Week of May 2, 2024
Week of May 2, 2024
It was 1963 when President Kennedy issued the first National Small Business Week proclamation marking the first week in May as a time to observe the critical importance that small business plays in our local and national economies. National Small Business Week (NSBW) serves as the nation's annual tribute to America's small businesses and innovative startups, the tireless engines of our economy and backbones of our communities. From Main Streets to innovation hubs, small businesses create...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, is pleased to announce the launch of the Schizophrenia and Psychosis Lexicon Guide. This guide will help transform how we talk about, understand, and treat schizophrenia and psychosis, representing a significant step in NAMI’s mission to foster understanding, empathy, and respect in mental health communication. The new guide is a collaborative effort involving mental health experts, individuals with lived...
Over 44 million people in the United States face hunger, that includes one in five children. But the United States Post Office letter carriers understand people need food to survive on a daily basis. People do not eat only at Thanksgiving and Christmas. The United States Post Office branches in Albin and Pine Bluffs are participating in the Nationwide Stamp Out Hunger. It is an annual food drive that the Post office workers help with. It happens the second Saturday in May. This year the date is...
The explorer program and the trash truck were discussed at the Pine Bluffs Town Council meeting on April 24th. The consent agenda had several permits and invoices to be approved. The invoices were: HDR Engineering on the North property development Phase I Design for $40,574.39; Jerry’s Electric for the North property development Phase I Electric $66,270.00; and Jerry’s Electric for North property development Phase I electric for $43,000.00 The permits for the consent agenda was a 24 hour alcoholic beverage sales for the Knights of...
Prom was started in the late 1920's. It was a casual and inclusive event for teenagers in high schools. At Pine Bluffs High School, it has changed with time much as with other historic events through time. Years ago prom was only for junior and senior students along with their dates. But with the lower number of students, especially in smaller towns the prom needed more people. So now, at Pine Bluffs High School, all of the high school students are invited to prom. It is the last time to...
One night of the school year is one of the biggest events for elegance, glamor, and to cut loose. Prom is about having the last big party before graduation. This a time for the seniors to have one last hooray with friends and fellow underclassmen. Burns High School held their prom at the Pathfinder at Laramie Community Community College on April 20th. Their theme this year was Masquerade. The Masquerade theme came from the Venetian Renaissance 16th century in Italy. It's a time for people to...
Laramie, Wyo.-April 29, 2024-The University of Wyoming welcomes Mandy Marney as director of UW Extension and associate dean of the College of Agriculture, Life Sciences and Natural Resources. Marney joined UW Extension in 2020 as associate director and was named senior associate director in 2022. She will assume her new role on April 29. "I am pleased that Dr. Mandy Marney will join the leadership team of our college as an associate dean and the director of UW Extension," says Kelly Crane,...
There are always concerns when it comes to emergencies or disasters nearby. This time of year the weather is changing to beautiful sunshine and warm temperatures. However, good weather can turn into bad weather very quickly. At the Pine Bluffs Senior Center, RAVE Mobile Safety was introduced to the senior citizens of Pine Bluffs. This is a system or platform of notifications that is set up to help Laramie County residents. When a person sets up with the system, it can provide the RAVE mobile...
Art can be relaxing and yet stimulating for a persons mental heath. Murals are a way for one person or several people to design an incredible piece of wall art. Alisha Floy, Pine Bluffs High School art teacher and Paulie Dunnam, the elementary art teacher from Pine Bluffs, Burns, and Carpenter was contact by Laramie County School District #2 Superintendant Justin Pierantoni, pitching an idea to the teachers that the school could enter the contest. The contest was with the Emergency Management...
History is important to learn from and to discover oneself especially if a person know the family or the area. The Texas Trail Museum will be opening on May 1st for people to do some learning and discovering. With the weather changing and becoming warmer, it is the perfect time to explore parts of the town of Pine Bluffs and other areas through families that have lived in the past here at the museum. The Texas Trail Museum is full of a plethora of items and books from times gone by. Every time...
Most people like to eat cookies, and every year a person can get cookies that are sold by the Girl Scouts of America. These cookie sales are an event that a lot of people look forward to. Girls Scouts started to sell cookies in 1917. The girls and the mothers would make the cookies to be sold as one of the girls projects. In 1951a company stepped in and started making the cookies to be sold and took the burden off the girls. At this time there were only three varieties of Girl Scout cookies,...
As we approach the end of our 22nd season, I would like to thank our audience for trusting us to bring them health information that is current and accurate. There are many doctors out there who cannot make the same claims as the Prairie Doc's and I would like to take this opportunity to help sort out those charlatans and quacks from trusted sources of health information. While tasty and refreshing, I would not trust Dr. Pepper for medical advice. Nor would I trust Dr. Evil from Austin Powers,...
High West Energy takes pride in serving the communities within our service territory and is committed to investing in their future. We believe that investing in the future of our communities is crucial, as we envision our youth utilizing their education or training to contribute positively to their communities down the road. In 2024, we received outstanding applications for our college scholarship program, reflecting the remarkable dedication of these students to their education and the...
LARAMIE COUNTY, WY- 2024 Notice has a few changes reflecting recently passed legislation. The Wyoming legislature passed an exemption that will have an immediate impact and can be identified in the bottom left-hand corner of the notice; and correlating tax amount exempted in the bottom right-hand corner. There are no applications necessary, and the exemptions are automatically applied to the property, where applicable. These exemptions may cause a fluctuation in mortgage payments; taxpayers will be responsible for contacting their mortgage...
The Professional Teaching Standards Board (PTSB) is proposing to promulgate rule changes for Chapters 1 and 2. The proposed changes to Chapter 1 adds a definition of Apprenticeship, and incorporates by reference the rules of the Department of Administration and Information regarding fulfilling public records requests, and rules of the Office of Administrative Hearings regarding contested case practice and procedures. Proposed changes to Chapter 2 updates the fees schedule that has been effective since December 14, 2022 to incorporate the new...
The Town of Pine Bluffs is reaching out to local residents whose names may have been removed from the county’s voter list and encouraging them to re-register before the 2024 elections. According to Kim Patterson, Town Administrator, over 200 voters from Pine Bluffs were purged from Laramie County’s registry under a state law that requires the removal of voters who did not vote in the last general election. Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee explained that the number of voters purged following the 2022 general election was exceptionally large...
Trees are so beautiful in so many ways and very important to the world. In Pine Bluffs the annual Arbor Day celebration was held with the first graders from the Pine Bluffs Elementary School in the Pine Bluffs City park on Main Street. Arbor Day was established on April 26th for planting trees. In 1872, one million trees were planted with the help of the Nebraska Board of Agriculture set up by J. Sterling Morton. Now all 50 states celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees, which in 2023 was 1.7...
Laramie, Wyo.-April 25, 2024-To address growing concerns about insecticide resistance across the West, the University of Wyoming Extension has released new recommendations for alfalfa weevil management. In a free digital publication, university researchers share results from a study conducted in Sheridan and provide suggestions on how to maximize alfalfa weevil control while minimizing the risk of developing insecticide-resistant populations. The report, titled "Considerations for Managing...
Roy Milton Bastian-Left this world on 4/10/24 at the age of 81. Born in Kimball, Ne to Jean (Pollock) Bastian and Milton Bastian on 2/16/43. He was raised on the Lazy TC ranch near Egbert. He attended Burns High School and graduated in 1961. Roy moved to Lincoln, Ne where he graduated from University of Nebraska with a degree in Education. During this time he married Mary Marks on 9/14/69. They started a family and have 2 girls Carla Jean Bastian and Kelly Sue Bastian. Roy taught in Oak Park,...
