Throughout 2020 and into 2021, it was a common story. Businesses and other organizations struggled to overcome the challenges, including having to even close their doors for long periods of ti… [...]
When you hear the word “library," what do you think? [...]
We are all born at hip level. Some of us feel the need to climb to the top where the going gets rough and the falling is far. [...]
Owners of Just LeDoux It Saloon & Steak Out in downtown Sheridan expect May 4 to be a busy night. Along with the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce, the still relatively new business will… [...]
When Gilkey returned to the stage with three other musicians Wednesday at Kinnison Hall to perform a 10-minute long, two-movement composition he wrote, he revived his passion for composing and… [...]
Spring in Wyoming is an emotional roller-coaster. One day the sun is shining, the wind has stopped blowing and you’re smiling at the clear blue sky (while you internally curse the dead bush th… [...]
Several aspects of the earth remain sacred to the Crow Tribe, located just north of Sheridan spanning from the Wyoming-Montana border to Hardin. While not technically reaching into Wyoming’s h… [...]
The soundtrack of our lives — many of us find music running through our hearts and minds as we go about our daily living. The title above comes from one of my favorites, a beautiful song writt… [...]
Who inspired you?When you ask this question to many people a significant number will tell you it was one their teachers. [...]
When considering concert music to experience, many of us will gravitate to tried-and-true masters of tradition: for example the Beloved “B’s” of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms. Today, I thought i… [...]
When emerging out of winter hibernation, take time to tune up the senses. While creativity and artistic ability may seem to be doled out in different amounts with no call for equity, the sense… [...]
So ... now what?The governor has lifted the restrictions on theaters so that performing arts venues can fully operate again. While the virus hasn’t totally gone away, the numbers do indicate t… [...]
Dugan Irby threw his graduation cap in the air with his fellow Big Horn High School graduates Sunday, May 24, 2020. [...]
Hey teachers and students and parents – it’s almost spring break (except you Sheridan College, bummer.)Are you making plans? Are you traveling? Can you even travel right now? Are you just exci… [...]
I have a confession: I hate winter. I begin counting down the days until spring the instant I see the first snowflake of the season. While others are strapping on their skis and building entir… [...]
Trudy and I were having a Santa Fe Christmas when an old friend named Robbie drove up to the house in his vet truck — a semi-cantankerous dodger that had mostly obeyed its owner’s wishes durin… [...]
The award was announced at the Wyoming Music Educators Association banquet in January. [...]
The Brinton Museum will again present the “All-Schools 5th Grade Student Art Show” and also the “16th Illustrator Show," opening to the public in February. [...]
It was almost a year ago when the team that works to put on the WYO Film Festival met to discuss how we might have to adjust our plans in light of the new pandemic that was starting to cause c… [...]
Martin Luther King Jr.’s world-altering career of activism is perhaps best remembered for his “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August 1963. [...]
The new year. 2021. Doesn't that feel wonderful to say?Starting a new year has always felt fresh and energizing for me, but this new year feels a bit different. Those feelings of freshness and… [...]
There are a handful of Sheridanites that have taken to the digital world to present their own audio talk shows. Here’s a look at some locally-based podcasts available on major streaming platforms. [...]
Writing these reflections on the arts has become something of an exercise for me over the past 18 months. As I sit it write, I will often look over what I have said previously so I don’t end u… [...]
Without residents, the staff members at Jentel were busy this fall with minor repairs and maintenance, plus all those stacks of good ideas and updates to implement, which we saved for another time. [...]
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