Week of April 25, 2024
Week of April 25, 2024
The Pine Bluffs High School music students went to Laramie, Wyoming on April 15th and April 16th. There were 21 students that attended the event. The Southeast District Music Festival is the last contest of the high school year. There is over ten different high school groups that participate in this event. The judging is based off of individual groups or solo's on how they did on the musical piece. Rebecca McCollum is a flute soloist from Pine Bluffs, who received a division one rate. A...
Music in Words sounds like a song, but it is a contest that is put on by the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra annually. They invite third and fourth grade students to write creative stories in response to the music that is performed by the Cheyenne Symphony. The students received awards for their writing and were invited to attend the symphony on April 13th, along with their families.. Rhonda Morrison, elementary music teacher of Burns and Albin had the students listen to the musical selection...
It is an honor and achievement to receive this awesome award. On Sunday, April 21st, at the Laramie County Community College was the Annual Congressional award. This award was help started by Wyoming Senator Malcolm Wallop and New Jersey Congressman James Howard in 1979. Queen Elizabeth's childhood friend, Earl of Conavon the 7th married Senator Wallop's sister Jean.The Earl of Conavon was very good with horses. At one point Queen Elizebeth appointed him as her race horse manager. Senator...
If there is a real Super Woman, this woman would be it. This person is running two programs, soon be three programs. Alisha Michaud graduated from Pine Bluffs High School in 2011. She then married Tim Michaud in May of 2013. She has two fun and active boys. Michaud worked at the Pine Bluffs Seniro Center as an assistant, then in 2015 she became the Director of the Pine Bluffs Senior Center in Pine Bluffs. The program was good but she had ideas to improve it. Michaud had the food program but she...
With tick season quickly approaching, the Wyoming Department of Health says simple steps can help state residents protect themselves and their family members from potentially serious tick-borne illnesses. Courtney Tillman, an epidemiologist with WDH, said past records show people typically start seeking medical help due to tick bites in May. Diseases sometimes spread by infected ticks in Wyoming include tularemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) and Colorado tick fever (CTF). Tularemia symptoms include fever, swollen and painful lymph...
Join the Wyoming State Museum on Saturday, May 4, from 10 am - 2 pm for their monthly Family Day event. May's theme is "Home on the Range," where people of all ages can learn about those who chose to homestead on the prairie. Like all State Museum Family Days, this event will feature crafts and activities to bring families closer to the museum collections and inspire them to learn more about the world around them. Attendees will learn about prairie birds and flowers, homesteaders, and their...
"This is freaking me out, Ron!", exclaimed Cristy. In retrospect, driving blindly in the night as we inched along some random road in a classic Western Wyoming blizzard was probably not the wisest choice we had ever made, especially at the age of 18 with no way to contact anyone if we had trouble. But then again, it was part of the adventure and we just needed to persevere a little bit longer. My fellow state FFA officer, Cristy Dicklich, and I were traveling around the state presenting...
Have you ever questioned why there are not many stories shared by heroes in fire and rescue service? Have you heard how some people have done heroic deeds to save lives or property but never read about them in a newspaper or seen them on TV or shared in social media? There are a lot of these people in the USA and we may not even know who they are. Why? The answer remains a mystery to most of the population. But to those who do such deeds they just want to do what is natural for them because it...
Laramie, Wyo.-Apr. 17, 2024-David Fay, a professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Molecular Biology, recently chaired a blue-ribbon advisory panel for the National Institute of Health (NIH). This panel provided advice about how the NIH funds grant proposals. The NIH's Center for Scientific Review creates Evaluating Panel Quality in Review (ENQUIRE) panels to ensure that the NIH continues to identify and support high-impact, cutting-edge research. ENQUIRE panels for specific subject...
Insurance and new leases was on the agenda for the Burns Town Council on April 22nd. The room was almost full of Burns residents and people that had business with the council for the night. The second reading for Ordinance 18A.48 2024-2025, fiscal year budget was approved by the council. For reports from the council, council member Ralph Bartel stressed to the public that the Main Street project will not be worked on until after Burns Day. Council member Rick Lakin informed the town that there is a Junior High Track meet on Friday April 26th....
Laramie, Wyo.-April 15, 2024-For grass seed producers and others concerned about controlling grass thrip populations, the University of Wyoming Extension has released a new management guide. The free digital publication, titled "Grass Thrips in Perennial Grasses Grown for Seed," provides instructions on how to sample grass seed fields for thrips as well as recommendations for cultural and chemical control. The authors also address the efficacy, application rates, and possible advantages and...
Cheyenne, WY—Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and the Cheyenne Family YMCA are teaming with several other local health and safety groups to offer the 27th annual Safe Kids Day at the YMCA on April 27, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Safe Kids Day is free and open to the public. More than 20 exhibits focusing on children’s health and safety will be offered, including interactive booths that focus on activities and services for families. The Cheyenne Sunrise Lions Club will be there to provide vision screenings. “Unintentional injuries are the number...
CHEYENNE — The Wyoming Department of Education seeks public comment on the proposed Chapter 36 rules pertaining to W.S. 21-12-105, Career and Technical Education. Comments may be submitted online, or via email until 11:59 p.m. on May 31. All public comments will be recorded verbatim, including the submitter’s name and city of residence, on the Secretary of State’s website as part of the rules promulgation process. The Statement of Reasons for the changes and the strike and underline versions of the rule sets are available for review...
SIDNEY – Rebecca Noble’s Cabaret Theatre returns to the Sidney High School Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 3rd, with their new show, Songbirds, a celebration of the women who changed the face of music in the 60s and 70s. From Carol King’s “So Far Away” and “Natural Woman” to Barbra Streisand’s “Evergreen,” Carly Simon’s “Nobody Does It Better,” Dolly Parton’s “Nine to Five” and the Carpenter’s “For All We Know,” these ‘songbirds’ gave us musical moments that have endured for decades....
An exceedingly common question I get in clinic, especially in the heart of a South Dakota winter, is how to remedy dry skin. And the questions aren’t just in clinic; my own kids, family, friends, everyone seems to have an occasional problem with dry and irritated skin. Dry skin is something we are all familiar with; if your dry spots come with a rash or anything else unusual, it may be worth showing it to your primary care provider, as it could be something else entirely. Eczema, a common inflammatory skin condition, often goes along with...
