Week of November 7, 2024
Cancer can be one of the scariest words in the world. The possibility of death is not what a person wants. Although death is inevitable, at least give us a fighting chance. We make plans in our lives of doing things with our families or friends, and that comes to a screeching halt. Survival is the next word. Am I going to survive? Can I pull through this? A person always wants to survive cancer. But not knowing what the battle is, is rough for everyone that has cancer and the ones that are...
Cheyenne, Wyo. - Oct. 21, 2024 - The University of Wyoming Extension welcomes Kristi Nagy back as the 4-H youth development educator for Laramie County. "We are excited to have Kristi back," says Bridger Feuz, associate director of UW Extension. "She brings several years of experience, strong relationships with the Laramie County commissioners and an amazing network with the committed 4-H volunteers in Laramie County." Nagy first joined Laramie County Extension in 2015. She started as an...
Brandon is working the graveyard shift a few weeks into his deployment in Baghdad, Iraq. As a supervisor, he's overseeing the passenger movement, and his airmen are performing well and completing their jobs. He also conducts frequent patrols around the terminal, looking for anything out of place or potentially explosive devices. The enemy can plant explosive devices under Meal Ready to Eat (MRE) packages or anything that may look like trash or something of interest. In training, the members...
Roger Raymond Jessop of Rock Springs died Saturday, November 2nd, 2024 at Monument Health in Salt Lake City, Utah. He was born on November 14th, 1945 in Berkley, California, the only child of Raymond and Nell Jessop. Roger spent his childhood on the family farm in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, and joined the Army after graduating from Pine Bluffs High School. Roger returned home and his family continued to live on the farm before moving to Rock Springs. He worked for John Bunning Transfer and for the...
Selma Gieber, 91, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, died at the Cheyenne Life Care Center on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at the St. Paul's Catholic Church in Pine Bluffs with Father Carl Gallinger officiating. Viewing will be held at the church on Monday at 9:00 a.m. Rosary will be said at 9:30 a.m. with the funeral to follow at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be held in the Pine Bluffs Cemetery. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to...