Christmas is a time for love, hope, joy, and cheer.

A huge, lit star sits atop a hill near Burma Avenue in Gillette, reminding the town of the meaning of Christmas and welcoming families home every year since the early 1990s.

But thanks to construction, the giant holiday icon is being evicted - and where it will call home, no one knows.

A story in the Gillette News-Record says the star will be moved before next year's holiday season because of a $3.8 million overpass that's slated to run directly through where the star should be.

The issue is obvious: Where will the city move the star so that it can still be seen in all of its bright-lights, Yuletide glory?

The city is taking suggestions on a new location.

Thievery at its best

Why steal cash when you can take the whole cash machine?

A man named Kevin Sheffield is accused of attempting to steal the Automated Teller Machine at Cowboy State Bank in Sheridan, according to a story in the Sheridan Press.

Sheffield is out on bond for a similar offense committed in Montana in September, said Deputy County and Prosecuting Attorney Dianna Bennett.

He hails from Butte, Mont., and his bond was set at $10,000, cash only.

How one steals an entire ATM -particularly how one does so without being caught - is still unknown.

So long, Chief

With descriptors like "icon" and "presence," you know Teton County Sheriff Bob Zimmer isn't just another county worker.

He is, well, an icon. And a presence. And a friend to both those he works with and those he serves.

Even if nothing else about him was awesome, he'd still have the great, and apparently infamous, big white moustache.

According to the Jackson Hole News and Guide, the residents of Teton County have until Jan. 6 to wish Zimmer well. He's retiring.

No word yet on who will replace the departmental legend, but chances are it won't be someone with such unequivocally cool facial hair.

They looked so alike…

In more mayhem from Gillette - this time not related to Christmas - a front-page blurb relates the story of a Wright man who thought he was just drinking his coffee.

The article quips, "Would you like some sugar and cream with your gun-cleaning oil?"

According to a police report, the man had accidentally broken a bottle of the oil and his friend drained it into a plastic cup. When he went to drink his coffee - also a dark liquid - he found a nasty surprise instead.

The man reportedly told an officer he wasn't feeling very good, for obvious reasons. He was taken to the hospital.

Contact reporter Megan Lee at (307) 266-0616 or megan.lee@trib.com