Editing Sheridan, Oregon (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Travelers Home - Sheridan Oregon.jpg|thumb|Travelers Home on the National Register of Historic Places]]
Built in 1892, [[Travelers Home]] on northeast Yamhill was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] (NRHP) in 1982, and is the only building on the NRHP in Sheridan (as of 2011).<ref name="OPRD list">{{cite web|title=Oregon National Register List|publisher=Oregon Parks and Recreation Department|url=http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf|page=50|date=June 6, 2011|access-date=September 28, 2013}}</ref> The city operates a single branch [[public library]] at Bridge and Yamhill streets on the north side of the city.<ref name=econ/> The library is a member of the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Service and is housed in a {{convert|3000|sqft|adj=on}}, one-story building.<ref name="OSLstats">{{cite web|url=http://www.osl.state.or.us/home/libdev/stats/pl0607/pl0607web.xls|title=2006-2007|work=Oregon Public Library Statistics|publisher=[[Oregon State Library]]|access-date=August 24, 2009}}{{dead link|date=May 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2007, it had a collection of 33,792 items with a circulation of 187,000 among 4,256 registered users.<ref name="OSLstats"/>

The local newspaper is the once per week ''[[The Sun (Sheridan)|The Sun]]'', published on Wednesdays.<ref name="sun">{{cite web|url=http://www.orenews.com/cgi-bin/internal/database/directory/showGMpage.cgi?MemberID=72|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030710023721/http://www.orenews.com/cgi-bin/internal/database/directory/showGMpage.cgi?MemberID=72|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 10, 2003|title=The Sun|work=Members|publisher=Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association|access-date=August 24, 2009}}</ref> The paper was founded in 1890 and has a circulation of 1,263.<ref name="sun"/> Broadcast radio and television stations from Portland are also available, as is the regional newspaper ''[[The Oregonian]]'', also from Portland.<ref name=econ/>

The city hosts two main annual events, Sheridan Hometown Days and the Mud Drags. Hometown Days takes place over a weekend each June and includes a [[parade]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Daquilante|first=Paul|date=June 20, 2019|title=Sheridan Hometown Days gets a thumbs up|work=News-Register|url=https://newsregister.com/article?page=/article&articleTitle=sheridan-hometown-days-gets-a-thumbs-up--1561080078--33646--west-valley|access-date=Oct 8, 2020|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Most events are held at the high school and includes [[carnival]] type activities and rides.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://web.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=252468|title=Sheridan Days rock but most miss out|last=Daquilante|first=Paul|date=June 24, 2009|work=News-Register|access-date=August 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714174840/http://web.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=252468|archive-date=July 14, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The Mud Drags are held in early June and sponsored by the local [[Rotary International]] group.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://web.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=252119|title=Mud drags a family tradition for this clan|last=Shockley|first=Troy|date=June 10, 2009|work=News-Register|access-date=August 22, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714174848/http://web.newsregister.com/news/results.cfm?story_no=252119|archive-date=July 14, 2011|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Competitors race vehicles through the mud to win prize money.<ref name="drags">{{cite news|title=Mud drags return to Sheridan|last=Morrill|first=Tyler|work=News-Register}}</ref> The event draws crowds of 4,000 and includes a children's race through the mud.<ref name="drags"/>

Civic groups include those involved in history, fraternal groups, and commercial promotion. The Sheridan Museum of History is a building-less group with a collection of artifacts and photographs displayed in borrowed space, including at the [[Yamhill County Historical Society Museum]] in McMinnville.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofsheridanor.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={D0DBBF2F-E9D7-4A40-83E3-96F267776333}|title=Historical Groups|work=History|publisher=City of Sheridan|access-date=August 26, 2009}}</ref> Commercial groups include the Sheridan [[Chamber of Commerce]] and the West Valley Chamber of Commerce.<ref name="clubs">{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofsheridanor.com/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={908D92BB-C882-4803-B73E-80926962736D}|title=Service Clubs|work=Community|publisher=City of Sheridan|access-date=August 26, 2009}}</ref> Other civic groups include the Rotary International club, the [[Kiwanis]], a [[International Association of Rebekah Assemblies|Rebekah Lodge]], and the Woman's Study Club of Sheridan.