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The Burns High varsity football team lost a shootout, 38-26, to Glenrock on Friday night at South High School in Cheyenne. The Broncos rallied for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, but it wasn't enough to prevent them from falling to 1-4 this season. Glenrock struck twice in the first quarter. Herder quarterback Dillon Farley completed a 16-yard TD pass, and Alex Arnold added a two-point conversion run. The Herder's Tanner Bopp added a 1-yard scoring run and Dillon Rowe added the two-point PAT run to give Glenrock a 16-0 advantage after the...
By Allie Hurley [email protected] The Pine Bluffs High varsity volleyball team had a perfect 2-0 week, sweeping both Lusk and Saratoga. The Lady Hornets downed Lusk last Friday, 25-16, 25-10, 25-7. Brooke Darden had two aces, 24 assist and 11 digs in the match for Pine Bluffs, while teammate Jaden Ragsdale recorded 12 kills and eight digs. Additionally, Jesi Zitek had three aces and seven digs, Marina Howard had six kills and two blocks, Melissa Fornstrom had three aces, four kills...
Burns daycare will no longer be held in the Burns Plex due to bad sewer smell. Mayor Judy Johnstone said the sewer smell came with the building when the town bought it in the 1980s. “We’ve tried all different things and nothing has addressed the problem to anyone’s satisfaction,” Johnstone said. For Daycare owner, Jessica Loyd, the unpleasant smell is the beginning of her problems. The State license reported the sewer smell to Environmental Health on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Environmental Health inspected the daycare area on Friday Sept. 19. On...
Burns Lady Broncs beat Lusk Lady Tigers in three games Friday evening. During the first game, the Lady Broncs won 25-6. The Lady Tigers tried to steal the win but were defeated 25-16. The Lady Broncs made a final win in the third game 25-13. More kills were made in this game by katie Norris, 9 kills and Alex McCart, 8 kills. Jessica Malm and Mckenzie Ward both made 6 kills and 9 digs. Tamara McCart made four kills. McKayla Ward made 8 aces and 28 assists. Rachel Derner made 14 digs. The Lady...
Burns Broncs lost on the road to Thermopolis Bobcats 38-0 on Friday The bobcats made one touchdown in the first quarter when Bobcat Dominic Jensen ran for 77-yards to the goal. Bobcat Cornwell got the team a few more points with the two point conversion run. The score at the end of the first quarter was 8-0. In the second quarter, Cornwell scored the second touchdown when he ran 20-yards to the goal. However, his two point conversion was no good. Choe Maddock made a touchdown when he ran 7-yards to the goal. This time, Cornwell’s two point c...
The Laramie County Cow-Belles invited third grade students of Cheyenne to enjoy a day of agriculture at the Ag. Expo Tuesday and Wednesday in Archer. Pam Wyggam, Cow-Belle, said about 678 third-graders took part in the Ag. Expo both days. The Ag. Expo is designed to help educate students about agriculture and the surrounding ecosystem. There were many booths full of agricultural information as well as animals to pet and learn about. Students were also able to enjoy climbing into large tractors,...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets Football team was defeated in its homecoming game by the South East Cyclones Friday in Pine Bluffs, 36-22. The Hornets scored the first touchdown in the first quarter. Haize Fornstrom passed the football to Trent Werner for 15-yards. Werner made the touchdown. However, the two point conversion run by Preston Thurin was no good. The score at the end of the first quarter was 6-0. At the beginning of the second quarter, Cyclone's Jeff Burroughs ran for 5-yards to score a...
The Cheyenne community has welcomed two companies that have joined together to provide desirable products for the oil and gas and agricultural industries. The grand opening for the Univar and Magnablend joint facility was Sept. 10. Univar has been a pure distribution company. Univar buys materials from manufacturers, packages the material into smaller containers and sells it out to the customer base. When Univar bought Magnablend, Univar was then able to bring in raw materials and custom blend...
With a slide show and music, the Hillsdale Methodist church reflected on 100 years of Hillsdale history on Sunday. The Cheyenne Harmony provided music and a slide show full of memorable pictures played throughout the celebration. The church invited the community to help celebrate the anniversary with cake and coffee. Free give aways included a church's history book and a cookbook. Patsy Housd, of Hillsdale, said, "The church is very family oriented and it feels like one big family. I've...
Two newly elected officials sat in on the Pine Bluffs town council meeting, Monday night. Linda Heath, County Commissioner, and Gaylan D. Wright Sr., House District 10, were part of the audience during the town meeting. They both have moved on to the general election on Nov. 4. “We’re both going to be new in a position and our joint objective is to make it better,” Wright said. “Decisions are being made that do affect people’s lives. I hope to bring that conversation to ground level.” “We need to establish teamwork within the various gover...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets fell to the Lingle Doggers on the road Friday, 44-16. In the first quarter, Lingle’s Matthew Bebo, ran 51-yards to score a touchdown. Bebo followed the run with a successful point after kick. Chastin Hill, ran 32-yards to score Lingle’s second touchdown in the quarter. However, a two point conversion run attempted by Bebo, was no good. Hill ran to the Doggers 34 for a negative three yards. Hill fumbled and a recovery was made by Alex Graves, of Pine Bluff. Pine Bluffs scored a touchdown and a two point conversion run...
Burns football player Matt Martin, No. 24, tries to run around the chaos and get the ball safely to the goal. The Burns Broncs played the Newcastle Doggies on Friday at South High School in Cheyenne. Newcastle won the game.The final score was 32 to 18....
The Burns Lady Broncs volleyball team was in action at the Big Horn Tourney, Friday, at Big Horn. The Lady Broncs played in pool-play games on Friday before switching to bracket play on Saturday. The Lady Broncs tipped off their pool play games, Friday, against Rocky Mountain, Upton and Big Horn. Against Rocky Mountain, Burns took a two-game sweep wining 25-18 and 22-11. They followed it up with another two-game win as they played against Upton 25-19 and 25-14. They Lady Broncs had to settle for a 1-1 split against Big Horn as they snuck by...
Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets were on the road last weekend and won three games both days. The Lady Hornets were in action in Lingle, Friday afternoon, defeating the Lady Doggers three games to two. The scores were 25-14, 16-25, 25-17 and 25-22. “The team had been working all week on aggressive net play, and aggressive they were,” Chris Nusbaum, Pine Bluffs volleyball coach, said. “It was a great conference win and hopefully the team will continue to build confidence and improve with each week.” The Hornets had 39 kills as a team. The Hornets...
The Burns Day Committee has planned special events for the community to raise funds for Burns Day. Each month the Burns Day Committee will host an event for the community to take part in. The events are reasonably priced and family oriented. The funds gathered from these events will go towards Burns Day. The committee hopes that enough funds will be raised for more free activities, such as a free bounce house or a free picnic in the park. This month, the Burns Day Committee welcomed the...
After six years of holding onto the traveling trophy, Burns football team played their rival team and insured another year of bragging rights at the Burns Vs. Pine Bluffs football game Friday night. The traveling trophy is an old football helmet with Burns painted on one said and Pine Bluffs painted on the other. In the middle of the helmet are the years the rival teams have played each other as well as the scores. The trophy sits on a piece of wood with a plaque in front reading "Pine Bluffs Bu...
The Pawnee Volleyball team hosted Arickaree Friday and were at Sedgwick County Saturday. On Friday, the Lady Coyotes lost in three games. Arickaree and Woodland have co-opted in sports so they had a lot of girls to substitute against the six Coyotes. On Saturday, the Pawnee six faced Merino, Haxtun and Sedwick County. Pawnee also lost their games. "Their effort in the tournament was incredible for six girls who had to play all day while other teams had plenty of subs. I was told by coaches and...
The Pine Bluffs-Burns Cross Country team had a first full team experience with junior high joining the run at the Gering Invite on Friday at Gering Park. Dustin Lee, Pine Bluffs Head Coach, said the meet was nice and cool, which was a drastic change from last year’s 99 degree weather. “The kids did great,” Lee said. In the woman’s 5,000 meter varsity race. Kelsey Faircloth ran 23.51, Matison Mikesell ran 24.00 and Celestial Jackson ran 24.09. In the women’s 5,000 meter junior varsity race, Emily Keiter was a top 10 winner with a time of 23.58....
During Pine Bluffs Town Meeting on Aug. 18, Mayor Shain read a letter from Larry Silvery asking for a Consensus Block Grant for his Veterans Memorial. However, the motion died due to lack of a second. On Tuesday. Sept. 2, Silvery was at the town meeting to talk about modifications done to the memorial and ask for the town’s support. New business began with Silvery addressing the Council about the Veterans Memorial. Silvery began explaining some modifications to the memorial including changing the first Ten Amendments Wall to a Wall of Thanks t...
M. Lee Hasenauer, along with Troy Thomas, R-Commissioner, and Linda Heath, R-Commissioner, will be put on the ballot for the Nov. 4 general election and will compete against Ron Kailey Jr., D-Commissioner. If there is enough write-in votes, then another Democrat will be put on the Nov. 4 ballot, Hasenauer said. "In Laramie county there's a 2:1 ratio of Republicans over Democrats which really limits the chance for Democrats to be successful in the general election. That's just my opinion,"...
Circle S Aviation helps farmers keep their crops in the best conditions, especially during harvest season. Whenever farmers notice a problem in their crops, whether its weeds or pests, they'll notify Circle S to spray their crops. Steve Peiffer, owner, operator and Chief Pilot of Circle S Aviation, said a Cessna 188 aircraft is used to spray wheat, corn and sunflowers. "We're promoting general crop health in the area," Peiffer said. Wheat is being sprayed to kill weeds. Even though weeds are a p...
A couple new to Pine Bluffs attended the Pine Bluffs Town Meeting Monday night. Victor and Kellie Kashian attended the town meeting to receive an approval for building permits. Kellie Kashian said she and her husband are from north California and searched throughout Wyoming to find a place to retire. Kellie said when they visited Pine Bluffs, they fell in love and she felt as if she fit right in. The Kashians have lived in town for two weeks now and their new home is a bit of a fixer upper. Darren Rudloff was also at the meeting to inform the...
Designers and architects who are working on the new Pine Bluffs Elementary School invited the public to a community meeting to discuss ideas and comments Friday in the Pine Bluffs Elementary Multi-purpose Room. Tobin and Associates architects are working on the new Pine Bluffs Elementary School. One of the first steps in the project is determining the design and structure, as well as, the important details the old school did or did not have. The architects gathered the community for their opinions on the old and new school. The audience...
Farmers were welcomed to view and discuss results from different wheat produced throughout Goshen county, Laramie county, Platte county, Nebraska, Montana and Colorado Thursday in Albin. This meeting was to help wheat growers and seed growers review grain yield, percent of moisture, bushel weight, plant height, heading dates and yield as a percentage of means for different types of wheat in different locations. This helps farmers with future harvest. Seed growers benefit from this information by seeing which seeds are more likely to be bought...
The Pine Bluffs Senior Center celebrated another month of birthdays with help from the Pine Bluffs Day Care. The Senior Center has a birthday party on the second Wednesday of each month to celebrate that month's birthdays. The birthday party includes a lunch and a fun activity. On Wednesday, Aug. 13, the kids from the day care were the birthday party's entertainment. About 23 kids sang songs and gave hand-painted gifts to the seniors. Birthdays being celebrated this month include: Dale Bowman,...
