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AmeriGas propane customers may not know it, but everytime they fire up their gas grill or use propane to heat their home, they could be contributing to local schools. It's all part of AmeriGas' "School Days" program, Participating schools receive annual funds that can be used anyway the school sees fit. For every gallon of propane sold, AmeriGas contributes two cents into the fund. Each school can receive up to $2,000 per school year. AmeriGas District Manager Gary Robertson visited Burns Jr/Sr...
Sometimes, the sweetest victories are the ones you have to fight, scratch and claw your way through. No one knows that feeling more right now than the Burns Lady Broncs. Just over a week ago, they were hanging on by the skin of their teeth and earned a spot in the 2A Regional Tournament by narrowly defeating Saratoga 29-27 in a play-in game on Feb. 22. In the regionals, Burns lost to Wright in the opening round last Thursday, but edged Big Horn 57-56 in Friday's consolation round and took out...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling team finished in sixth place at the 2016 Wyoming High School State Wrestling Championships in Casper this past weekend. Moorcroft took first place in 2A. Team results were: Moorcroft – 221.5 points, Rocky Mountain – 159.5, Cokeville – 153, Greybull/Riverside – 131, Lyman – 131, Burns-Pine Bluffs – 108.5, Kemmerer – 100, Saratoga – 91.5, Big Piney – 82, Shoshoni – 81, Thermopolis – 71, Lingle-Ft. Laramie – 70, Sundance – 59, Wright – 55, Southeast – 41, Dubois – 33, Lusk – 31, Hulett – 27.5, Wind River – 11, H.E.M...
The Pawnee Coyotes ended their season Feb. 24 with a 71-51 loss to the Weldon Valley Warriors in the first round of 1A - District 4 playoffs in Sterling. The Coyotes fell behind 24-19 in the first quarter and the Warriors continued to outpace their opponents in the second frame 15-12 to take a 39-31 lead into the break. Weldon Valley was able to keep Pawnee off the board to start the second half, outscoring the Coyotes 15-8 in the third quarter. The Warriors kept Pawnee just out of reach in the fourth period, posting 17 points to the...
This moose was spotted by several residents last Thursday in Pine Bluffs. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department advises residents that moose can be potentially dangerous and to be especially watchful during times of low light as moose can be difficult to see at night. Also, never crowd an animal or surround it and always allow an animal an easy escape route. Always control pets while walking them and make sure there are no wildlife around before letting animals out of the house and to view and...
Before the start of their respective home games last Saturday, the Pine Bluffs girls and boys basketball teams took time to recognize their senior players....
The Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestlers finished third last weekend at the WHSAA 2A East Regionals at Lusk, finishing with 116 tam points behind First Place Moorcroft with 246.5 and Saratoga with 118. Individual Results 120 - Isaac Ronning (33-13) placed 1st and scored 22.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Isaac Ronning (Burns/Pine Bluffs) 33-13 received a bye () (Bye) Quarterfinal - Isaac Ronning (Burns/Pine Bluffs) 33-13 won by fall over Donovan Dykes (Hulett) 24-20 (Fall 0:32) Semifinal - Isaac...
The Pawnee Coyotes suffered a pair of non-conference losses last week to end the regular season at 5-14. Last Thursday, the boys were off to Anton, Colo. to play Arikaree/Woodlin, coming away with a 67-39 loss. Pawnee stayed within reach in the first half, trailing 13-11 in the first and 26-21 at the break. A/W pulled ahead in the third, outscoring the Coyotes 19-7 to take a 45-28 lead into the final quarter. Pawnee was doubled up in the fourth, 22-11 and went home with a 67-39 loss. "We played a very competitive first half, came out and...
Pine Bluffs assistant basketball coach Travis Werner lets fly on a half-court shot during halftime of the boys basketball game last Saturday. Werner sank the shot to win the jackpot that had grown to $750. Participants were drawn at random and Travis closed out the regular basketball season by winning the pot....
Local University of Wyoming football fans will have extra reason to root for the Cowboys over the next few years. That's because Pine Bluffs High School senior Kyle Jeffres signed a letter of commitment as a walk-on to play football at UW last week. If that wasn't enough to be excited about, the 6-foot-2, 215-pound Jeffres was also recently named to the roster of the 2016 Shrine Bowl. Becoming a Cowboy has been a life-long dream for Jeffres and he is excited about being able to contribute on...
The Pawnee Coyotes won one and lost one last week to move to 4-7 in league play and 5-12 overall. Last Thursday, the Coyotes hosted Briggsdale in a conference contest. From the opening tip-off, the Coyotes wasted no time taking control of the game in the first quarter, scoring 20 unanswered points in the first frame. In the second period, Pawnee was able to edge Briggsdale 13-12 to take a 33-12 lead into the break. The Coyotes outpaced the Falcons 19-10 to open the second half, jumping out to a 52-22 lead heading into the last quarter. With...
Pine Bluffs High School ninth-grader Jason Weller is no stranger to taking the stage, and that confidence showed last Saturday as he competed in the 62nd Annual "Stars of Tomorrow" talent show by the Kiwanis Club of Cheyenne. Not only did Jason win the Senior High portion of the competition, but he also was awarded Best of Show. Weller took the stage wearing a black cowboy hat, jeans and a Motorhead t-shirt, strapped on a white Epiphone Les Paul Custom and wowed the crowd with his version of "Ho...
Burns Elementary students are putting into practice "Cowboy Ethics, Be Somebody", a program developed by Jim Owens, author of the book "Cowboy Ethics." The program is designed to teach values and character traits that can make the students successful in their own personal lives, as well as being strong members in the community. One of those values is "heart"....
The Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling team struggled on the road in Yoder last week, placing 11th in the Southeast Duals tournament. Individual results 113 Results Wade Hendricks of Burns/Pine Bluffs went 2-2 113 - William Fish (Niobrara County) over Wade Hendricks (Burns/Pine Bluffs) Fall 1:56 113 - Wade Hendricks (Burns/Pine Bluffs) over Tristan Ahrendt (Chadron ) Fall 0:52 113 - Wade Hendricks (Burns/Pine Bluffs) over Unknown (Unattached) Forf 113 - Kaden Vowers (Sidney) over Wade Hendricks (Burns/Pine Bluffs) Fall 1:49 120 Results Isaac Ronning...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestlers took third place this past weekend in Mitchell, Nebraska, finishing with 92.5 points. Torrington took the top spot with 155 points, while Bridgeport placed second with 113. Individual Results 120 - Isaac Ronning (24-14) placed 1st and scored 18.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Isaac Ronning (Burns) 24-14 received a bye () (Bye) Semifinal - Isaac Ronning (Burns) 24-14 won by decision over Preston Gunter (Wheatland) 16-8 (Dec 2-0) 1st Place Match - Isaac Ronning...
No injuries were reported as the result of this single-vehicle tractor trailer accident that happened Monday morning just east of Pine Bluffs on Interstate 80. According to the Nebraska Highway Patrol, the driver, Stanislav Yablonsky, 46, of Damascus, Oregon, reported mechanical failure as the cause of the accident....
Those in attendance last Friday at Burns Jr/Sr High School were witnesses to the seventh win in a row for the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets, who felled the Burns Lady Broncs 59-17. The Burns girls struggled early, mustering just two points in the first quarter, trailing Pine Bluffs 14-2. The Lady Hornets posted 16 points in the second quarter to take a 32-10 at the midway point. Pine Bluffs added 19 more points in the third quarter to just five by Burns, to take a 51-15 lead into the last period of...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling team took the top spot at the Dogger Invitational meet at Lingle this past weekend, downing Cheyenne East 208-186. Individual results 120 - Isaac Ronning (17-12) placed 4th and scored 19.00 team points. Champ. Round 1 - Isaac Ronning (Burns/Pine Bluffs) 17-12 won by fall over Zion Rhode (Central) 6-14 (Fall 0:38) Quarterfinal - Gavin Garner (Torrington) 12-8 won by fall over Isaac Ronning (Burns/Pine Bluffs) 17-12 (Fall 4:42) Cons. Round 2 - Isaac Ronning...
Just because Burns Day has been canceled doesn't mean area residents still can't get their fair share of engine-revving, mud-slinging, trailer-dragging, tractor action come summer. According to co-organizer Kim Kranz, the event is tentatively scheduled for Saturday, May 21. "Even though we're not having a Burns Day, we still want to have a tractor pull in Burns," she said to Burns Town Council on January 11. "I have a quote for the insurance and the school is going to let us use their grounds,...
With mother nature's most recent blast of winter weather, crews from the Wyoming Department of Transportation were hard at work to remove snow and ice from roadways. According to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, the Pine Bluffs area received approximately four inches of snow this past weekend....
The recent snowfalls have done a number on Pine Bluffs’ front end loader and now repairs are costing more than the piece of equipment is worth. “We’re having severe issues with the loader,” said public works director Jerry Lamb to Pine Bluffs Town Council on January 4. “The differentials, the right front differential and the left back differential are out. We’ve noticed it a lot with moving snow. You can drive down the road and not notice it, but when you put a load, it’s clunking and banging turning a corner, and it’s leaking oil really bad,...
A Scottsbluff, Nebraska woman died early Sunday morning after she rear-ended a commercial truck on Interstate 80 just west of Pine Bluffs, near mile marker 393. According to Sgt. David Wagener, public relations officer with the Wyoming Highway Patrol, the victim, 32-year-old Randi Amen, was traveling at a high rate of speed when she crashed into the truck. Amen later died at a hospital. Investigators say alcohol might have played a role. The two people in the truck, which was pulling a trailer,...
JULY July 2, 2015 Veterans Memorial Park receives thumbs up from SLIB The Veterans Memorial/Community Plaza project, which has been in the works for more than a year, and spearheaded by Larry Silvey, received the final approval it needed from the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) for a $124,000 grant that will be used, along with matching funds from the Town of Pine Bluffs in the amount of $30,000. The site of the project, which is located on Main Street, on the south side of Active Care...
Several students from local schools will compete Wednesday, January 20 in the Laramie County Spelling Bee, which will be held in the Union Pacific Centennial Room in the CCI Building at Laramie County Community College. The top two spellers from each school will compete. Representing Albin Elementary School will be Luke Lerwick and Jackson Kirkbride. Serving as an alternate will be Anabela Whitehead. Burns Elementary will be represented by Jim Christensen and Megan Sohl. Kylie Vercelli will serve as the alternate. Students from Carpenter...
January Jan. 8, 2015 Resident voices concern over employee turnover within Pine Bluffs Police Department The first Pine Bluffs Town Council meeting of the new year saw a full house, mainly members of the Laramie County Fire District No. 5, concerned about the welfare of the town's residents due to the high turnover of personnel within the police department, including three chiefs-of-police and four officers. The comments made came on the heels of the Christmas Eve hiring of a new chief to replac...
