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Logan Leo Chambers would make his debut into the world as the first baby born in Laramie County, Wyoming on January 1, 2021 at 3:22 a.m. The proud parents of Logan are Annah and Zachary Chambers. He enters the family being the only son with three older sisters; Lillian, Morgan and Robin. "The girls absolutely adore their new little brother," stated mom, Annah Chambers. Logan's weight and height are 6 pounds 11 ounces and 20.5 inches long. The proud grandparents are: Janine and Robert Hinkley,...
Sadie's Cafe recently hosted their second painting event on Thursday night. Artists gathered around and watched as Ashley Hottell gave a lesson on how to bring their blank canvases to life. The theme for the night was a snowy, woodsy scene with many different animals wandering through each picture. Using their imagination for a wintery scene gave an array of different paintings. Some artists had bears, wolves and even elk. Hottell was on hand to do a one on one help and instruction if needed....
County Commissioners Brian Lovett and Gunnar Malm joined Laramie county fire department #3 (LCFD#3) for the Albin town council meeting on Thursday January 14, 2021. There were plenty of subjects that needed attention, the first item of business was from LCFD #3. They ask that their land purchased be annexed as part of the town. The plan is to build a new fire department building with the funding from the 6th penny tax. The discussion will be revisited at the February meeting. Lovett and Malm visited to discuss the plans for resurfacing county...
Laramie County Outreach Center will be giving away furniture on January 23rd from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. An anonymous donor left in endowment for the outreach program to get new furniture for their building, leaving existing furniture without a home. The furniture ranges from the 1970s all the way to the 2000s but is in great condition. "I would hate to see all of it just go to waste." stated Christie Goertel, Life Enrichment, Program Manager, Laramie County Community College. The outreach center will be offering their classes beginning...
Bringing traditions back from the past found a group of ladies at the Pine Bluffs Senior Center. This is just one of several traditions found that day. The Ladies Tea itself, is a traidion from the past where many great recipes, dinners and sewing tips were found. The wearing of the hat and stylish dresses is one tradition Votruba shared with the group....
Kay Dersham, the school nurse for the Pine Bluffs and Burns schools, started her series of vaccines on Monday, January 11. The Pine Bluffs school staff will start receiving the first series of shots on February 16th 2021, Burns staff will start the next day on February 17, 2021. The 2nd round of shots will be on March 9 and 10, 2021. The official name for the vaccine is the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine. Each vaccine comes in a series of 2 shots, about 3 weeks apart. "Covid-19 MRNA vaccines...
On Monday night Pine Bluffs had their first town hall meeting of the year, it was also the first meeting after the approval of changing the meeting date. All Town Council meetings will now be held on the the second Monday of every month. The first item they discussed was billing for engineering fees. These fees are applied for the valve replacement at the lagoon and pneumonia study project. The bidding will be held February 8th. Next was an MOU agreement with Kimball health clinic. The agreement states that in the case of something happening...
Published July 9 After 5,000 gallons of sanitizer, Pine Bluffs Distilling going strong with spirits After making nearly 5,000 gallons of sanitizer, Pine Bluffs Distilling is back to its normal operations, making unique vodka, whiskey, bourbon and rye. Chad Brown, co-owner and founder of Pine Bluffs Distilling, said the company has one more batch of sanitizer to finish, which will bring the total manufactured during the coronavirus pandemic to 5,000 gallons. Pine Bluffs Distilling wasone of several distilleries and breweries in the state to win...
Jane M. Klausman - Women in Business Scholarship The Zonta Club of Cheyenne is currently accepting applications for their Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship. The Club offers this $1,000 scholarship to a woman of any age, pursuing an accredited business or business-related program, who demonstrates outstanding potential in the field. Zonta International offers up to 32 scholarships of- $2,500 each at the district/region level and six international scholarships in the amount of $8,000 each. There is a potential of $11,500 in awards...
As every good mayor should, Alan Curtis, the Mayor of Pine Bluffs, has quite the plans for the little town. Some short term, some long term, and even some wishes for the upcoming year(s). Some of his more immediate plans include installing a new deep well for the Town of Pine Bluffs. The deep well would be located by highway 30 near the rodeo grounds. A deep well in that location would help provide a better water supply for the town. This would be a long term benefit for the town of Pine...
Published Jan. 9 NEW LAW ON TITLES CHEYENNE: Joint owner of a vehicle? New law on titles issued after Jan. 1 may affect you If two owners are listed on a vehicle title, who can sell the vehicle? According to the Laramie County Clerk, the answer depends on when the title was issued and how the owners’ names are joined. Published Jan. 16 BRING DOWN THE OLD -IN WITH THE NEW Pine Bluffs is seeing the end of the first business to open its doors on Parsons St. Anyone driving up the street today would have seen a hollowed out shell of a building that...
The residents of Pine Bluffs woke up Tuesday, December 29 to a frigid snowfall with temperatures dipping into the teens in the early morning hours. This was not the most snow the area has seen, however, it was still enough to cause road closures. In the early hours of the day Interstate 80 was closed eastbound all the way from Pine Bluffs to Omaha due to an accident in Nebraska. The Cheyenne weather service reported a whopping 1.4 inches at 5:00 a.m. at the weather station. The snow...
The Points West Community Branch President Scott Vasko recently awarded the Pine Bluff Lions Club with a generous donation for their community help fund. This donation will be used to help with their eyeglasses and exam program and their student of the quarter grants. Every year eight grants are handed out to two students per quarter. One student from Pine Bluffs and one student from Burns is selected quarter and is awarded a grant. There are many different programs the Lions club helps...
With New year's almost literally right around the corner some people may be planning what to do on New year's Eve. Some may stay indoors with their close family others maybe planning a night out at the bar. Regardless of your plans there are always some precautions you need to take at this time of year. Some of the younger generation will be out at the bars or at parties to celebrate the new year but being out in public during this time can be dangerous. If traveling out of town for celebrations be sure to plan ahead and have a place to stay...
It is that time again, New year new me or so we hope. With a year as chaotic as 2020, many will be remembering their year and figuring how to make the next one well, less 2020ish. The idea of New year's resolutions is believed to stem from ancient Babylon 4,000 years ago. During this time the new year started in mid-march. This is when Babylonians would throw a 12-day festival to either worship their king or welcome their new one. The resolutions were not quite what they are today though. Babylonians would offer promises to their gods to pay...
Although Monday’s city council meeting was much shorter than usual they did have a few things to talk about. Resolution 20/20-11 was brought to the table, this is for the process of combining lots. Any lot less than 35 acres do not qualify for agricultural property therefore combining lot one and two qualifies for agriculture. By combining both lots this would save about $4500 a month. Lot one was only 20 acres while lot two was 40 acres this combination will not affect any future construction. Other than that there was no other business. H...
Thanks to earth's tilt on its axis people recently experienced the Winter Solstice! The solstice happened on Monday, December 21st and this marks the official astrological first day of winter. When the solstice rolls around, its the shortest day of the year. This event happens once in December for the northern hemisphere and once in June for the southern hemisphere. Meaning, while it is our winter solstice, the southern hemisphere is in their summer solstice and vice versa. There is some belief...
Tis the season! Tis the season for family food presents and Christmas trees!! Many families today have their own unique tree displays. Some are real some fake some aren't even trees at all. This season the big question is where did the Christmas tree, we all have come to love, really originate? The "Christmas tree" goes far back in history. Every culture has their own to represent either their religion or beliefs. For example the ancient Egyptians Hebrews and Chinese believed evergreen wreaths and garlands symbolized eternal life. They would de...
Numerous important topics were on the agenda to be brought up in this week's City Council meeting. The Council discussed things from the usual claims and payroll to very important details about the wells to the known transformer issues. To kick off the meeting, Mayor Allen Curtis added a brief executive session as part of the closing. “It was a real estate decision but no decision needed to be made that night.” Mayor Curtis stated The next area of discussion was some building permits. One for a shed on Blair Street and the other one for the...
As Christmas makes its way into our homes we need to be sure to be ready for anything a 2020 Christmas throws our way! It has been a terrible year for many people but that doesn't mean Christmas has to be terrible as well. So let's all practice a safe Christmas and Happy New Year! With Christmas many people get caught up in the lights, decorations, and candles but some don’t quite understand how dangerous each of those items are. The main attractions of the season are of course the bright twinkling trees set up in huge bay windows or just in t...
Donald Eisenhauer American legion Post 60 held their annual Christmas social this past weekend. There was lots of great food, and great company to socialize with. Sadly the turnout was not what it usually is but that was expected with this year's current events. All of the food was by freewill donation, Ribs smoked and barbecued by Charles Cunningham; Rocky mountain oysters by John and Diane Wise and main dish salads appetizers and desserts or provided by the crowd. There was a silent auction....
Pine Bluffs recreation recently did the judging for their 15th annual Christmas light decoration contest. Judging happened on December 14th between 5:00 and 8:00 p.m.. Rules for the contest were residents must live in the city limits, and homes can only win every other year. Businesses were excluded from judging.All the winners can pick up their $20 gift card to the Texas Trail Market from the Pine Bluffs Town Hall. The winners are: Pat and Sam Walter at 1106 Wilhelm road, Carl and Elizabeth Zer...
Memories of Christmas past were flying through the air at the Christmas at home event on Monday night. Every year in the past the Laramie County Fire District #5 served a chili dinner. This year's chili and soup dinner was a takeout and delivery only, and everything was by free will donation. There were 29 vendors with many different items for sale. Each vendor displayed their own array of products ranging from stocking stuffers, to wall decorations, and a little something for each person in a...
In such an incredible community like the one of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming family has always been a very important pillar in this community. The Pine Bluffs community has always been one to take care of their community especially in tragic times. This time the Pine Bluffs High school has gotten together with a private donor to help raise money for the Graves family. Brian Cox, the agriculture teacher at Pine Bluffs High School, and students sold smoked pork loins and ribs. No more orders are being taken at this time. “The orders for meat sold f...
Over 450 of the best high school music students from Wyoming are selected each year to perform in the Wyoming All-State band, orchestra and choir. For the 2021 Wyoming Allstate band orchestra and choir event, there will be three students from the Pine Bluffs High School. Junior Marisol Garcia on the Clarinet, freshman Taylor McCollum on Flute and Jasmine Garcia on the Clarinet will all be representing Pine Bluffs High School. Due to the new guidelines from Covid and the safety of the students...
