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In what most remember being the music room at the old Burns Elementary school, now thrives as the only place in Burns to grab a bite to eat. About two months ago, Jodee and Mark Zitek opened up the Burns Café after closing the doors on their café in Hereford in January of 2015. "When we heard that it was available, I thought to myself, I have got to try this. So we jumped in and it's been excellent," Jodee explained. "The support we have gotten has been just great." The community support has b...
Just four years ago, the Blessed Hope Baptist Church opened its doors in the Burns Plex on Main Street in Burns, using a small (dimension) room for its congregation, a fellowship area as well as the pastor’s office. The church has had to move three times throughout the building, to make sure there is enough room for services and activities. In those four years, the church has seen immense growth as it now occupies six rooms, with two of those being constructed by the church itself. According to Blessed Hope Baptist Church Pastor Nathaniel E...
Being a first-year swimmer for the Cheyenne South High School Swim Team didn't stop Burns High School (BHS) student Jakobi Mirich from becoming a contender in the 4A class swim division this year, nor did it stop her from qualifying for the state meet held in October. "Jakobi is a tremendous person. She contributed to our team in so many ways inside and outside the pool,"South High School Swim Coach Jason Garman said. "Even though she is only a freshman, she brought a lot of maturity to our...
Today is the last day for Town of Pine Bluffs residents to voice their suggestions and concerns for the North Wells Land Use Master Plan. A web-based comment card is available at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NorthWellsWorkshopNo2. This survey helps to gather data about what the residents would like to see happen to the land that the Town of Pine Bluffs bought in the fall of 2014. The town hired AVI, P.C., an engineering, planning and surveying firm of Cheyenne, to help conduct the study and collect the data from what Pine Bluffs residents...
Most every Friday morning students congregate in a classroom for two hours to play the old game of chess. Beginning in the fall of 2015, Pine Bluffs Junior-Senior High English Teacher Eric Kestner wanted to offer something for students on Fridays. "Friday school offers students a chance for remediation, but we also wanted to offer enrichment opportunities for our students," Kestner explained. "Chess club fits that role perfectly." With just a handful of students attending when it first began,...
For students who like to express themselves through the art of acting or those who maybe would like to step outside their comfort zone to learn something new, an opportunity will await them during the auditions of the Children's Missoula Theatre. The touring company of the Children's Missoula Theatre will be in Pine Bluffs to audition students kindergarten through 12th grades who attend school in Laramie County School District No. 2 (LCSD #2) 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday Nov. 14 at the Pine Bluffs High School Commons. The theatre group is being...
After a long five years, the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets volleyball team was able to make the trek to Casper to compete in the Wyoming 2A State Volleyball tournament last Thursday. Gaining valuable experience and a lifetime memories, the team came home going 0-2 in their matches. Pine Bluffs got the chance of competing in the state tournament after grabbing fourth place in the regional tournament. According to Junior Kenzie Graves, it was the team's goal. “This year at the regional tournament when the possible end of our season was right there, w...
The Pawnee Coyotes football team ended their season during the quarter-final game of the Colorado State High School 1A six-man football tournament as they were defeated by the Hi Plains Patriots. Pawnee hosted the number three seed Patriots Nov. 5 for entrance into the semi-final game. The Coyotes had a rough start to the first quarter as Hi Plains put up 30 points on the board to Pawnee's 18 however making quite a comeback, the Coyotes added 27 points in the second half compared to the...
Small numbers lead the Pine Bluffs Junior High Football team to learn more about the game as well as playing as a team this season. According to PBJH Football Coach Pat Walter, due to low numbers a decision between Pine Bluffs Athletic Director Kendra Roeder and himself was made to go ahead with a nine-man team. “After gathering information on who was interested in playing, our numbers were very low,” Walter explained. “After a couple of days of assistant coach Addison Perlinski and I encouraging kids to give it a try, we arrived at our final...
During the general election Nov. 8, residents living in Laramie County School District No. 2 will have the opportunity to vote upon those who will govern the school district. Five seats will be up for grabs during the election. Candidates had to file by Aug. 29, 2016 to be on the ballet and must reside in the area they are wanting to represent. Area C (Albin) Two individuals have registered for the one trustee spot in Area C (Albin) - incumbent Esther Davison and Brian Blosmo. Davison is seeking re-election because she is a lifelong learner....
The Laramie County School District No. 2 (LCSD #2) lost four educators, Sue Maxted, Kathleen Lyon and Tom and Sue Watson, in May due to retirement. The four were recognized for their continued support of LCSD #2 in May. Forty-two years have passed since Lyon joined the district, teaching at the Albin Elementary School. "I taught at Albin for 29 years as a classroom teacher," Lyon said. "I taught all grades and also taught junior high reading." A title one position opened up in 2003 at the Pine...
The most talked about day for the country will be here Tuesday as registered voters head back to the polls during the general election Nov. 8. Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee reported at the end of the day Oct. 28, that more than 8,000 voters had cast their ballots at the early voting site at the Laramie County Governmental Complex which represents 23% registered. Lee also reported via her website that a record 689 voters cast their ballot Oct. 28. There was a total of 2,257 absentee ballots mailed out Sept. 23 and 98 percent had voted via...
The Pawnee Coyotes football team is on a roll, winning the last five games including the first round playoff game in the Colorado 1A Six-Man football playoffs against undefeated Cotopaxi Saturday. Both Pawnee and Cotopaxi were scoreless in both the first and second quarters for a tied game of 0-0 at halftime. The Coyotes came out in the third quarter and put up 14 points on the scoreboard while Cotopaxi added eight. Pawnee took control of the game during the fourth quarter as they scored 23...
The Burns Lady Broncs Junior High Volleyball team brought home the SEWAC conference title Oct. 8 after a hard tough battle in Lingle, Wyo. This was the first title brought home by the Lady Broncs since 2010. After winning against Southeast at home for the last-regular season volleyball game in three sets: 25- 23, 22,-25 and 25-13, the Lady Broncs tied with Southeast for first place in regular season play. "It was during homecoming week and we had a huge amount of support from our high school stu...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets Volleyball team isn’t finished yet as they were able to secure a fourth place finish at the 2A East Regional volleyball tournament Saturday. The team is heading to state Thursday for the first time in five years. The Lady Hornets took on the Upton Lady Bobcats during the first match of the day last Friday and lost in three sets. The first set was close as Pine Bluffs fell 20-25. The Lady Hornets couldn’t contain Upton and lost the second set, 18-25. The third set also went to Upton 17-25. According to Pine Bluffs He...
Watching the Pine Bluffs – Burns Lady Cross Country Team posing with each other and their first place trophy, coaches Cole Manlove, Dustin Lee and Ashley Rousseau all agreed on one thing: it never gets old. The lady runners brought home the Wyoming 2A State Cross Country Title Saturday from Sheridan. Again. As in the seventh time. Although what makes it memorable isn't that it's the seventh time they have gone out to dominate the sport, it's the camaraderie and relationships that grew s...
Today, like most days since being hired by the Town of Pine Bluffs as the town's recreation director, she can be seen getting ready for whatever she has up her sleeve to bring recreational activities to the town's residents. Lately, she's been hurrying about to get the last minute details complete for the town's annual Halloween carnival and spaghetti supper. Although just short four years ago, she got the diagnosis no one wants to hear: breast cancer. Sonja Fornstrom can laugh while discussing...
High West Energy of Pine Bluffs was awarded by the Wyoming United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as the state's "Cooperative Partnership of the Year" award Monday morning during a brief ceremony at the company's headquarters. High West Energy received a Rural Economic Development Loan earlier this year from USDA. This money was obtained to help aid the new Wyoming Malting Company and Pine Bluffs Distillery company purchase equipment and help finance the construction of the first craft...
The Pine Bluffs–Burns boys' team competed in the Wyoming 2A State Cross Country meet Saturday in Sheridan at the Veteran's Hospital. Coming in overall in the eighth spot, the team had a total of 155 points with a total time accumulation of 1:24:34.04. According to Pine Bluffs–Burns Coach Cole Manlove, some of the boys ran their first varsity or state race this year. "They proved they could compete." Coming across the finish line for the team was Dan Jensen with a time of 20:07.73 to earn 26t...
The Burns Lady Broncs traveled to Yoder Friday, Oct. 21 for a conference game against the Southeast Lady Cyclones and came home with a loss in three sets. The first set was intense, but Southeast got the upper hand, winning 26-24. The second set proved to be tight, but the Lady Cyclones got the upper hand, winning 25-20. The last set of the game, the Lady Broncs couldn’t get past Southeast and lost 25-15. Malli O’Neal led the team with 21 digs and Willow Martin served three aces and had 11 assists. Rachel Kelly slammed 11 kills while tea...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets are prepping for regional play as they head into the weekend as the top seed in the south division of the 2A regional volleyball tournament held in Torrington. Pine Bluffs will take on the number four seed the Upton Lady Bobcats beginning at 3 p.m. on Friday. Pine Bluffs hosted Lusk Friday, Oct. 21 and came out with a 3-0 win (27-25, 25-18, 25-14). Traveling to Glenrock, Wyo., to compete against the Lady Herders, the Pine Bluffs team came home with a defeated Saturday in four sets (25-23, 20-25, 20-25, 24-26)....
