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In 1985, Burns Elementary librarian Diana Coulter went to England with her high school choir. While there, Coulter and the other singers stayed with host families. Coulter remembers the trip as a "fantastic opportunity" to see England and kept in contact with her host family for the past 28 years. "She (host mother Yvette) always refers to me as her American daughter, and she is my British Mum," said Coulter with a smile, "A few months ago, Rebecca, her daughter, contacted me and told me she was...
Burns high graduate Sawyer Burkett was among the 3,578 recipients of the highest honor in the Future Farmers of America organization, the American FFA Degree. The 86th Annual National FFA convention convened in Louisville, Ky., Oct. 30-Nov. 2, and over 55,000 students, teachers and parents took part in the exhibits, competitions and listened to keynote speakers such as Rick Pitino, Joe Torrillo and Josh Sundquist. The American FFA Degree is awarded to FFA members who have demonstrated the...
Pine Bluffs howls in before the holiday Over 225 ghosts and goblins filled their empty bellies with a spaghetti dinner sponsored by the Pine Bluffs Lions Club before attacking the games and booths at the Pine Bluffs Halloween Carnival Wednesday, Oct. 30. A costume contest rounded out the fun with original to scary to just darn cute winning prizes from the treasure chest. The evening was so busy the Texas Trail Museum ran out of raffle tickets. The only down side was a couple of spilled...
The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WyDOT) hosted an open house Oct. 24 at the Pine Bluffs Community Center to discuss the upcoming bridge construction around Pine Bluffs on Interstate 80. The intent was to offer the residents and business owners transparency on the project and a chance to voice their opinions on the demolition of six 1960's bridges along the interstate, the construction of new steel overpasses and the detours used during the two-year construction time. The bid for the... Full story
When local residents run low on the staples of the kitchen or perhaps just need a snack after school, all trails lead to Texas Trail Market. But most of the bargain shoppers don't realize the little store has been around for 65 years. "It was the Coop Market before the name changed in 1984," explained manager Bill Cushing. "They had a contest to decide the new name and the Baptist minister at the time won. Talk about a town supporting a store." The first manager was Ralph Shipp. Then Don Tilton...
Layne Burnett, a fifth grader at Carpenter elementary, is a "fabulous student," according to her teacher Craig Williams. Layne likes to read and write, but is unsure which one she likes better. "I read the Hunger Games but I haven't seen the movies," Layne explained. "Now I am reading a series about a pioneer family. Just like her indecision on whether writing or reading is better, Layne is not sure what type of book is the best. Layne is the daughter of Jeff and Kim Burnett who own the dairy...
The Burns Broncs moved up in the state ranking to No. 8 after beating Wheatland last week. But they still had one more game to win before celebrating an undefeated regular season. After honoring the senior players and their parents, the Burns Broncs worked on their next win Friday night in Burns against Glenrock. The game's outcome didn't mean more than an honor win for the Broncs who had already secured home-field advantage through the playoffs. But that didn't take away the passion the Broncs...
The Lady Broncs traveled to Wright Friday to participate in the 2A regional volleyball tournament., losing to Tongue River in their first bracket match-up 25-21, 19-25, 25-21, 22-25, 12-15. Later in the evening, the Lady Broncs defended their side of the net against Lusk and won, 27-29, 25-14, 25-18, 25-15. On Saturday, Burns had the chance to move forward to state with a win against Southeast, but fell short in four sets 18-25, 25-23, 20-25, 16-25. “They lost a tough battle with Tongue R...
Pine Bluffs Football Coach Will Gray is quick to own up to the pain and disappointment of the Hornets season. “0-8 isn’t fun, but our kids competed from start to finish,” Gray sighed after the 53-6 loss in Sundance that ended their season Friday night. “We will be a better football program next year, I guarantee it.” Game Stats Passing – Marquice Rivers 109 yards, Thompson 85 yards Rushing – Preston Thurin 2 yards, Kyle Jeffres 15 yards, Rivers 7 yards, Trent erner 15 yard kickoff return Receiv...
The Lady Coyotes traveled to Sterling to participate in the 1A North Center district volleyball tournament at Nothereaster Junior College Tuesday. Pawnee met Briggsdale first and decisively won the match 3-1. Just a few hours later, the Lady Coyotes protected their side of the net against Fleming. The Lady Wildcats wasted no time and drove the Lady Coyotes out in three sets, 25-16, 25-9, 235-22. In the final game of the day, Pawnee met the strong Weldon Valley and had nothing left to give,...
Early last week, a team of 13 evaluators from Advanced ED, a company contracted with the State of Wyoming to evaluate the school districts, collected information on Laramie County School District No. 2 so they could report to the North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement. The review team, half from Wyoming and half from other states, focused on systemic, practices that were district wide, systematic, practices that were regular in occurrence, and sustainable,...
Eli Childers is accustomed to scoring higher than most students on test scores. But beating out many of the nation's seniors for an elite level scholarship, the QuestBridge Scholarship was something new to Childers. "I applied in the spring of 2013 and was notified I was one of the 15 finalists last week," explained Childers. Childers is the son of Tony and Michelle Childers of Albin. His mother was very thankful for the " ivy-league opportunity on a community college budget." The QuestBridge...
Little Hornets Coach Brett Steger and Burns Colts Coach Rick Lakin met on the Pine Bluffs football field before their last game of the season Saturday morning. But the two coaches weren't competitive against each other, they were rallying against a common opponent. They were feeling the sting of a season peppered with drama from the Torrington League both teams joined this year. "We're just burnt out over this season," Steger said. "There was so much drama for us and the players. Rick and I are...
Happy Halloween! Make sure you remember all those little ghouls and princesses out there and drive safe. Oh, and remember to leave some candy out. I'll be by later to trick you out of some. Jillian McLaughlin tells us due to the Burns Broncs home playoff football game Friday, the carnival will now be held Saturday, Nov. 2, at the community center starting at 4:30 p.m with a chili cook-off and supper. The carnival will start at 5:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per person, 12 and under free with a paid...
The Laramie County School District No. 2 Board of Trustees welcomed some of the new teachers to the district at their meeting Oct. 14. Each principal took some time and introduced their new teaching staff members with a short history of each teacher for the board. Chairman Esther Davison thanked the teachers for coming and said she was glad to see the new faces and energy in the district. Pine Bluffs Elementary Principal Sue Stevens updated the board on the state standards and the work being... Full story
The Select Committee for School Facilities approved certain enhancements Wednesday for the planned track at Burn High School. “We were very pleased with the outcome,” Laramie County School District No. 2 Business Manager Rob Bryant said. “They didn’t approve the additional lanes but the district can discuss some options to fund that.” Bryant explained Burns is considered a 2A school and the standards are different for the levels of schools in Wyoming and the district wanted the standards...
My oldest turns 20 tomorrow. Happy Birthday, little squirt. He does not like it when I write about him. I try to keep him out of most of my columns but for some reason he just drifts in, reminding me of his wisdom or ways he is smarter than me. Maybe he drifts in because as my first born, he has been with me longer than anyone currently in my life, excluding my mom, brother and sister. Or maybe he comes to mind simply because I am very proud of him. He is probably the first thing I did really...
Enthusiasm in a child is contagious. And McKenzie Hupp has enthusiasm for her education and learning. “I like to learn and I can learn all I should and hope to be what I hope to be, a veterinarian,” McKenzie said as she explained her academic drive. McKenzie is a fourth grader at Albin elementary and has the pleasure of being taught by a new teacher, Shannon Perlinski. Perlinski came to Albin after teaching special education at Wind River High School in Ethete. She says she “loves the schoo...
Amidst 200 people in a standing-room-only Burns elementary library, sits a father and a young son reading a book. They were doing what Cassidy Cooper would do any time she had the chance. Read and spend time with her family. And doing it, appropriately enough, at the dedication of Cassie’s Corner Thursday evening. Cassie’s mother and father, Chris and Cori Cooper were asked soon after the tragic accident that ended the life of their lifelong reader, what they would like to do with the mem...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets hosted Natrona County Saturday afternoon and kept up with the large squad from Casper. Youthful mistakes robbed the Hornets once again of the taste of victory and they lost 8-13. Even with the dismal season, Pine Bluffs isn’t mathematically out of the playoff picture yet. With a win in Sundance Friday, the Hornets could extend their season. “As far as the playoffs are concerned, we aren’t worried about that,” Coach Will Gray explained. “The playoffs will take care of them...
Tuesday, Oct. 15 the Lady Hornets hosted Burns for their senior night game. After honoring Dana Mullins and the inactive Andrea Baker, the Lady Hornets tried to contain the defensively creative Lady Broncs and lost 21-25, 19-25, 23-25. “Burns is a great defensive team and you just have to stay aggressive hitting at them,” Coach Christina Nusbaum said. “It takes some mental stamina to play with them; you keep thinking this shot is going to be a kill and they find a way to get it up.” Nusbaum...
Extra stands borrowed from Cheyenne Central to hold the rumored 1,000 fans from Wheatland sat cold and empty on the visitors side in Burns Friday night during the football game. The snow along the sidelines didn’t cool the Broncs passion to protect their undefeated season against the Bulldogs. The Broncs shoveled another mark into the win column beating Wheatland 31-13. “Oh Mikey you’re so fine, you’re so fine you blow my mind,” probably was being chanted by the Burns Broncs fans as they watc...
The Lady Coyotes had long rallies and fought hard to stay in their competitive “happy” zone, but Liberty Common proved too much to overcome Friday night. Pawnee lost 21-25, 21-25, 18-25. On Saturday, Pawnee traveled to Weldon Valley for a triangular and tried to add a few more wins to their record. They split the games, losing to Weldon Valley and beating Briggsdale. The Lady Coyotes ready themselves for their district tournament that will start today and go through the weekend. Individual sta...
The Pawnee Coyotes fine-tuned their weak areas in the 68-13 win over the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind Thursday night. The Coyotes ended their season with this win and a record of 3-5 overall and 2-4 in the league. Game Stats Passing – Austin Burson 1 for 1 for 15, Owen Wahlert 1 for 1 for 3 Rushing – Luke Duggan 5 for 132, Tyler Krieger 8 for 99, Justin Gebauer 7 for 33, Trent Timm 1 for 33, Drew Ellis 6 for 99, Jaydee Johnston 3 for 27, Bryce Schnug 3 for 19 Receiving – Gebauer 2 for...
