🌱 How a 76-year-old Sheridan runner earned lifetime Boston Marathon status

Hello Sheridan! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a 76-year-old Sheridan runner earned lifetime Boston Marathon status
• How much unpaid care are Sheridan families quietly providing each year?
• How a Sheridan local helped honor Wyoming veterans in D.C.

Also on today's calendar: Ambassadors’ Ribbon Cutting for Holiday Inn Express and Suites and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Breezy, warm, with a high of 79 and low of 42 degrees.
• Thursday: Very windy; cooler, a.m. rain, temps: high: 50, low: 27.
• Friday: Windy; a little p.m. rain, with a high of 44 and low of 24 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Around Wyoming, Tuesday, April 21 (wyomingpublicmedia.org) — A longtime Sheridan runner just hit an incredible milestone: 76-year-old Del Acker completed his 100th marathon and 25th straight Boston Marathon, earning lifetime entry as long as he keeps showing up. The statewide roundup also spotlights Casper kids singing at a national festival in Nashville and a Gillette firm’s key role in NASA’s Artemis II moon mission hardware.
   

• Family caregivers in Wyoming provide roughly $1 million worth of labor every year (wyomingpublicmedia.org) — Sheridan residents caring for loved ones are part of 64,000 Wyomingites providing unpaid care valued at about $1 million a year, often driving to Casper or Billings for specialized treatment. Local AARP Wyoming president Stella Montano highlights the strain on Sheridan caregivers and explains new programs and potential state funding aimed at transportation and respite support.
   

• A ‘New Beginning': Sweetwater County veterans honored in Washington, D.C. (wyomingnews.com) — A Sheridan resident, Valinda Jewell, helped kick off a Washington Nationals game by delivering the “Play ball!” call as part of a special Voyage of Valor trip honoring Wyoming Vietnam veterans. The group, mostly from Sweetwater County, spent a week in Washington, D.C., visiting the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and receiving long‑overdue recognition, which many described as healing and a “new beginning.”
   

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📸 Around Sheridan

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sheridan

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 23

• Teen Zine-Making & Collage Station
  Sheridan County Public Library Fulmer Branch, 335 W Alger St, Sheridan
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Ambassadors’ Ribbon Cutting for Holiday Inn Express and Suites
  Holiday Inn Express And Suites Sheridan South By Ihg , 1860 Commercial Ave , Sheridan
  4:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Teen Zine-Making & Collage Station
  Sheridan County Public Library Fulmer Branch , 335 W Alger St , Sheridan
  9:00 am
• BOOM! Circuit Training
  The Hub On Smith , 211 Smith St , Sheridan
  9:00 am
• Creative Aging — Creating a Hard Cover Junk Journal
  The Hub On Smith , 211 Smith St , Sheridan
  10:15 am
• Stitch, Please! Sewing Group
  The Hub On Smith , 211 Smith St , Sheridan
  1:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Teen Zine-Making & Collage Station
  Sheridan County Public Library Fulmer Branch , 335 W Alger St , Sheridan
  9:00 am
• Landon's Greenhouse Saturday Farmers Market
  Landon's Greenhouse, Nursery and Landscaping , 505 College Meadow Dr , Sheridan
  9:00 am

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📣 Sheridan Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday April 23

• Outdoor Recreation
  The Hub On Smith , 211 Smith St , Sheridan
  9:30 am

Friday May 15

• Ambassadors’ Ribbon Cutting for Big Horn Woman’s Club
  Big Horn Woman's Club , 314 S 2nd St , Big Horn
  12:30 pm

Friday June 19

• Big Horn Trail Run
  Scott Bicentennial Park
  9:00 am

Saturday August 8

• Collective Arts Festival
  Whitney Commons Park , 320 W Alger St , Sheridan
  1:30 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Circle K Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Sheridan. Apply here.
• Acosta Group - Acosta Sales & Marketing Company posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Sheridan. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sheridan here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Buffalo

• Red Bluff Round-Up Results (fresnobee.com)

Gillette

• Gillette College 'knocked it out of the park' in meeting with higher education officials, president says (gillettenewsrecord.com)
• Hot, dry conditions increase fire risk in Gillette area (county17.com)
• Rockpile Museum hopes to get mining simulator for a new energy exhibit (gillettenewsrecord.com)

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Ok Sheridan! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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