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According to Dan Harms, assistant fire chief of the Pawnee Fire Protection District, there was a heavy fog at the time of the accident. The driver of the semi, Alfred Barlow, 49, of Watford City, N. D., was heading south on Road 390 and failed to negotiate the curve in the road and rolled over. According to Trooper Reid of the Colorado State Patrol, the crash report has not been completed at press time. According to personnel still on the scene at 11:00 a.m., Friday morning, oil was detected...
The Project Appleseed Shoot held over the weekend at the Pine Bluffs Sportsman's Club was a disappointment in terms of the number of shooters who made the trip to the bluffs. In the past as many as 23 shooters have taken part in the event, while at other times 12 to 14 have come for the instruction and history lessons that are very much apart of the Appleseed shoots. Rick "Sleepy" Jamharian, who is an instructor-in-training for the organization, stated that he never seen such a low turnout in...
To Mrs. Albert G. "Sy" Adels: Dear Annabel, Well, another Trail Days has come and gone. While it was the 67th running of the event, it was the first for me. I am sorry you were not able to attend and in that spirit I will try and give you a little of the flavor of what went on. The Queen Coronation began the festivities on Wednesday. This year's Queen is Vanessa DeLaCruz. This was followed by the melodrama, "Dirty Deeds at the Depot." It told the story of pretty and innocent Lacie Camisole,...
Burns Councilwoman Betty Nussbaum, Class of 1947 has to yet miss a Pine Bluffs High School Alumni Reunion Banquet and Jack Harrison, Class of 1951, has missed only one. Harrison is the nephew of Alfred "Pete" Carlstrum, who was a member of the first graduating class of Pine Bluffs High School in 1918. Carlstrum, for whom the athletic field has been named, was the lone boy in his class amongst four girls, Gladys Wilkinson, Valedictorian Loretto Erickson, Olive Skitt and Elta Moore. Harrison,...
With the final curtain on Saturday the 2017 Trail Days melodrama, "Dirty Deeds at the Depot: Also known as Professor Mack's Miracle Elixir of Life," came to its inevitable happy ending. A unique feature of this year's performance was the use of song in the show. Whether this was the first year in which singing was involved is a matter of conjecture. None of the cast who ventured a guess could say yes or no. It was the singing, however, that prompted Bret Steger to forgo either the part of the...
Buckle winners not pictured are: Tie Down Roping: Cole Lane - Torrington, Wy * Jr Boys Breakaway Roping: Royce Breeden - Carpenter, Wy * Jr Girls Breakaway Roping: no qualified times * Sr Breakaway Roping: Hadley Koske - Jelm, Wy * PeeWee Pole Bending: Kannon Gilbert- Encampment, Wy * Jr Pole Bending: Klacie Groene- Torrington, Wy * Sr Pole Bending: Jo Hummermeier - Chappell, Ne * Jr Girls Goat Tying: Brenna Herring - Veteran, Wy * PeeWee Barrel Race: Kashley Fornstrom - Pine Bluffs, Wy * Jr...
"We are not only representing the rodeo. We are also representing the Town of Pine Bluffs," said Vanessa DelaCruz, Trail Days reining Rodeo Queen "We want to bring people in and show them that Pine Bluffs may be a little town but we have family spirit and we want to bring everybody in to enjoy Trail Days. It's Pine Bluffs Day pretty much," DelaCruz continued. Her Highness was accompanied to the Pine Bluffs Senior Center, Monday, by her attendant, and Queen in waiting, Kelby Eastman. When...
Early Saturday morning, November 28, 2015, around 1:45 a.m., a caucasian male and female, brandishing a firearm, held up the office of the Gator's Travelyn Motel in Pine Bluffs, and made away with an undisclosed amount of cash. The suspects roused Francisco "Pancho" Marin from sleep when they rang the bell at the office door. Pancho and his wife, Michelle, have been the caretakers of the motel for the past ten years. Almost two years later, when talking with Pancho, one gets the impression that...
"During the short time I have been a reporter, I've been assigned to cover developing news events involving unthinkable losses. I've covered structure fires, the town of Ten Sleep losing its firehall, and other events I could never imagine experiencing," wrote Zach Spadt, who at the time was the reporter for the Pine Bluffs Post. "We were hit awful. Every window on the south and the west, up and down, were completely broken out. . .Then the windows on the north and the east, the windows weren't...
V When in April of last year the Trail Days committee selected "Celebrating Volunteers" as the theme of the celebration, they could have no way of knowing how apt it was for the occasion. The celebration was scheduled to begin just 10 days after the hail storm hit. With no thought of canceling the festivities, the town, its staff and its residents went about the task of cleaning up the town along with outside assistance. "We were basically a week away and we needed some clean up. I actually...
"I feel there are people way more deserving than we are. We never get terribly involved, so we feel there's others that do a whole lot more than we do," said Phyllis Gross on a muggy Monday afternoon. Phyllis along with her husband, Bill, were chosen this year by the Trail Days Committee to serve as Grand Marshals. Phyllis was speaking in the dining room of her home. Bill was, at the time, out tending to the cattle. "Bill's parents lived in this house and we lived in town. But this house was...
Pygmalion: a Lyric Scene, generally considered to be the first full melodrama, was written in 1762 by Jean Jacques Rousseau, philosopher, writer and composer, and first performed in 1770. Melodramas from the above through Victorian times and even into silent films were typically works of a sensational nature designed to appeal to the emotions. The melodramas of these eras featured music alternating with the spoken word or with the music playing in the background to underscore or highlight the...
For a moment it appeared that Mr. E and Kyle Groves of Party People Productions would be proven to be inept magicians at their magic show held at the Pine Bluffs Library, Friday afternoon on July 19. Mr. E was performing his illusion of Fraidy Cat Rabbit. Sliding open a panel of his device, Mr. E exposed the easily scared rabbit. He exhorted the 48 children and 17 adults attending the performance to then loudly yell "Boo." After they did ,he reopened the panel to reveal that the black rabbit...
Even though she was going to have her nails done, it was not a spa day for Nikki the poodle at the Bluffs Veterinary Clinic in Pine Bluffs. Nikki needed to have some dental work done and a couple of moles removed. Prior to this, the poodle would undergo a physical. She fell under the care of Dr. Joya Migliaccio (the “g” is silent), D.V.M. Dr. Migliaccio is the new veterinarian at the clinic. She took over the duties of Dr. Brianne Simonsen. She came to the practice just two days after graduation from Veterinary School at Colorado State Universi...
Brian Heithoff, CEO and General manager of High West Energy (HWE), on the left, presented a check for $10,000 to Jack Hockersmith of the Pine Bluffs Heritage Society in the Historic High School gym, Tuesday. The money comes from the unclaimed patronage account of HWE. When the company is unable to locate a shareholder to distribute a dividend the money goes into the account. HWE must, with due diligence, seek to find the shareholder. If, after four years, the shareholder cannot be located, HWE...
Two months after the death of Burns resident, Nathan Combs, the investigation is still ongoing but unresolved and the Weld County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) is asking anyone with information that might aid in the investigation to come forward. Combs was found by his found near his Blue 2007 Peterbilt 379 at Weld County Road 136 and Weld County Road 77 west of Hereford two months ago on May 18, 2017. Officers were dispatched to the scene at 3:20 p.m. on that date and according to information dissemi...
"I've been involved in professional rodeo for 17 years now, and this is one of my favorite places. I won the Cheyenne rodeo and have been reserve champion there," said Christy Hefley. Hefley, a barrel racer, is the wife of Kevin Hefley, both of Airtime Aerial, a commercial spraying operation which since April has moved its operations to the Pine Bluffs Airport. "2013 is the year I won at Cheyenne and 2012 I was reserve champion, so this is a very special area to me. So I feel like I'm home. I...
The January 22, 1925 edition of the Pine Bluffs Post announced that C. E. Carlstrum was in the process of tearing down the building on Main Street and Lincoln Way which housed his grocery store. It was further reported that Carlstrum would be erecting a new building on Second and Main Streets to house a large department store, with the name of Carlstrum's Dry Goods store. There was no follow-up article relating to the opening of the store. However, in the June 11 edition of that year, the...
Faith and family, first responders, Papa Dean, Bill Johnson and others were heralded as Hometown Heroes during the 89th Annual Albin Day parade. Johnson, who was recognized by Nick Dennis and his family, made the move to Albin on December 7, 1941 while the Japanese were busy with their sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. The day began with a pancake breakfast at the Firehouse served by the Burns FFA. Afterwards, more than 500 people lined Cheyenne Ave. to watch the Kiddie and Adult parades. Grand...
If you are ever stung by a bee, you can be sure it is not a male bee, or drone, as they do not have stingers and their only purpose is to mate with the queen before being kicked out of the hive. The worker bees of a hive are all females. The workers role is to collect food and water, care for the larvae and to protect the hive. They are the ones with the stingers. The sole queen of the hive's only job is to lay eggs and rule over the hive. Such is the information you might have picked up if you...
Responding to constituent complaints received during the town election this spring, Councilwoman Judy Johnstone proposed an avenue to address those complaints. Apparently, there are residents of Burns who feel that the governing body does not do enough to inform citizens of actions taken by the council. She proposed, and the council and mayor agreed by consent, that a paragraph or two advising residents of council actions would be added to the monthly utility bills. Johnstone volunteered to write those notices. In other council action it was...
The Pine Bluffs Sportsman's Club held its annual meeting and fun shoot on the Fourth of July at their shooting range off of Muddy Creek Drive. The election of the club's officers saw the incumbents returned to office for another year. Re-elected president was Kevin Borquez. Charles Cunningham was returned as vice-president with John Wise and Patrick Self reinstated as treasurer and secretary respectively. The board members selected were Steve Miller, Charles Cunningham, Denton Dudrey, Rick...
Thursday morning, June 29, Terry and Becky O'Conner fixed a breakfast in their motor home at the I-80 Rest Area at Pine Bluffs. Breakfast complete, the couple made their way to the information center of the rest area and after some conversation with the staff manning the center made their way to the Archaeological Dig Site, a short ten minute walk away. The O'Conners were coming from Florida where their Marine son had received his wings. The couple were on their way to Seattle, Wash. where...
With nine lives at their disposal, perhaps felines can afford the luxury of curiosity. That knowledge was likely of little solace to Jdam the cat during his recent 13-day ordeal in the last half May. Jdam is the therapy cat of Kevin Borquez who suffers from PTSD. He is a feral cat who is the progeny of one of the tom cats who search the area around Third and Beech, especially the property of Edna Hickman, for felines in heat. On a day in June of last year, Borquez was in the laundry room of the...
Jay Powell, left, of Apparatus Compliance and Equipment Safety (ACES) out of Morrison, Colo. was in Pine Bluffs on Saturday to test the pumps on the three Laramie County Fire District No. 5 firetrucks. In addition, Powell is also a fire fighter in Denver. To his right is Carl Zerck, LCFD No. 5 fireman. Next to Zerck is Powell's wife Barbara. Their mascot, Madi, is on the far right. Each year, the trucks need to have their pumps tested to insure they are running up to specification. The LCFD...
