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There were no qualified riders in the steer or novice bull riding at Friday night’s =G Rodeo, but Daniel Sarabia managed to hang on and earn 62 points and a pay out of $105 with his qualifying ride in the open bulls. Events for the younger set saw a few winners. Kenna Noble took first place in the novice goat tying with a time of 14.8 seconds. In second was Blake Afdahl in 15 seconds flat. Lacy Johnson had the only qualifying time in the open goat tying, finishing at 11.5 seconds to earn 6 p...
The story of Abraham taking his promised son Isaac up on the mountain to sacrifice him is one that has been taught in Sunday School classes since Sunday School classes had their beginnings. My education of the event came complete with flannel-graph depictions of the old guy putting his teenage son on an altar made of stone. Just at the right time (and before any of the kids in class had a heart attack thinking their parents might take similar action) the teacher produced the image of a ram caugh...
=G Rodeo Series points through June 14 Editor’s note: Results from the Friday night rodeo were not available at press time. Jr/Sr Team Roping — Reata Hoar 6, Connor Mordahl 6 Steer Riding — Chase Stricklin 6 Pee Wee Barrels — Hannah Kinnison 13, Byrndal Burke 12, Natalee Smalley 11, Layne Burnett 8, Rayne Grant 6, Kaitlyn Idler 4.5, Kaycee Thomas 4, Stesha Tidyman 2, Tate Bishop 2, Tasha Hansen 0.5 Novice Bulls — Mike Schultz 6, Tommy Schultz 6 Novice Goat Tying — R. Hoar 17, Corey James Bomho...
I have been called by a number of names in my lifetime. On the first day of school I am called by my given name — Cynthia. Once I got to college it didn’t bother me to be so formal and when people use my given name now I hardly give it a thought. I usually go by Cindi. Spelling changed from a “y” on the end when I was a teenager. My father gets a kick out of finding stuff to tease me about on that issue and I love it! Teenage independence is an odd thing and he has played on it for years....
With a score of 59 Tommy Schultz was the only bull or steer rider to come away with prize money at Friday night’s =G Rodeo. The puts him in a tie with Mike Schultz in season standings. Both have earned six points. Reata Hoar remains atop the leader board in novice goat tying. She entered Friday’s rodeo with 11 points and tacked on another six by taking first place with a time of 10.4 seconds. In second place was Tanna Hansen, who finished in 26.2 seconds. In the open goat tying event, a tim...
So this guy takes his dog to the vet. Seems the dog’s eyes are crossed and the pet owner wants to see if something can be done. For the examination, the vet picks the dog up and takes a look. After a few moments the vet speaks. “Well,” the vet sighs, “I’m gonna have to put him down.” “What!” the owner exclaims. “Just because he has crossed eyes?” “No,” the vet says. “Because he’s heavy.” We have all been there — what we mean may be what we said but not what we meant. There is even a famous sayin...
Monday night’s meeting of Burns Town Council started off with the swearing in of second-term mayor Judy Johnstone by town clerk Toni McNamar. Johnstone then proceeded to conduct the swearing in of re-elected councilman Harvey Humphrey and newly elected councilmen Dennis Bastian and Charlie Vosler before attending to the remaining agenda items. Johnstone cleared some “new year” hurdles by asking the council to appoint Monique Ojeda as the town attorney and making appointments of the counc... Full story
When it came to riding calves, steer and bulls Friday night at the =G Rodeo in Pine Bluffs only one rider was able to hold on for the time needed to qualify and earn points. Mike Schultz earned a score of 63 in novice bull riding, thus tacking six points to his season total. He leads the event as there were no qualified rides in the series opener. The young folks took the arena first, competing in goat tying events. Libby Winchell took the top spot in the novice event with 8.2 seconds. Reata...
Pine Bluffs motocross racer Cheyenne Matthews is usually seen on the track side of the fences but the roles were reversed on Saturday, May 25, as she appeared as a Pro Pit VIP at the Thunder Valley National Championship Motocross Races in Lakewood. Colo. Matthews, has always wanted to attend a national pro race and finally got to realize her dream. “I was so shocked that the top pros in the world were willing to take time to talk with me,” said the star struck Pine Bluffs teenager. “Trey Canar...
So I need a screwdriver. Can’t find one, though I know for a fact there are at least 10 of them in my house somewhere. I collect screwdrivers. It wasn’t intentional. I got one in a toolkit from my dad when my kids and I struck out on our own. I “adopted” one when my son left his toolbox at my house when he left home to become a Marine. I still have it years later. I bought one back in Ohio when I got a new car and had to put license plates on. Thought I brought one but forgot to put it in the...
A family celebration was held Sunday afternoon as the town of Grover sent off its class of 2013 graduates from Pawnee High School. Of the nine seniors concluding their years at Pawnee, four have spent the last 13 years together. “You have arrived at the end of a goal you set,” superintendent Bret Robinson told the graduates. “What comes with it is a lot of emotion.” He said some of them had yet to meet a tough challenge, but assured the graduates those challenges would come. “Have courage a...
Louis E. Canady American Legion Post No. 60 was in charge of decorating the graves of every serviceman buried in the Pine Bluffs Cemetery in advance of Monday’s Memorial Day remembrance. The post provided a color guard for the service. The Honor Guard was presented by Post 6 from Cheyenne. Melinda Gibson sang the National Anthem. Post commander Chuck Radcliffe stood aside in leading the remembrance allowing District 6 commander Herb Walker to do the honors....
Neil Williams took an early lead in open bull riding as the =G Rodeo Series got underway at the Pine Bluffs Arena Friday night. He stayed seated the full 8 seconds earning a score of 61 for 6 points. Chase Stricklin could not be shaken and exceeded the needed 8 seconds to garner a score of 68 in the steer riding event. He also earned 6 points to begin the season. There were no qualified rides in the novice bulls. Starting off the evening were events for the smaller set. Reata Hoar led the...
The Pine Bluffs EMS crew took a trip up to the bluffs for a team photo to celebrate last week’s EMS Week observance. The life-saving crew is a volunteer organization dedicated to serving local residents and travelers through the area....
Late Wednesday morning, May 15, tones went out calling the Pine Bluffs Fire Department and ambulance crews and Laramie County Sheriff’s Department to the site of a plane crash 1.5 miles west of the Pine Bluffs Airport runway. A Cessna 188 crop duster piloted by Mark Nardin, of Emigrant, Mont., lost lift at 2200 feet while practicing touch and go landings. Nardin was able to land the aircraft but struck a fence causing very extensive damage to the aircraft operated by Circle S Aviation. The F...
It was Burns High School’s year at the 2A state track and field meet, held last weekend in Casper. The Burns girls won the division with 98 points. Field event star Shana Wilcoxson finished her high school career by earning 40 of those points on her own when she took first place in all four of her events. “The Burns girls had a great state meet,” said coach Brooks Hoffman. “Lovell is a very strong, well rounded team. They know how to compete at the state meet having won the title the past th... Full story
The Pine Bluffs Hornets worked their way through a growing season in track this year. Hampered by weather and the lack of meets to compete in, both the boys and girls teams placed twelfth at the state meet last weekend. The girls earned a score of 27, while the boys had 18 points. “The state meet was a tough meet for us,” said coach Dustin Lee. “Although there were some unfortunate happenings it also had some positive ones. We are a young team with young talent. That talent will be tough to be...
The Burns Town Council discussed construction of a community kitchen at the Burns-Plex at its May 13, meeting. Jessica Loyd brought the issue up as part of her plan to start a daycare center in the building. “I have an in-home daycare and am interested in renting room at Burns-plex to provide a larger daycare,” Loyd said. A couple concerns included the need to become compliant with the health department. For that a commercial kitchen is needed. Mayor Judy Johnstone said the council needed to...
We hear often in Christian circles people saying, “I just don’t know how to live for God. I don’t know what He wants.” We constantly wonder to ourselves and aloud just what the will of God is for our lives. The trouble is when He tells us we are busy or closed off, or just not paying attention. I thought of a simple formula to solve this problem when researching addiction for a college class. It’s even easy to remember. The word HOW covers it all. If we want to know how we need to be Honest, O...
Mayor Judy Johnston won the confidence vote in Burns on Tuesday, with 51 people casting votes for the incumbent, who was running unopposed. Seven write-in candidates also received votes in the mayoral race. Donna Black, Matt Fields and Vernon Testerman Sr. all received two votes. Vernon Testerman Jr., Jim Acton, Brian Mills and Harvey Humphrey each received a vote. There were two races for council seats in Burns, as two four-year seats and one two-year seat were available. Running for the... Full story
The Burns girls track and field squad took first place at the 2A East Regional meet in Gillette last weekend, setting them up for action at the state meet in Casper this weekend. The Lady Broncs earned 151 points for the win. The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets garnered 69 points for their performances, which was good enough for sixth place overall. Top finishers for Burns included sophomore Ashley Turner in the sprints. She took first in the 100 and 200 meter dashes and second in the 400. Their 4x100... Full story
The 9th annual Knights of Columbus Golf Tournament was held at Leaning Rock Golf Course May 11. Beautiful weather welcomed the 16 teams to the course. The first place team with a score of 28 was Steve F. Rivera, Stevie Rivera, Justin Halstead and Cody Lipps. The second place team, representing Pal’s Pub, had a score of 32. That team included members Steve Linn, Quentin Paich and Chris Mossberg. In third place with a score of 33 was the team of Charlie and Gary Person and Leroy and Larry G...
My puppy, Sadie, is getting big; huge actually. And she is a huge presence in my life. No matter how I am feeling, what I do, how many or few minutes I can spend with her, she is always immensely happy to see me. She runs circles around me, brings me her toys so we can play together, and hauls her 70-pound solid chocolate body up on my lap to snuggle. Sadie listens pretty well, but when we are outside she gets distracted by bunnies, so when she successfully goes potty and comes right back in we...
The Burns Broncs turned in a third place performance at the 2A East Regional track meet last weekend. The team earned a collective 87 points for the ranking. The Pine Bluffs Hornets scored 69 points to take sixth place. Taking a look at the top three finishers in each event, spectators saw Colton Wright run the 100m dash in 11.82 to take second place. Jorge Garcia also notched a second-place finish in the 1600m run. He took third in the 3200m. Paden Wilson continued the second place tradition...
Bill Shain retained his seat as mayor of Pine Bluffs in Tuesday’s election. He defeated opponent Steve Miller by a 242 to 62 vote margin. Kelly Krakow was confirmed for a second term as mayor in Albin with 25 votes. There was a write-in vote for James Sorensen in Albin. In the council race in Pine Bluffs, six men ran for two four-year terms. Incumbent Alan Curtis received 189 votes and incumbent Mark Fornstrom received 157. The challengers were Don Herman, Lowell Klassy, Charles Radcliffe and J...
