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The Steel Pan Band from Trinidad and Tobago recently entertained residents of Pine Bluffs at the Pine Bluffs Baptist Church, where Pastor Dan DeBruyn hosted them for a third time. The band played a few hymns, a Disney song and a pirate themed medley for the children. Between each song the musicians looked to each other to prepare for the next song. A round of applause greeted each ending. The musicians minded their instruments and cast broad smiles intermittently to the audience. With bright red shirts signifying their group affiliation...
They sing for family, friends and fun. They're the Squash Blossoms, an all-girl Wyoming musical group comprised of Kaci Malmburg, McKenzi Digby, Kim Kuhn and Georgeann Wearin. The band has been together for about a year, practicing weekly. Their first performace was about four months ago, and they appeared this past week as part of the local Trail Days festivities. Wearin is a Pine Bluffs native who has been a professional entertainer for 25 years. Mamlburg and Kuhn have held the title as Miss F...
In the town of Burns you will find the "Room". A place to donate your unwanted items, pick up items, or volunteer your time - at no cost or commitment to you. The "Room" is the brainchild of Sophia Aerhart, a single mother dedicated to bringing the community together. "This is a community effort. From the logo to the clothes. All of it is given by the community for the community," Sophia said. For three years Burns has had the "Room" to grow. It is now two rooms. Originally Aerhart petitioned...
Chad Werner of the South Western Wyoming Recovery Access Program, or S.W.W.R.A.P. for short,” spent the morning talking to local businesses. “Our services have expanded, and we just want to get out and let people know about us.” Werner said. His work is with veterans who are facing, or are, homelessness. “Our program is federally funded.” Werner added. His previous work had been as a pastor in Cincinnati. However ,his efforts have shifted from saving souls to getting them housing. A community-based grant through Supportive Services for Veter...
“We have an alternative,” Wendy Rhoade, a daycare worker, declared at the special meeting of the Pine Bluffs Town Council. The meeting convened to consider taking proposals for another entity to operate the daycare. There were well over a dozen in attendance. Rhoade passed out the proposal to council members. “This is a collaborative effort on the part of all the current daycare employees,” Rhoade said. The nature of the proposal was not available to the public, but involved a restructuring that retained the town as the operator. But this wa...
The Pine Bluffs Town Council met for their regular meeting and moved right to visitor comments. Sharon Fain spoke. “This year Operation Back to School of Laramie County School District 1 wants to share supplies for students with Laramie County School District 2.” She told the Council that this event would take place on Aug. 11 at 3:45p.m. “We will get the supplies to the counselors, and they can determine which students get them.” Fain added. There were no other visitor comments. Mark Fornstrom reported that the National Recreation convent...
Mayor Kelly Krakow called the Albin Town council to order and the floor was opened to discuss the Larson road bids. Knife River's Dan Hawk presented the bid amount. The Council felt the amount was too high for the budget. Mayor Krakow asked Hawk, “Could the amount be lowered if we wait to do it later?” Hawk indicated the amount would not substantially change from the initial bid. A discussion ensued about other options for covering the road. Hawks offered a couple of alternatives that included milling the road. He added, “You would have to cr...
At 3:30 am on the morning of July 9, four buses rolled quietly into town carrying 150 young musicians traveling together with the Spirit of Atlanta Drum Corps. In Pine Bluffs they found a place to rest, practice and prepare for their next competition in Laramie. A fifth truck, the food truck, parked and quickly set about work preparing food for their young charges. One of those cooks, Sue Bailey, was a Drum Corps member from 1977-1980, and is on the board of directors. With her morning routine,...
Mayor Ralph Bartels opened the Burns town council meeting then inquired about any public comments. Sonia Rey, representing a recycling firm in Cheyenne, presented the town of Burns with an opportunity to recycle glass. “There would be no cost to the Town of Burns,” she continued, “You would need to provided the collection bins, but we would come and collect for free once a month. Thereafter it would cost forty dollars per pickup.” Sonia pointed out some of the uses of recycled glass including mulch, and would make the town cleaner and greener...
After calling the meeting to order the Pine Bluffs Town Council moved to the business of the intended use of property by Chad Brown and Gene Purdy for their company Wyoming Malted. The Council needed to determine if this use was in accordance with the town's envisioned goal for said property. Presenting the request was Anja Bendel from Cheyenne LEADS. She stated, “We need documentation from the City of Pine Bluffs that the intended use of the property by Wyoming Malt is in accordance with the vision of the Council.” Town Attorney Alex Dav...
Brianna Bocox of Burns has been skating since she was eight. In her second year of inline skating she took fourth place in the Nationals in Nebraska. Now, a decade later, she has won a spot on TeamUSA to compete in Taiwan. But its the bits in between that has made it all possible. In May 2015, Brianna graduated from Burns High School, and received the Olympic Training Opportunity Scholarship. When asked about it Brianna elaborated on the benefits, "It allows me to go to Salt Lake Community...