom built a ranch and raised six children and welcomed 14 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and great, great grandson to loving arms.

LaRena had a number of hobbies she used to pass the time for her 95 years. She loved to have coffee with family and friends, (the door was always open), fishing and being in the outdoors, traveling and seeing family and friends or just seeing something new. LaRena loved babies, (anyone’s baby). She loved sewing, knitting, crocheting, can-ning, gardening and was an avid reader. LaRena was self-taught. If she wanted to do something she would; from learning how to build, do electrical work, to learning the

grass seed business, she did it.LaRena welcomed all that came to her

house with a smile that showed that super power of unconditional love and by the way she lived her life day to day showing her super power of endurance. She over-came many hardships, the death of friends or family, a bad year on the ranch, the Depression in the country she loved and the illness of her body and eyes. LaRena showed us her power of generosity with her time and money to help out, by being an election judge, teaching school, being a 4H leader, delivering mail, babysitting friends and family’s kids, looking after pets and helping with Bible Camp. She had a gener-ous heart and soul.

You can’t put into words her life of 95 years. It is just too vast. Nor how deeply she will be missed. She lived her life with grace, faith, love and endurance to teach all of us that it could be done. She was the last living person of nine children. She was pre-ceded in death by her husband, Tom Adsit; son, John Adsit; great grandson, Matthew Christiansen, sisters; Mary Young, Sarah (Harold) Wyrick, Adeline (Jules) Rice; brothers, Joseph (Milley), Jesse, Charley (Isabell), LaRue and John Young.

She is survived by her daughters, Betty (Smitty) Smith, Shirley (Jim) Durkee, Dorothy Adsit and Jean Adsit; son Bill (Roberta) Adsit; sister-in-law, Florence (John) Young, 14 grandchildren, 24 great grand children and one great great grand-son.

A Visitation and Reception will begin at 12:00 noon followed by a Funeral Service at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, December 19, 2017 at Champion Funeral Home. Interment to follow at the Sheridan Municipal Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Dog and Cat Shelter and Sheridan County 4H. Online condolences may be written at www.championfh.com. Arrangements are under the direction of Champion Funeral Home.

LaRena Adsit

DEATH NOTICE |Mark William Blackley

Mark William Blackley, 60, of Story, died on Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017, at his residence.

Online condolences may be written at www.kanefuneral.com.

Kane Funeral Home has been entrusted with arrange-ments.

SHERIDAN FIRE-RESCUE

Friday• Structure fire with Goose

Valley Fire Department assist, Beaver Creek Road, 11:58 a.m.

• Rocky Mountain Ambulance assist, 1900 block West Loucks Street, 12:49 p.m.

Saturday• No calls reported.Sunday• RMA assist, 200 block

Rice Avenue, 3:26 a.m.

GOOSE VALLEY FIRE DEPARTMENT

Friday• Structure fire, Beaver

Creek Road, 11:56 a.m.Saturday• No calls reported.Sunday• Activated fire alarm,

Lane Lane, 9:29 pm.

ROCKY MOUNTAIN AMBULANCE

Friday - Sunday• Reports not available by

press time.

SHERIDAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL

Friday - Sunday• No admissions or dis-

missals reported.

SHERIDAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

Information in the police reports is taken from the SPD website.

Friday - Sunday• Reports not available by

press time.

SHERIDAN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

Friday• Damaged property, West

13th Street, 12:56 a.m.

• Traffic complaint, I-90 eastbound, mile marker 22, 10:50 a.m.

• Assist agency, Sheridan area, Colorado, 11:07 am.

• Structure fire, Beaver Creek Road, 11:55 a.m.

• Assist agency, North Piney Road, Banner, 12:47

p.m.• Alarm, West Brundage

Lane, 9:21 p.m.• Suspicious vehicle, Red

Grade Road, Story, 10:51 p.m.

Saturday• Trespass progress,

Highway 345, Ranchester,

12:56 a.m.• Alarm; burglar, Dayton

Street, Ranchester, 1:55 a.m.• Accident, Kruse Creek

Road, 10:20 a.m.• Death investigation,

Parker Avenue, 12:04 p.m.• Fraud, West 13th Street,

9:34 p.m.• Careless driver, North

Second Street and Johnson Street, big Horn, 10:18 p.m.

• Suspicious vehicle, Highway 14 West, mile marker 86, Dayton, 11:28 p.m.

Sunday• Assist agency, I-90 west-

bound, mile marker 16, 9:28 a.m.

• Assist WHP, I-90 west-bound, milepost 23, 10:03 a.m.

• Assist agency, I-90 west-bound, mile marker 16, 10:22 a.m.

• Assist agency, I-90 west bound, milepost 7, 11:04 a.m.

• DUI, Highway 335, mile marker 4, 1:55 p.m.

• Accident, Metz Road, 2:33 p.m.

• Runaway, Lane Lane, 2:34 p.m.

• Neighbor dispute, Taxi Drive, 3:47 p.m.

• DUI, citizen report, I-90 eastbound, milepost 23, 8:38 p.m.

ARRESTSNames of individuals

arrested for domestic vio-lence or sexual assault will not be released until the

individuals have appeared in court.

Friday• David Anthony Payne,

37, Great Falls, Montana, DUI, DUS, circuit court, arrested by SPD

• Linda Lee Rundquist, 56, Sheridan, forgery, credit card fraud more than $500, identity theft, district court, arrested by SCSO

• Justin Michael Anderson, 37, Sheridan, fel-ony stalking, circuit court, arrested by SPD

Saturday• Devin Christopher

Wiederrich, 30, Sheridan, disorderly conduct public intoxication, municipal court, arrested by SPD

Sunday• Timothy Michael Tobin,

41, Banner, DUI, interfere with officer, circuit court, arrested by SCSO

JAILTodayDaily inmate count: 84Female inmate count: 21Inmates at treatment facil-

ities (not counted in daily inmate count): 1

Inmates housed at other facilities (not counted in daily inmate count): 1

Number of book-ins for the weekend: 5

Number of releases for the weekend: 8

Highest number of inmates held over the week-end: 85

The article Second Street Main published in the Dec. 16 edition of The Sheridan Press omitted four addition-al developers of the Montgomery building: Barry King, Mark Isakson and Kyle and Carla Dunham. Additionally, CoWork is owned and operated by Dave and Donna Kinskey. The Press regrets these errors.

CORRECTION |

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Making his way through the snowA man walks through the snow in Sheridan Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017.

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ENERGY : Need to transfer productionFROM 1

Dick Anderson Construction runs a branch in Sheridan but works primarily with the wind energy industry out of its six Montana offices. Vice president of Dick Anderson Construction, Allan Frankl, said the renewable energy concept remains a difficult discussion in Montana. Two barriers contribute to the lack of growth in the indus-try in his experience: trans-mission of power and power purchase agreements.

Frankl said the infra-structure needed to transfer the energy from wind farms to utility companies is not there and remains difficult with areas of limited popu-lation.

Power purchase agree-ments are hard to obtain due to the lack of commit-ment from utility com-panies. The skepticism, Frankl believes, derives from the continued new-ness of renewable energies and the unreliability of the power source in compari-son to coal.

“(Utility companies are) trying to figure out how to best balance it because renewable energies aren’t a consistent power,” Frankl said. “You can’t just push a button and know it’s going to produce X amount of power whenever you want it. The wind has to blow and the sun has to shine, and that’s not as predictable.”

Frankl personally expe-

rienced utility companies speaking against proposed wind legislation in the last three Montana legislative sessions and sees no change on the matter in the imme-diate future.

“In the last legislative ses-sion, there was actually leg-islation that made it even more difficult and more prohibitive for renewable energy developers,” Frankl said. “It’s not getting any better, at least in the short term.”

A forum at the University of Wyoming in October pre-sented the different aspects contributing to Wyoming’s future in wind energy, showing movement in the conversation within the state about the potential for growth.

Mark Gordon, Wyoming state treasurer, noted in opening comments at the

forum a need to balance the energy resources available in Wyoming, as well as utilizing advancing technol-ogy.

“There’s no question that Wyoming’s wind portfolio will be meaningful to the nation,” Gordon said. “It is also increasingly clear that our energy future must be diverse. Ideally, the advent of a new industry should complement rather than threaten another.”

The city of Sheridan approved K-Coe ISOM and Community Power Group to complete a renewable energy assessment for $60,530, funded by a Business Ready Community Grant of $44,000 and a match of $16,530 from the city’s coffers. The study will assess renewable energy opportunities for business recruitment in Sheridan.

A welder works on a vacuum delivery arch at Vacutech.

COURTESY PHOTOS | VACUTECH

A welder works on a vacuum producer frame at Vacutech. The company makes vacuums that are used with windmill manufacturing.

Clean coal plant in Wyoming slated for operation by summer

GILLETTE (AP) — A com-pany working on a process intended to produce clean-er-burning coal plans to begin operating its new test plant in northeast Wyoming by next summer.

Robin Eves, CEO of Clean Coal Technologies, said the company’s test facility should arrive from Tulsa, Oklahoma, around the end of January.

“The plant has been upgraded to operate at a much higher level than before,” Eves said, adding that the byproducts of refin-ing coal “have huge value, and our technology has the capability of acting as a coal refinery, which has significant value around the

world.”The company said a com-

mercial facility capable of processing 30 tons of coal an hour also will be located at the same site of the test plant southeast of Wright in Campbell County, the Gillette News Record report-ed Thursday.

Clean Coal says its pro-cess reduces the moisture in coal in a way that leaves the mineral stable and safe to handle. Along with pro-ducing more energy than untreated coal, the refined product also produces fewer harmful emissions when burned, including carbon dioxide, according to the company.

While the test plant is

being moved and set up in Wyoming, the compa-ny will work to get nec-essary permits from the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality.

The goal is to have the test plant up and running by the end of the first quarter 2018, Eves said. The timeline for the commercial plant calls for the company to have its permitting done in six months and the plant built and operational by the end of 2019, Eves said.

With the global market for coal still strong, Eves said, Clean Coal’s technology is needed.

“It’s critical to sustain and develop coal reserves around the world,” he said.

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Playing with alpacasFrom left, Izabell Hendricks, Kailee Holst and Lilly Scarest play with some alpacas during Real Life Church’s Night in Bethlehem at the Sheridan County Fairgrounds pavilion Friday, Dec. 15, 2017.

McCain back in Arizona for Christmas, will miss tax voteWASHINGTON (AP)

— Republican Sen. John McCain, who is battling brain cancer, is back home in Arizona after being treat-ed for a viral infection and will miss the vote on the GOP tax bill. The 81-year-old senator was admitted last week to Walter Reed Medical Center, where he was dealing with the side effects of his treatment for cancer. He returned to Arizona this past weekend where he will undergo phys-ical therapy and rehabili-tation at the Mayo Clinic. His wife, Cindy, tweeted on Monday: “Nothing beats the feeling of being home in Arizona for the Holidays!” with a photo of a Christmas

tree. McCain’s daughter, Meghan, tweeted on Sunday: “My father is doing well and we are all looking forward to spending Christmas together in Arizona.”

In a brief statement on Sunday, McCain’s office provided an assessment from Dr. Mark Gilbert, chief of neuro-oncology at the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute.

“Senator McCain has responded well to treatment he received at Walter Reed Medical Center for a viral infection and continues to improve,” Gilbert said. “An evaluation of his underlying cancer shows he is respond-ing positively to ongoing

treatment.”McCain expressed appre-

ciation for his care and the outpouring of support and, according to his office, “looks forward to returning to Washington in January.”

Now in his sixth Senate term, McCain underwent surgery in mid-July to remove a 2-inch (51-millime-ter) blood clot in his brain and was diagnosed with glioblastoma. President Donald Trump told report-ers Sunday he had spoken to Cindy McCain.

“They’ve headed back, but I understand he’ll come if we ever needed his vote, which hopefully we won’t,” Trump said after returning to the White House.

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Joel Bailey handles the puck during the Hawks’ game against Douglas at Whitney Rink at the M&M’s Center Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017. Sheridan dominated Douglas 10-1.

Sheridan tallies 25 goals in weekend sweep of Douglas

SHERIDAN — This past weekend marked the Sheridan Hawks’ last couple of games at Whitney Rink at the M&M’s Center for over a month. The team will take a month-long break from game action for the holidays and then hit the ice again in late January.

The Hawks gave their fans plenty of scor-ing to hold them over through the Christmas cheer and comfortably past the New Year celebration as Sheridan logged two stress-free wins over Douglas to improve to 4-4 on the season.

“It was nice to get the two wins this week-end,” Sheridan head coach Kirk Viren said. “It was nice to get those four points and get this team back on the winning track.”

The Hawks claimed a 10-1 win Sunday, less than 24 hours after earning a 15-1 victory over the Icepack Saturday night.

Common knowledge would lead one to

believe that most, if not all, players would be satisfied with 25 goals over the course of two games. But not the Hawks and not Justin Bailey.

“When we are at our best, a team like that, we should have 40 goals against, maybe 45 goals,” Bailey said. “I think if we would have played our best it would have shown a lot more on the scoreboard. I don’t think we were up to par this weekend.”

Bailey boasted a team-high seven goals over

the course of the two contests, which vaulted him to the top of Sheridan’s seasonal scoring list. Sam Boyles holds the team lead in points with 12 as he lays claim to six goals and six assists.

Boyles didn’t find the back of the net Saturday but came one goal shy of a hat trick Sunday. Wade Jacobs also scored two goals Sunday. Gunnar Swanson had himself a hat trick Saturday, and two of his goals came with-in seven seconds of each other. Ben Lavigne recorded a pair of goals Saturday and one more Sunday.

The Hawks were rather efficient Sunday as more than 38 percent of their shots bested Douglas goalie Brayden Winn.

Sheridan threw many more shots on target Sunday, 48 in all, in an offensive effort that starkly contrasted what fans saw out of the Hawks a week ago against Casper.

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‘When we are at our best, a team like that, we should have 40 goals against,

maybe 45 goals.’Justin Bailey

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Sheridan’s Aubrey Meiwald shoots for two against Wyoming All-Star Rachelle Bennett at the Bruce Hoffman Golden Dome Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017.

SCWBB enters break on two-game win streak

SHERIDAN — The poten-tial arose Friday evening. The likelihood of it happen-ing grew in the next 24 hours.

Following a 95-point blow-out win, the Sheridan College women’s basketball team had to swiftly put that impres-sive showing in the rear-view mirror Saturday night ahead of its game against the Wyoming All-Stars.

With a mild snowstorm descending upon Sheridan — making for a very small crowd at the Bruce Hoffman Golden Dome — and finals just on the horizon for the Lady Generals, the prob-ability of a letdown only increased.

“I would say that I was hopeful it wouldn’t happen, but I was expecting it to happen,” SC women’s head basketball coach Ryan Davis said.

Davis’ intuition was fairly accurate as that disappoint-ing scenario played out for a good portion of the first half Saturday, but Sheridan eventually pushed past it and dominated the Wyoming All-Stars 78-58.

“We would have lost this game two weeks ago,” Davis said. “I hate to say we needed to lose games like this to then be able to adjust, and figure it out, and come back, and bring our energy up, and hit shots to bring our confidence up, but we did. Last week at Williston, we made the game

too tight. We let that team hang around. Today, we put our foot on their throat.”

Plenty of Lady Generals played a part in that, and most will go into the holiday break with an abundance of confidence from a strong offensive showing.

Raelynn Keefer poured in a team-high 20 points on 6-of-10 shooting from 3-point range. Brooke Cargal connected on a trio of treys en route to a 15-point night; Aubrey Meiwald came off the bench and tallied 13, while Noora Parttimaa chipped in 11.

Defensively, the Lady Generals only allowed the Wyoming All-Stars to hit 32.8 percent of their field-goal

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Panthers owner

selling team

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Facing a growing inves-tigation that accuses him of sexual misconduct and using racist language at work, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson announced Sunday that he will sell the NFL team after the season.

The team announced on Twitter that Richardson is selling the team, linking to a five-paragraph letter by the franchise’s only owner.

“I believe it is time to turn the franchise over to new ownership,” Richardson wrote, saying he wouldn’t begin discussions until after the season. The Panthers, who lost in the Super Bowl two seasons ago, are in play-off position again.

“I hope everyone in the organization, both on and off the field, will be firmly focused on one mission: to play and win the Super Bowl,” said Richardson, 81.

Richardson’s letter did not directly address the investi-gation or allegations against him.

The NFL awarded Richardson, a former player with the Baltimore Colts, an expansion franchise in 1993, and he has been the team’s only owner.

“There has been no greater mission or purpose in my life than to have brought and NFL franchise to Charlotte,” Richardson wrote. “The obstacles back then were significant and some even questioned whether or community could or would support professional football. But I always knew that if given the chance the Carolina would rise to the occasion. And you have.”

Richardson attended Sunday’s win over the Green Bay Packers at Bank of America Stadium and was photographed sitting beside his wife Rosalind in his luxury box.

He did not speak to report-ers.

The NFL had no comment on the upcoming sale of the Panthers.

“While I will no longer be the team owner, I will always be the Panthers Number One fan,” Richardson’s letter said.

The Panthers are tied to Charlotte through June 2019.

The city of Charlotte and the Panthers reached agree-ment on improvements for the team’s stadium in 2013.

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OWNER: Bills sold for $1.4 billion in 2014; Forbes estimates Panthers worth $2.3 billionFROM B1

The plan called for the city to contribute about $87 million for renovations to Bank of America Stadium in exchange for a six-year hard tether to keep the Panthers in Charlotte.

The money is less than what the team was seeking for improve-ments of the stadium, which opened in 1996. Forbes estimates the Panthers worth at $2.3 billion. The Buffalo Bills sold in 2014 for $1.4 billion following the death of owner Ralph Wilson.

Richardson and his ownership group paid $206 million in 1993 for an expansion team.

Richardson’s announcement comes after a Sports Illustrated report Sunday that cited unnamed sources who said Richardson

made sexually suggestive com-ments to women and on at least one occasion directed a racial slur at an African-American Panthers scout. The report states that the settlements came with non-dis-closure requirements forbidding the parties from discussing the details.

The NFL on Sunday said it has taken over the investigation of allegations of workplace miscon-duct. Panthers spokesman Steven Drummond said Sunday the team requested the league take over the investigation for “transparency reasons.”

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones called the situation sur-rounding Richardson “very sad.”

“I’m saddened by any of the sto-ries of the things that might have incited this at this time,” Jones

said after Dallas’ win at Oakland on Sunday night. “He took what he made in his short time in pro football and turned it into a great business and then used that to get the Carolina franchise.”

The Panthers began play in 1995 but have never delivered on Richardson’s promise of winning a Super Bowl. They lost after the 2003 and 2015 seasons.

Panthers interim general manager Marty Hurney said he had never seen any evidence of Richardson displaying any sexual or racial misconduct in the work-place.

“If this (sale) happens I think it is a significant loss for the NFL,” Hurney told The Associated Press. “I have the utmost respect for him as an owner. Our employees have the utmost respect for him. I came

back because of the respect I have for him and for the organization he started and developed.”

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said after Sunday’s win over Green Bay that Richardson has served as a father figure to him since his arrival in Carolina seven years ago.

“For me I hope things don’t alter my thinking of Mr. Richardson,” Newton said. “But I do know that he has given me some things that I will forever be appreciative of.”

Panthers coach Ron Rivera said after the game it is important to let the process play out.

“The only thing I can speak on is for what he has been to me as far as I’m concerned,” Rivera said. “A lot of you know I had a house fire, and he was there for (my wife) Stephanie and I. He was tremen-

dous in supporting us. My brother passed, and Mr. Richardson was there and helped me get to the funeral and back. I can’t speak to anything other than that.”

Richardson was hospitalized 2008, one month after receiving a pacemaker for heart problems. He underwent quadruple bypass surgery in 2002 and was placed on a donor waiting list for a new heart. He received the new heart on Feb. 1, 2009, and has not had any known setbacks since.

It has been a wild year for the Panthers organization.

Team president Danny Morrison abruptly resigned in February. Richardson then fired general manager Dave Gettleman on the eve of training camp and replaced him with Hurney on an interim basis.

BARRAGE: Sheridan currently 5th in league standings with 8 pointsFROM B1

“Guys were charging the net, for one,” Viren said. “We were getting nice screens in front, and we were getting second and third shots or deflections to score. The guys were being unselfish with the puck and working it around to everyone.”

Sheridan goalie Josh Eaton enjoyed his eas-iest weekend of the season as he turned away 17 of the 18 shots sent at him Saturday before blocking 9 of 10 shots Sunday.

Eaton, who has played every minute in net this year for the Hawks, boasts a 90 percent save percentage.

Sheridan’s 4-4 record gives it eight points, which positions the Hawks fifth in the

Wyoming Amateur Hockey League standings. Jackson A, which Sheridan lost a pair of games to start the season, sits atop the league with a 9-0 record and 18 points. Gillette, at 8-3, has 17 points, while Casper and Pinedale have 15 and 10 points, respectively.

The Hawks will have an opportunity to climb in the standings come Jan. 20 when they host Pinedale. But for now, Sheridan will enjoy some time away from the ice.

“It’s nice that we are coming into the break off two wins. It is also nice to just ease it off in general,” Bailey said. “If we would have played Casper this weekend, and had two hard losses, it wouldn’t have been nice. But playing a good team like this and getting some wins under our belt is a nice way to end it coming

into break.”

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STREAK: Closed half with three 3s

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The Wyoming All-Stars led for the entire first quarter. They out-hustled Sheridan on the glass and hit a couple 3s to take a 16-11 advantage into the sec-ond period.

The All-Stars took as large as a six-point lead, at 19-13, with eight minutes and 55 seconds to play in the half, and this is where the game flipped. Davis called a time-out, put a few substitutions in and the Lady Generals responded.

Ashleigh Frampton drew SC even at 19-19 for the first time since the opening tip with a basket, and Meiwald gave the Lady Generals their first lead, at 23-21, with a field goal with 4:04 left in the half. Sheridan closed the opening 20 min-utes with three straight 3s — from Meiwald, Keefer and Cargal — to go up 37-24.

“We just started to hit some shots, and we played loose,” Davis said. “We went on a run there at the end of the half, and those kids that were in were just an energy boost. To me, the turning point of the game was the end of that first half.”

The Wyoming All-Stars hung around and trimmed their deficit to as little as seven, at 41-34, before Cargal went on a personal 8-0 run to give her team some cushion. Sheridan’s advantage remained at 13 points at the conclusion of the third period, but a quick 8-0 jolt from the Lady Generals to open the game’s final quarter put the issue not longer in doubt.

The win, the Lady Generals’ second in a row, boosted their record to 6-8. Sheridan will now take a couple weeks off for the holidays prior to a Jan. 4 game against Dawson Community College.

A break that is surely wel-comed.

“The girls need a break,” Davis said. “Mentally and physical, they are pretty ready for a break.

“Last week against the North Dakota All-Star team, we didn’t play with much confidence, and today was the opposite. Not only to win the game but to prove last week wasn’t us.

“Now, going into the break, we have a great feel-ing.”

Wyoming All-Stars…16 8 19 15 — Sheridan…………….11 26 19 22 —

Wyoming All-Stars —

Sheridan —

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Sheridan’s Wade Jacobs celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the Hawks’ game against Douglas at Whitney Rink at the M&M’s Center Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017.

No. 7 North Carolina rallies to beat No. 20 Tennessee 78-73

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — North Carolina passed the kind of road challenge it wanted to face before starting Atlantic Coast Conference competition.

Kenny Williams sank a go-ahead 3-pointer with 35 seconds left as the seventh-ranked Tar Heels ral-lied past No. 20 Tennessee 78-73 Sunday.

This was the first game North Carolina (10-1) played all season that was decided by a single-digit margin. Even its lone loss of the season was a 63-45 blowout against No. 2 Michigan State.

“This will be good for us,” Williams said. “Every game in the ACC is like that. To have this experience and know we can pull it out, I think it will come in handy down the road.”

North Carolina capitalized on a 9-0 run in the final minute to win for the fifth straight time and ended Thompson-Boling Arena’s hex on defending national cham-pions.

Tennessee (7-2) had won each of the last five times it had hosted a defending national champion, a string that included victories over Connecticut (in January 2012), Florida (February 2007 and February 2008) and Kentucky (February 1999 and February 2013).

“We always say we need a game like this to help us later on down the road,” said North Carolina’s Joel Berry II, who scored 21 points. “We hadn’t had a game like this. For us to be able to thrive in this situation and be able to get the momentum back on our side was a great thing. It was all about the defensive end. We got stops.”

Luke Maye and Williams added 15 points each for North Carolina. Grant Williams scored 15 points to lead five Tennessee players in double figures.

Tennessee led by as many as nine points in the second half and was ahead 70-67 before North Carolina took control down the stretch.

North Carolina began its rally when Berry hit two free throws

with a minute left to make it 70-69. Maye then stole an errant pass from Lamonte Turner to set up the shot by Williams, whose 3-pointer off Theo Pinson’s assist put North Carolina ahead 72-70.

After Tennessee’s Admiral Schofield missed with 18 seconds left, Pinson hit two free throws, made a steal and added two more foul shots to make it 76-70.

Tennessee cut the margin to 76-73 on Jordan Bowden’s 3-point-er with seven seconds left, but Berry sank two free throws to seal the victory.

The Vols said afterward they could learn from this kind of loss.

“We get many opportunities during the year,” Grant Williams said. “This one won’t define us.”

North Carolina is hoping this rally helps define the way it plays the rest of the year. Berry said Pinson reminded the Tar Heels these are the types of games they’ll have much more often once conference play begins.

“(We’re) getting our guys to realize that the game might not be pretty, you might not hit shots

but the one thing you can do is defend, get offensive rebounds, get defensive rebounds,” Berry said. “Sometimes you’ve got to squeak out a game like that. Some of our guys that are young grew up today and understand that every game is going to be like this from now on.”

BIG PICTURENorth Carolina: The Tar Heels

rallied because they turned up their defensive intensity and took better care of the ball in the second half. After committing 12 turnovers in the first half, North Carolina had just four more the rest of the way.

Tennessee: The Vols showed they can compete with anyone, but their offense wouldn’t allow them to win this game. After making four of its first five shots in the second half, Tennessee went 7 of 31 the rest of the way. Tennessee made three baskets in the final 10 minutes, 25 seconds.

NEXT UPNorth Carolina hosts Wofford

Wednesday.Tennessee hosts Furman

Wednesday.

BY STEVE MEGARGEE

AP SPORTS WRITER

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Big Horn basketball

suffers close losses

BIG HORN — At the East/West Classic in Ethete, the Big Horn girls basketball team finished 1-2 after a 46-40 loss Saturday to fifth-ranked Wyoming Indian. The Lady Rams made a valiant comeback effort after trailing 45-30 going into the fourth quarter but were in too deep of a hole. Courtney Wallach had 18 points for the Lady Rams, including eight in the fourth quarter. Big Horn stands at 3-3 overall after its first two tournaments.

After two losses Friday, the Big Horn boys basketball team lost a hard-fought contest 67-59 to fourth-ranked Wyoming Indian Saturday. The Rams kept it close throughout the game, trailing 28-25 at halftime and 40-37 after three quarters, but didn’t have enough at the end. Turnovers hurt the Rams, who gave the ball away 22 times.

Quinn McCafferty totaled 23 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for Big Horn, and Carson Bates tallied 12 points and four steals. The Rams went 0-3 on the weekend and are now 1-5 overall.

Both teams have more than two weeks off until their next games.

Tongue River teams still

searching for first wins

DAYTON — In the same East/West Classic in Ethete, the Tongue River boys basketball team lost both of its games Saturday. The Eagles lost a close contest against Big Piney, 49-44. Jaren Fritz had 11 points, while Hugh Patterson chipped in seven points. Head coach Ronnie Stewart said the team controlled most of the game but let it slip away at the end.

The Eagles struggled against No. 1 Wind River, losing 85-41. Patterson led the way with 17 points, and Fritz added seven. Stewart said the team is gaining confidence and getting better at handling defensive pressure, even though this week-end’s scores didn’t necessarily show that improvement.

The Tongue River girls failed to pick up a win Saturday, as well. The Lady Eagles fell to Big Piney 42-34 after leading 32-27 going into the fourth quarter. Holly Hutchinson had nine points for Tongue River.

The Lady Eagles then lost to Wind River 61-18. Kalie Bocek led the team with seven points.

Both teams play Thursday at Riverside.

Lady Panthers flawless in Lusk

CLEARMONT — The Arvada-Clearmont girls basketball team finished off a perfect week with a 41-37 win over Lusk’s junior varsity team Saturday during the Tiger Jamboree in Lusk. The victory improved the Lady Panthers to 4-2 on the season.

The two teams remained in close quar-ters the entire game. AC held a 21-19 lead at halftime, but the Tigers leveled things at 30-30 ahead of the fourth quarter. Kristin Klaahsen tallied nine of her 11 points during the final eight minutes to help pro-pel the Lady Panthers to victory.

McKenna Auzqui added 11 points for AC, which is back in action Jan. 5 against Thunder Basin’s sophomore team.

AC boys drop 3 at jamboreeThe AC boys basketball team is still

searching for its first win of the season after going 0-3 at the Tiger Jamboree. Glenrock’s JV topped AC 52-30; Greybull’s JV downed AC 35-24; and Cheyenne

South’s sophomores defeated AC 50-29.Clayton Auzqui paced the Panthers

with a pair of 11-point games sandwiched around an eight-point showing against Greybull JV. Tanner Klatt represented the only other Panther to log a double-digit game as he chipped in 10 points against Cheyenne South, while also adding six points in the Glenrock game.

AC (0-6) will also battle Thunder Basin’s sophomore team Jan. 5.

Broncs compete at

Kelly Walsh Pre-Invite

SHERIDAN — The Sheridan High School boys swimming and diving team competed at the Kelly Walsh Pre-Invite Friday night and Oscar Patten, once again, paced the Broncs.

Patten bested the field in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of 1 minute, 49.20 seconds, which was more than seven sec-onds faster than the second-place finisher. Patten also touched first in the 100-yard freestyle, clocking in at 48.96 — more than four seconds faster than the runner-up.

Patten closed his busy day by leading off the 400-yard freestyle relay that ended up finishing second with a time of 3:48.34. Sam Sampson, Noah Hodges and Thomas Yates completed the other three legs of the meet’s final relay.

Patten began his day swimming the freestyle leg of the 200-yard medley relay — composed of Hodges, Kody Palmer and Sampson — that placed fourth with a time of 1:55.5.

Palmer and Yates swam the first two legs of the 200-yard freestyle relay — that also included Cisco Gallegos and Walkara Robinson — that placed fifth with a time of 1:48.67.

Gallegos and Sampson both touched fifth in the 100-yard butterfly and 50-yard free-

style, respectively.One-meter diver Emmett Potter accumu-

lated 167 points en route to a fourth-place finish.

The Broncs are back in acton Jan. 5 when they host the Sheridan Invite.

Broncs wrestling finishes

top five in Worland

SHERIDAN — The Sheridan wrestling team took fifth place out of 16 teams over the weekend at the Battle in the Big Horns at Worland. The Broncs finished 4-2 as a team and had four wrestlers receive tour-nament recognition for being judged a top-four grappler in their weight classes.

The Broncs finished second in their pre-liminary pool Friday, going 2-1. The team defeated Newcastle/Upton 48-36, lost 48-35 to Douglas and bounced back to shutout Thermopolis 69-0. Sheridan narrowly lost its quarterfinal match 36-32 to Powell, but the Broncs recovered to win their final two matches, beating Cody 46-31 and Lander Valley 52-16.

Reece Osborne (113) went 6-0 with five pins, remaining undefeated on the sea-son. Osborne was named a top-four wres-tler, along with Hayden Crow (126), who went 4-2 with three pins; Kel Tritschler (138), who finished 5-1 with four pins; and Garrett Coon (182), who ended up 4-2. Other notable Sheridan performances included Trevon Covolo (132) going 4-0 with three pins and Brenden Clem (145) finishing 5-1 with four pins.

Head coach Tyson Shatto said the team had a good weekend but needs to wrestle more consistently. The team made a lot of mistakes, but six matches provided the wrestlers plenty of opportunities to correct them, he said.

Sheridan hosts Natrona and Kelly Walsh Thursday.

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DEAR ABBY Pauline Phillips and Jeanne Phillips

In the 1950s and 1960s, the American Cold War slo-gan (back when Vladimir Putin was learning judo in Leningrad), “Better Dead than Red” meant that any-thing was better than living under Communist rule, red

being the de facto color of the U.S.S.R. and communism.

Fast-forward to the 21st century: A new observational study could have the slogan, “You’ll be Dead if You’re Eating Red (Meat, That Is).”

Researchers tracked more than 500,000 people, ages 50 to 71, over 16 years and found that the top 20 percent of red-meat eaters had a 26 percent higher risk of dying from cancer, heart disease, respi-ratory disease, stroke, diabe-tes, infections, or kidney or liver disease, compared with the lowest 20 percent of red-meat eaters.

But the stats on white meat (skin-free poultry and fish) delivered a nice surprise. Those who ate the most (unprocessed) white meat

had a 25 percent reduced risk of mortality over the course of the study, compared with those who ate the least white meat!

On the other hand, red and white processed meats, espe-cially those high in dietary heme iron and nitrate/nitrites were “independently associated with increased risk of all-cause mortality.” They also heighten the risk for Type 2 diabetes.

Your tip? Lean, unpro-cessed white meat, as well as plant protein like nuts and beans, can be the foundation of a healthy diet. Opt for no more than three servings a day of 3-6 ounces of white meat and make sure to dish up seven to nine servings of fresh produce daily.

DEAR ABBY: My parents have been divorced for 15 years. Dad is remarried; my mother lives alone. My brother and I alternate hol-idays every year, and this year he was supposed to host our mother. Instead, he just informed me he has decided to invite our father and his

wife to dinner, leaving our mother no place to go.

I would love to invite her to my in-laws’ house, but my husband doesn’t want her to come. When I told him he could take the kids to his family’s house, he got very upset and told me I should consider him and our chil-dren first, before my mother.

So, what should I do? Should I leave my mom home alone on Christmas, or stay with her so she’s not alone? -- WORRIED ABOUT MOM IN PENNSYLVANIA

DEAR WORRIED: Has your brother told your moth-er he won’t be celebrating Christmas with her? If he hasn’t, he should let her know NOW. Because your husband refuses to share Christmas with your mother,

I assume their relationship is strained. If that’s the case, it may be time for her to start mending fences.

As to whether you should sacrifice Christmas with your husband and children to be with her, I’m not sure you should. Your mother would be wise to learn to be more independent than she appears to be, and a way of doing that would be to start making plans of her own. If there is a church celebration, or an opportunity to volun-teer in your community, suggest she investigate it. Also, consider seeing her on Christmas Eve, or for brunch or for lunch if she can’t join you for dinner.

DEAR ABBY: I have my col-lege degree and will be head-ing to graduate school next year. I suffer from ADHD, for which I cannot take med-ication. ADHD affects many aspects of my life, especially in a professional setting. It makes it difficult for me to do basic things, such as show up to work on time, remember appointments and plan and prioritize tasks.

I’m working with my psy-chologist on strategies to help me better manage daily life. But in the meantime, how can I communicate to my professors and employers that my troubles with “basic professionalism” stem from an actual diagnosed disabil-ity, and not laziness or lack of effort? -- GRAD SCHOOL-BOUND

DEAR GRAD SCHOOL-BOUND: Ask your psychol-ogist to provide you with a letter stating your diagnosis that you can show your pro-fessors and employers. If you have written proof that you suffer from a diagnosed dis-ability, they may be willing to work with you rather than be judgmental.

DEAR ABBY: I was at a friend’s wedding and intro-duced myself to the groom’s father. Because I was carry-ing something in my right hand, I extended my left hand. I’m no dead-fish guy, but the “lobster’s” grip was so tight it crushed my ring into my finger, causing a bruise. I made no comment at the time, but now I am seething over his behavior. What might I have said, or should I say in some simi-lar encounter? -- SORE IN SILICON VALLEY

DEAR SORE: Some men, in an attempt to prove their masculinity, tend to overdo it. It was within your rights to say, “Oww! Loosen up!” In the future, transfer whatever you’re carrying in your right hand so you can observe the social amenities.

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IN NO-TRUMP, THINK AND COUNT

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Look at the North-South hands in this diagram. How should South play in three no-trump after West leads the heart seven?

Cohen gives no bidding, and if South were the dealer, he would open one heart and stop that favorable lead. North’s three-club opening would be popular these days. Then South’s response would be more in hope than expectation, given the singleton club. A dou-bleton would be much better.

Step one: Pause. Many less-experienced players rush headlong to defeat. Step two: Count top tricks, instant winners. Here, South has eight: one spade, two hearts (given the lead), two diamonds and three clubs. Step three: From where may a ninth winner come?

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curls. * Carefully remove fuzzy sweater balls

from sweaters.-- Heloise CLEANING GRAVESTONES Dear Heloise: Do you have a hint for

cleaning gravestone markers? I would like to remove enough grime to make them legi-ble. -- Jack in San Antonio

Jack, you didn’t mention what materials

the markers were made of; however, never use a stiff-bristled brush on a grave marker. Avoid pressure washing and bleach, and do not use a regular household cleaner on any marker.

Granite headstone: Use a nonionic detergent, by mixing 1 ounce of detergent with 1 gallon of water. Using a soft-bristled brush, gently scrub the marker.

Marble or limestone markers: Clean with a cup of ammonium hydroxide in a gallon of water to kill such things as moss, algae and lichen. Again, use only a soft-bristled brush.

Bronze marker: The cleaning tip for granite markers also applies to bronze markers. Do not try to remove the green patina that comes with time from bronze. It adds an aged beauty to the marker.

-- Heloise TEACHING KIDS ABOUT MONEY Dear Heloise: I found a great way to teach

my kids about money: I gave my son $20 and told him he had to figure out a dinner that would feed a family of four, then I had him come with me to the grocery store. The things he learned were (1) $20 doesn’t go very far; (2) you can’t do impulse buying when shopping for dinner on $20; and (3) you need to look for bargains!

He made spaghetti with a meat sauce, tossed salad and heat-and-serve rolls. Des-sert was a sherbet that was on sale. There was 11 cents left over from the $20. He’s had a greater appreciation of money ever since. -- A Reader, via email

CONTACT LIST Dear Heloise: When I add a contact to

my cellphone, I always list the person’s relationship to me -- I have probably five or six “Jennifers” in my phone, and I need to be sure I am speed-dialing the correct one! -- Maria F., Tallahassee, Fla.

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT,FOURTH JUDICIAL DISTRICTCOUNTY OF SHERIDAN,STATE OF WYOMING

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATEOF PATRICIA MARY ROUTH,a/k/a PATRICIA BUMBACA ROUTH,Deceased. Probate No. PR2017-148

NOTICE OF PROBATETO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN SAID ES-TATE.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the20th day of November, 2017, the Will of the de-cedent was admitted to probate by the above-named Court, and that Michael J. Ligocki was ap-pointed Personal Representative thereof. Any ac-tion to set aside the Will shall be filed with theCourt within three months from the date of the firstpublication of this Notice or thereafter be foreverbarred.Notice is further given that all persons in-

debted to the decedent or to the decedent's es-tate are requested to make immediate payment tothe undersigned at Yonkee & Toner, LLP, 319West Dow, P.O. Box 6288, Sheridan, Wyoming82801.Creditors having claims against the decedent

or the estate are required to file them in duplicatewith the necessary vouchers, in the office of theClerk of said Court, on or before three monthsfrom the date of the first publication of this Notice,and if such claims are not so filed, unless other-wise allowed or paid, they will be forever barred.

DATED this 21st day of November, 2017.By: /s/ Michael J. LigockiPersonal Representative

John F. Araas, No. 5-2148Yonkee & Toner, LLP, AttysPub: December 4, 11 and 18, 2017.

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SENIORSExperts tell Congress how to cut

drug prices. We give you some odds.The nation’s most influential science

advisory group was set to tell Congress on Tuesday that the U.S. pharmaceutical market is not sustainable and needs to change.

“Drugs that are not affordable are of little value and drugs that do not exist are of no value,” said Norman Augustine, chair of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s committee on drug pricing and former CEO of Lockheed Martin Corp.

The report, “Making Medicines Affordable: A National Imperative,” iden-tifies eight steps to cut drug prices. It also provides a list of specific “implementa-tion actions” for various federal agencies, including Congress, the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services.

Tuesday’s hearing, which is the third in a series by the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, comes as Americans across the political spectrumsay lowering the price of prescription drugs is a top priority. Nationwide, doz-ens of cities, counties and school districts have turned to drug importation as a solution to high prices. And legislators from both parties have also support-ed importation of drugs from countries where list prices are cheaper. While individual states have passed laws for more transparency and price controls and President Donald Trump has publicly called for lower drug prices, Congress has stalled. So, will the committee’s recom-mendations spur action? Kaiser Health News took the political temperature, talk-ed to experts and rated their chances:

Recommendation No. 1: Allow the feder-al government to negotiate drug prices

Current law prohibits the U.S. Health and Human Services secretary from directly negotiating drug prices, and the committee says that’s ridiculous.

The committee recommends Medicare and other agencies negotiate which drugs are placed on a list of covered drugs and, when necessary, exclude some drugs. This is not a new idea.

Some states are already restricting high-priced drugs in Medicaid, the state-federal insurance program for low-income Americans. But federal efforts to change Medicare are more com-plicated.

Just two months ago, top House Democrats introduced another Medicare negotiation bill. But don’t hold your breath, Trump hasn’t responded to multiple letters sent from Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md. — including one after the most recent bill was introduced in late October. That bill hasn’t moved past the health subcommittee.

Subscribe to KHN’s free Morning Briefing.

Recommendation No. 2: Speed approv-als of safe and effective generics and bio-similars

This recommendation has a strong ally at the Food and Drug Administration.

Commissioner Scott Gottlieb announced a “drug competition action plan” in June and followed it up two months ago with

a new set of policies aimed at speeding the drug approval process for complex generics. More changes are expected, too, as Gottlieb wrote in his blog post: “If con-sumers are priced out of the drugs they need, that’s a public health concern that FDA should address.”

But the pharmaceutical world knows which games to play to keep competition at bay. The committee specifically recom-mends the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission should watch for anti-competitive tactics, such as pay-for-delay and extending exclusiv-ity protections. The U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on pay-for-delay, saying settle-ments between brand-name drugmakers and generic rivals warranted antitrust review. The total number of these deals has fallen in recent years.

To further encourage generic approvals, Congress could include several proposed bills, such as the so-called CREATES Act, in a final year-end package, said Chip Davis, president of the generics and bio-similars lobby Association for Accessible Medicines.

“People are starting to pay more atten-tion” to anti-competitive patent tactics, Davis said.

Recommendation No. 3: TransparencyThe committee takes direct aim at drug

prices by saying that Congress should make manufacturers and insurers dis-close drug prices, as well as the rebates and discounts they negotiate. It also asks that HHS curate and publicly report the information.

States have taken the lead on price transparency, with Vermont the first to pass a law, which requires an annual report on up to 15 drugs that cost the state a lot of money and have seen price spikes. In Congress, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced a bill in June that would impose price-reporting requirements on some drugs. It now sits in the Senate Finance Committee. The pharmaceutical

industry has fended off most price disclo-sure efforts in the past.

Notably, the committee also recom-mends that nonprofits in the pharma-ceutical sector — such as patient groups — disclose all sources of income in their tax filings. That’s a move that would reveal exactly how much the pharmaceu-tical companies are supporting advocacy groups.

Recommendation No. 4: Discourage the pharmaceuticual industry’s direct-to-con-sumer advertising

The U.S. is only one of two devel-oped countries in the world to allow direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical adver-tising (the other is New Zealand, and doctors there have called for a ban ). And U.S. taxpayers support the tax breaks with a deduction that politicians have tried to eliminate in the past.

Now, the committee recommends Congress eliminate the tax deduction pharmaceutical companies are allowed to take on direct-to-consumer advertising.

This is an idea that should have wide support. Polls show that most Americans favor banning the ads and federal law-makers have tried to change the rules on so-called DTC for years. The American Medical Association called for a ban on pharmaceutical advertising directly to patients in 2015, saying there were concerns that the ads were driving up demand for expensive drugs. The FDA provides guidance for the advertising and, in August, FDA Commissioner Gottlieb said he may reduce the number of risks manufacturers must reveal when advertising a medicine.

In a sign of just how entrenched the tax break is in D.C. politics, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., introduced a bill last month that doesn’t eliminate the break but takes a step to rein in the advertising. Durbin’s bill would require manufactur-ers to provide the wholesale price of a drug in their advertisements.

BY SARAH JANE TRIBBLE

KAISER HEALTH NEWS VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Why seniors need flu shots

BY SHERI E. HISER

Flu season is here and it’s important to understand the impact of getting the flu shot for men and women age 65 and older. Regardless of how healthy you

are, your immune system weakens with age. People over the age of 65 are at greater risk of serious flu complications, such as pneumococ-cal pneumonia, and have the greatest poten-tial of severe flu disease.

In fact, the flu can be fatal, especially to seniors; per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 71 to 85 percent of flu-relat-ed deaths and 54 to 70 percent of flu-related hospitalizations occur in people age 65 and older. However, flu vaccines have been shown to be approximately 80 percent effec-tive in preventing flu-related death among seniors.

The peak season for the flu is January and February, so it is essential that you get your flu shot early to ensure maximum immunity to the flu virus. Influenza, or the flu, is highly contagious and knows no boundaries, so annual vaccination is the best way to protect yourself from the flu and build up your immunity.

Did you know there are different strengths of flu shots? Aging decreases the body’s response to vaccination, lessening the effectiveness of the standard-strength flu vaccine for an older adult.

There are various flu shots available for different age groups, and it is important you are aware that senior flu shots are available for older adults.

Senior flu shots are specially formulated for adults 65 and older with higher-strength flu vaccines that can help provide strong flu protection.

If you’re worried about getting the flu from the shot, don’t be — the flu vaccine cannot cause the flu, but some people do experience side effects. These are general-ly mild and go away on their own within a few days. Common side effects include soreness, redness and/or swelling from the shot, headache, fever, nausea and/or mus-cle aches.

In addition to getting your flu shot, don’t forget to practice good health habits, such as covering your mouth when you cough, washing your hands often (also helps pre-vent the spread of infection) and avoiding people who are sick.

Also, if you are 65 and older, you should keep up-to-date with your pneumococcal vaccination to protect against pneumonia (complication of the flu), meningitis and bloodstream infections.

If you do develop flu symptoms, seek medical advice quickly to be evaluated for whether the treatment with an antiviral drug would be effective.

The CDC recommends that antiviral drugs be used as early as possible to treat flu in people who are very sick and have a greater chance of getting serious flu com-plications, like people 65 and older.

As a reminder, flu symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue. Some people may also have vomit-ing and diarrhea.

You may also be infected with the flu and have respiratory symptoms without a fever.

SHERI E. HISER is the infection prevention and control nurse for the Sheridan Veterans Affairs Health Care System.

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The report, “Making Medicines Affordable: A National Imperative,” identifies eight steps to cut drug prices. It also provides a list of specific “implementation actions” for various federal agen-cies, including Congress, the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services.

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