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VIEW FROM THE TOP Region is a regular on Best Places lists

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City embraces technology, preserves character

Padlock Ranch diversifies to stay sustainable

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F E AT U R E S 4 VIEW FROM THE TOP Sheridan, with its excellent quality of life, is a regular on national Best Places lists.

10 Home on the Ranch Padlock Ranch uses progressive tools to diversify and stay sustainable.

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6 BACK TO THE FUTURE Revitalization efforts preserve historic city’s look and add new technology.

13 OFF TO A GREAT START Longtime pediatric practice gives parents peace of mind.

D E PA R TM E NT S 2 Almanac: a colorful sampling of Sheridan County culture

8 Local Flavor 9 Portfolio: people, places and

14 BEYOND THE BIOTECH BASICS New program puts Sheridan College ahead of the curve.

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15 Community Profile: facts, stats and important numbers to know

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Bottoms Up Built in 1882, the Bozeman Trail Inn is the oldest operating bar in Wyoming. The Big Horn watering hole has always been a local gathering spot, with beer being the drink of choice – even during Prohibition. A fire forced the business to close in 2006, but the venerable bar reopened in 2008 after being completely rebuilt into a full-service restaurant.

The new building retains the original’s rustic atmosphere and many of the original features of the bar, including stucco walls and a reproduction tin ceiling.

Where Deer and Antelope Play Hunting is a popular pastime in Sheridan County, where locals and tourists can enjoy hunting for antelope, deer and elk. The county’s open terrain has a lot to do with attracting these larger animals, since Sheridan lies in the valley of the Little Goose and Big Goose creeks that was once the prized hunting grounds of the Plains Indians.

Some of the hunts today are organized by local outfitting companies, with Back Country Outfitters being one of the most active. Back Country Outfitters schedules numerous excursions in the Big Horn Mountains.

Sheridan County At A Glance POPULATION (2008 ESTIMATE) Sheridan County: 28,662 Sheridan (county seat): 17,197

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LOCATION Sheridan County is in north central Wyoming.

BEGINNINGS Sheridan County was organized in 1888. Sheridan was founded by John D. Loucks and named after Civil War Gen. Philip Henry Sheridan.

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Fast Facts Up and Away With more than 1,550 acres and an 8,300-foot runway, Sheridan County Airport provides daily air service from the foot of the scenic Big Horn Mountains. Several public and private structures are located on airport property, including hangars, an avionics shop, an air cargo building and more than 40 T-hangar structures.

Operators such as UPS, FedEx and other national companies have chosen Sheridan County Airport as the primary site for their business operations in the county. Great Lakes Airlines serves the Sheridan area with direct flights daily to Denver International Airport. Visit www.sheridancountyairport.com for more information.

Q Queen Elizabeth II visited Sheridan County in 1984.

She stayed with friends in Big Horn and shopped at King’s Saddlery.

Q Sheridan County offers many open green spaces, including three golf courses, a comprehensive trail system and two world-class polo fields.

Q The county is home to three excellent public school systems with a total of 21 schools.

Al Fresco Art Sheridan is a wonderland of outdoor art, thanks to the work of the Public Arts Committee.

The committee – established by the city in 1999 to encourage artistic expression and add value to the community through public art – has helped bring more than two dozen permanent sculptures to the city’s landscape. Works range from the sophisticated to the whimsical.

The program also secures loaned art, which is for sale, and adds it to the outdoor gallery. The permanent collection is made possible by donations from individuals and businesses.

Visit Sheridan in June and enjoy the annual Celebrate the Arts event.

Q The region’s top-notch medical facilities include Sheridan Memorial Hospital and the Sheridan VA Medical Center.

Q In the summer, the Sheridan Trolley takes passengers on rides every hour to view the many attractions in Sheridan. Tickets are just $1.

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ccolades for the city of Sheridan just keep rolling in. In 2009, for the second year in a row, it ranked among the top 10 of the Top 200 Towns for Sportsmen. The list, presented by Outdoor Life magazine, considers factors such as affordable housing, good-paying jobs and everyday amenities – all within a short distance of world-class hunting and fishing.

Sheridan has all of that and more.

The plains abound with antelope, while the Big Horn Mountains are home to bears, elk and mule deer.

Wild turkeys and whitetail deer inhabit Tongue River country just outside town, and the Tongue River’s waters – as well as those of surrounding alpine lakes and streams – are a fisherman’s paradise.

Sheridan’s economy remains strong with an unemployment rate well below the national average, plenty of retail shopping and long-standing cultural amenities that include live theater, music venues, a historic downtown and a thriving college.

“Our beautiful community, located at the foothills of the majestic Big Horn Mountains, encompasses an authentic, rich Western heritage as showcased in our historic downtown district, battle sites, forts and museums,” says Penny Becker, executive director of Sheridan Travel and Tourism.

Given its strong sense of place, it’s no wonder Sheridan was also named among the 2009 Top 25 Cities & Towns With Great American Values by Newsmax magazine, and its downtown district ranked among the Top 10 Great Neighborhoods in America by the American Planning Association in 2008. Sheridan also was named the firstever No. 1 Western Town in America by

True West magazine in 2006.

Not one to rest on its laurels, however, the city continues to expand its offerings. For example, an extensive biking and walking trail system now winds its way through the city.

According to Janelle Martinsen, executive director of the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce, “We know how to grow and what to grow, while keeping the small Western-town feel that is our identity.

And the community is very involved in offering input for growth; it’s a hand-in-hand process between city leaders and residents.”

Community involvement, vision for the future, and cultural and historical interest figured highly in qualifying Sheridan for the various awards.

An added bonus: Folks in Sheridan know how to have a good time.

American Cowboy magazine rated the Sheridan WYO Rodeo among 101 Best Western Events in 2009.

The signature event, which started in 1931, also is a perennial favorite of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association. And the city’s Buffalo Bill Days festival ranks among the American Bus Association’s 2008 list of Top 100 Events.

“Sheridan’s many cultural offerings draw thousands to the area each year – whether they stay and play for a day, a week or a lifetime,” Becker says.

It all comes back to the people of Sheridan.

“We wouldn’t be getting these awards if the community wasn’t so friendly,” Martinsen says. “Visitors comment on how warm the people are, and they often extend their stays based on the reception they get here.”

Sheridan, located at the foothills of the majestic Big Horn Mountains, continues to receive national attention for its excellent quality of life.

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heridan’s history and Old West charm are a big draw for residents and visitors, and a return to the nostalgia of that bygone era is at the heart of a new revitalization program.

But there’s a modern twist.

Designed around the state’s work to repave and enhance North Main Street, the North Main Revitalization Initiative is restoring a historic streetscape while adding fiber-optic technology for businesses and residents.

“People like the lifestyle, the smaller feel, that we have here,” says Jim Schellinger, past president of the Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors and sales manager of Sheridan Media. “But when North Main was rebuilt years ago, they took out the trees and modernized everything.

Now we want to bring back that old feel, make a neighborhood that’s walkable, like our historic downtown.”

Complementing the improvements will be fiber-optic cables and other modern innovations, which will benefit the new-technology businesses the community is working to attract.

One company that’s literally laying much of that groundwork is Advanced Communications Technology, a full-service communications provider. The company is responsible for a fiber-optic network between Montana and Wyoming, and it continues to expand networks in Sheridan and throughout the region.

“We already have fiber-optic facilities along Main Street, both in the north and south segments of the business district,” says Jesus Rios, business development manager. “ACT is actively building out fiber optics in the southeast Sheridan area, and we are expanding our fiber-optic network in the

East Ridge/KROE Lane areas as well as the west segments of 5th Street and Mydland Road. Each of these projects will have a significant impact on the technological capabilities of businesses and homes in the Sheridan area.”

The high-tech future looks bright as a growing number of private companies work with the city, the county, Forward Sheridan and other economic development officials, says Mayor Dave Kinskey.

“People were nostalgic for the North Main that once was, and so we’re trying to preserve and promote that while also incorporating it into an overall vision for our future in the 21st century,” Kinskey says. He points to the legendary Sheridan Inn as another example of how past and present can meet in a way that invites a positive future. “[Sheridan Inn], built in 1893, is now being restored to a hotel, a restaurant and a meeting place,” he says. “ But we have also installed geothermal fields to help with the cost of heating it. There are solar panels in portions of the roof, and the insulation is made of soybean-based material. You’re taking the best of the past and incorporating the future into it.”

Sheridan’s economic development efforts are working much in the same way, he adds, by preserving what people value about Sheridan while building a new base for high-tech jobs.

What’s Online e Take a video tour of King's Saddlery, one of the downtown area's historic businesses, at imagessheridancounty.com.

Clockwise from top: Don King Museum; fiber-optic technology, part of the North Main Revitalization; Sheridan Inn

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Buffalo Bill Ate Here 1893 GRILLE & SPIRITS SERVES UP GREAT FOOD, WILD WEST ATMOSPHERE

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Modern-day visitors can’t rent rooms at the Sheridan – at least not yet. In need of improvements to bring it up to code, it has been closed as a hotel since the mid-1960s. But guests finally will be able to rent rooms once again beginning at some point in 2010.

A massive $7 million renovation effort is in the works by the nonprofit

Sheridan Heritage Center, which owns the famed inn.

“The Sheridan Inn originally had 64 small rooms with no amenities – not even bathrooms. When it opens once again, it will be a hotel of 22 suites along with a new elevator,” says Judy Taylor, director of sales and marketing for the Sheridan Inn and the 1893 Grille & Spirits restaurant. The restaurant is open and is located inside the inn.

The inn was once partly owned by the W.F. Cody Land Co., and plans are to reopen it in 2010 as a “green hotel” that caters to heritage tourists who enjoy buildings with deep connections to the past.

The popular 1893 Grille & Spirits restaurant is known not only for its Wild West atmosphere but also for excellent food. Menu items include a Bloody Mary Shrimp 6 Shooter, Custer’s Caprice Salad, Campfire Style Bison Chili, Teddy Roosevelt T-Bone and Gun Slingin’ Sliders.

“The food here is excellent, and we even have the batwing double doors that swing open as you enter the restaurant – like entering a saloon in the Wild West days,” Taylor says.

“You’ll have a great meal at 1893 Grille, and you’ll probably remember the place for the rest of your life.”

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is name was William Frederick Cody, but the famed soldier, bison hunter, landowner and showman was better known as Buffalo Bill.

This legendary figure spent a lot of time at the Sheridan Inn, a hotel built in 1893 that still stands today.

Other famed visitors over the years to the landmark structure included Teddy Roosevelt, Will Rogers and

Miss Kate’s Chicken Salad Platter is a popular dish at 1893 Grille & Spirits restaurant in the Sheridan Inn.

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heridan County is known as The West at Its Best, and adventurers can take their pick of outdoor activities year-round.

Winter is great for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, snowmobiling and building snowmen. Summer is prime time for guided fishing trips, rock climbing, horseback riding and hiking adventures through rugged terrain.

“We have a lot to offer here, with our combination of Indian war history, adventure activities, majestic scenery and wildlife, along with our Western lifestyle and hospitality,” says Penny Becker, executive director of Sheridan Travel & Tourism.

Other summer activities include hang gliding, mountain trail runs and the annual Sheridan WYO Rodeo Week in July, including world championship Indian relay races.

“Sheridan County is also the golf capital of Wyoming, with championship golf at three courses – Kendrick Golf Course, Sheridan Country Club and The Powder Horn,” Becker says.

Sheridan County also features the oldest horse polo venue – the Big Horn Equestrian Center – in the country.

For winter enthusiasts, snowmobiling attracts visitors from across the country to enjoy more than 218 miles of open, easily accessible trails and challenging terrain.

While Sheridan County has a wealth of attractions, it’s conveniently close to many internationally famous destinations. Mount Rushmore, with its carved mountain sculptures of presidents Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt, is only a four-hour drive east from Sheridan.

And the splendor of Yellowstone National Park is a four-hour drive due west from Sheridan. Sites such as Devil’s Tower and Little Big Horn Battlefield are even closer.

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Snowmobiling attracts visitors to Sheridan from across the country.

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onsidering the spectacular scenery, well-suited climate and high-quality grass for grazing, it’s little wonder that Homer and Mildred Scott founded Padlock Ranch on 3,000 acres at the foot of the Big Horn Mountains in 1943.

Three generations of the Scott’s descendants still play an active ownership role in the Ranchester-based cattle operation, which now occupies close to 500,000 acres across Wyoming and Montana and produces more than 11,000 calves for market each year.

Around Sheridan County, ranching is a way of life, and Padlock Ranch is a prime example of the family-owned operations that help define the region’s economy and lifestyle.

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55-employee company in 2002, and the ranch is distinguishing itself with progressive ranching practices and a diversified approach to marketing. One of its key tools is Age and Source Verification, a system that tracks Padlock animals via individual electronic tags.

“Padlock Ranch strives to be the best that we can be in marketing our products,” Fahsholtz explains. “With ASV, we can tell our customers where the animal was born and how it was managed during its lifetime.”

Another pioneering practice is breeding heifers to calve in early April, to match range cows’ nutritional needs to the onset of growing season.

“Padlock believes in trying to be in sync with nature,” he says. “Not only is this better for the animals and pastures, but S H E R I DA N C O U N T Y

Padlock Ranch’s many offerings include working ranch vacations.

it is also the most cost effective.”

About half of Padlock Ranch’s business is done through Country Natural Beef, a co-op of some 120 ranches that maintains stringent requirements for animal and land stewardship and markets to retailers such as Whole Foods.

“One of the cooperative’s main goals is to keep the family rancher sustainable,” Fahsholtz says.

And in today’s market, being sustainable requires diversification. In addition to selling beef, the ranch also sells carbon-sequestration credits through the Chicago Climate Exchange.

“We have sequestered more than a million tons of carbon through our improvements to our grasslands,” he says. “Companies that need to reduce their carbon footprint S H E R I DA N C O U N T Y

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The ranch’s diversification also extends to coal and coal-bed methane energy production, crops, hunting and working ranch vacations.

“We have had guests from the UK, Ireland, Chicago, San Diego, Colorado and San Francisco,” he says. “Our guests participate in the ranch activities that take place while they are here. This time of year, for example, we are continually moving cattle from pasture to pasture. All of the rides present excellent opportunities for wildlife viewing while participating in the cattle drives.”

All in all, Fahsholtz says, great people producing quality beef while improving the land and wildlife habitat is what Padlock Ranch is all about.

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Biz Briefs BUSINESSES – BOTH LARGE AND SMALL – THAT HELP DEFINE SHERIDAN COUNTY’S ECONOMIC CLIMATE

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ELEUTIAN TECHNOLOGY Biz: Internet-based communications company Buzz: Wyoming-based Eleutian Technology combines state-of-the-art multimedia ESL software and live Internet video conferencing technology to teach conversational English to its customers in Korea, Japan and China. Eleutian’s offerings are used by a range of customers, from executives to elementary school classrooms. www.eleutian.com

RENDEZVOUS TRADING CO. Biz: Outdoor gear and clothing store Buzz: Rendezvous Trading Co. in Ranchester outfits adventurers with a full line of camping, backpacking, fishing, hunting, paddling and climbing equipment. The old-time general store atmosphere, with great service, competitive pricing and a unique selection, makes a shopping trip feel like a visit with old friends. www.rendezvoustradingco.com/web

45TH PARALLEL Biz: Imports, clothing, jewelry and gifts Buzz: Owned by husband-and-wife team Joe and Angel Dahlke, 45th Parallel is a clothing and gift shop in downtown Sheridan that sells one-of-a-kind pieces from around the world.

The store carries eclectic, imported women’s clothing, along with jewelry made from sterling silver and gemstones, including Polish and Russian amber, stones from India and more.

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SHERIDAN COMMERCIAL CO. Biz: True Value hardware store Buzz: Established in 1892, Sheridan Commercial Co. – now a True Value hardware store – is the oldest retail business in Sheridan County. This locally owned business offers a huge selection of home needs, from housewares to power equipment. Open seven days a week, the store has a friendly, knowledgeable staff of about 15 employees. www.sheridancommercial.com

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Health & Wellness can diagnose and treat more childhood illnesses than ever before. It also has stayed ahead of the technology curve, adding electronic medical records more than five years ago and becoming heavily involved with the state’s immunization program.

“People really appreciate what Sheridan has as far as pediatric care goes,” Wohl says. “Most cities this size don’t have a general pediatrician to go to when their child is sick, and it’s also an advantage to have the same doctor looking after your child when he or she is well.”

In the next few years, Wohl and Oss hope to add at least two more pediatricians to the practice’s roster of 20 staff members. The office is open weekdays until 7 p.m. and on Saturdays until noon.

“I have an enjoyable, rewarding career, and I’m in a great place and with a great team,” Oss says. “I’m looking forward to a long future of us growing and expanding this practice together.”

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heridan’s smallest residents are a big deal at Northeast Wyoming Pediatric Associates, where the phrase “family business” has special meaning.

The practice was founded in the mid-1970s. Dr. John Knepper and Dr. Barry Wohl joined in 1978. In those days, Dr. Knepper’s daughter Suzanne was just a youngster. But after receiving her medical degree and training at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Dr. Suzanne Oss returned in 2007 to take over her father’s spot.

“I love being back here,” Oss says.

“It was a little different being the doctor instead of the patient, though. You learn to appreciate everything you took for granted, like all the hard work behind the scenes that goes into providing good pediatric care. I saw some of that with my father, but I didn’t know

everything that was going on.”

The practice sees children from birth through age 21, and in some cases it will continue to see young adults with chronic conditions. Both doctors have special training in sick and premature newborns, children with infectious diseases and children with asthma.

They also work a lot with the inner child, helping those with emotional problems and those who are experiencing family difficulties.

“We have a heavy emphasis on wellness, preventative medicine, diet and nutrition, and immunizations and physical fitness,” Wohl says. “We are able to recognize things faster now than we used to be able to, and we offer better treatments for many things like autism and emotional problems.”

The practice itself has advanced in many ways over time, and the doctors

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Beyond the Biotech Basics NEW PROGRAM PUTS SHERIDAN COLLEGE AHEAD OF THE CURVE

importance of educating the public about what biotechnology is – that it’s a fundamental part of our daily lives.

It’s what we wear, the food we eat.”

Local industries also quickly took notice of the program. Food processing and laboratory supply companies in the region outsource some services – such as processing DNA – overseas, and Sheridan College graduates may be able to do those tasks in the future.

“We’re hoping to demonstrate to those companies that we now have students who can work for them here, or maybe in the future they can use some campus space,” Erickson says.

“We want to be better able to support those industries right here in Sheridan.”

And that, in a nutshell, is what the college is all about, says Susan Bigelow, director of development.

“We have to be very responsive to the workforce needs in our area, even anticipating what some of those needs are going to be,” she says.

“We don’t have a lot of biotechnology companies here, but we have some businesses that need skilled workers in biotechnology. We can bring the jobs that they’re outsourcing back into our community.”

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heridan College offers a wealth of career programs, and a brand-new biotechnology program – the first of its kind in the state – allows students to become proficient in a growing scientific field.

The Certificate of Completion in Biotechnology gives students the chance to study the fundamentals of biology and explore more advanced biotechnology concepts and techniques over a four-semester, 21-credit course of study, says Dr. Ami Erickson, interim dean of agriculture and technical careers.

“The students were only getting a tiny flavor of it – not enough to get motivated to look for opportunities in a biotechnology career,” says Erickson, who pulled together the curriculum and other components of the program and shepherded it through the approval process. “We thought Sheridan College would be a great place to start the program, to give students the fundamental skills and concepts and take them into more advanced applications.”

The program, started in fall 2009, was met with an immediate surge of interest, and students majoring in biology, health science and nursing signed up for the inaugural series of classes.

“Most of these students are getting another degree, or they will use this as they pursue higher-degree studies,” Erickson says. “It really emphasizes the

Sheridan College’s new Certificate of Completion in Biotechnology allows students to explore more advanced biotechnology concepts.

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SHERIDAN COUNTY COMMUNITY OVERVIEW Sheridan provides history with a view, from its authentic Main Street lined with historic buildings to the magnificent backdrop of the Big Horn Mountains.

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GOVERNMENT OFFICES ECONOMIC RESOURCES Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 707 Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 672-2485 (800) 453-3650 www.sheridanwyoming chamber.org The Sheridan County Chamber of Commerce is the proactive voice of local business, working for the promotion, protection and prosperity of its members.

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Sheridan County Clerk 224 S. Main St. Suite B2 Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 674-2500 www.sheridancounty.com County Assessor 224 S. Main St. Suite B4 Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 674-2535 www.sheridancounty.com

City Clerk 55 Grinnell Plaza Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 64-6483 www.city-sheridan-wy.com Sheridan County Business Office (307) 674-2900 Fax: (307) 674-2909 224 S. Main St., Suite B2 2nd floor of the Courthouse Addition Sheridan, WY 82801 bocc@sheridancounty.com Sheridan DMV Branch 1949 Sugarland Drive Sheridan, WY 82801 (307) 672-5924 www.dot.state.wy.us

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