Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Racers geared up and prepared to run the quarter track at the country's oldest dragstrip - Julesburg on Sunday, September 2 for the last points race of the season. Sunday's points race grew with more cars entered due to the Revelation Steel Labor Day Bracket Challenge. Racers from the tri-state area and as far away as Albuquerque, New Mexico competed at the track over Labor Day weekend. Track manager, Todd Barowsky stated, "This was a great success, and a Huge thank you to all of you that made...
Larry L. Spier was born and raised in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. He was delivered by Dr. Morris and was the middle child of three to parents Ron and Darlene Spier. Throughout his school years, until the middle of his high school years, he was nicknamed "Little Larry". Prior to his senior year, he earned the title of "Big Larry" with a new Larry in town. During his high school years, Spier participated in football, and wrestling. Spier won state for wrestling in his senior year. "I was a little guy,...
Charlie Henry Cunningham, Jr. calls Wyoming home. But it wasn't always home to this outstanding United States Air Force veteran. Cunningham, Jr. started out in this world on April 14, 1958 in Birmingham, Alabama. He was born to Charlie Cunningham, Sr. and Mattie Ruth Cunningham. He was the oldest of three children. When he was seven years of age, his father passed away, and it became his job to help his mother out. This was a job he kept until he was 21 years of age. Cunningham, Jr. graduated...
Arriving in the world on January 2, 1980, Matthew Lawrence Harris made his debut in Cheyenne, Wyoming. He would live on a ranch outside of Chugwater, Wyoming, until his parents moved to Pine Bluffs when he was ten years old. While his parents, Stanley and Virginia Harris, who still reside in Pine Bluffs, never served in the military, their fathers did. Harris's paternal grandfather, Harold Harris served in the United States Navy during WWII, and his maternal grandfather, Leonard Cussins served...
Several local truckers traveled to Gering, Nebraska on July 22 to compete in the first ever 'Hillbilly Deluxe Truck Show'. The 'Hillbilly Deluxe Truck Show' is the idea from Hi Way 92 Raceway Park owner, John Ulander. He went to his son-in-law, David James and it became a reality. "We put it together, not knowing how it would turn out, but it was a great success and it is now going to be an annual event!" stated James. According to James, the event had over thirty five entrees going into three...
Originally from Norway, the Romsa family first settled in Iowa. However, during the 1900's, when land was free to grab and farm, or ranch, the Romsa family made the trek to Albin, Wyoming and established the Romsa Farm in 1906. Six generations have now worked the farm. Starting with wheat as their crop, the Romsa Farm has extended out to corn, hay, as well as the wheat, but now also raise commercial angus cattle. Currently on the farm, are three generations working it. Howard and Mary Kay...
Members of the Texas Trail Museum and their guests enjoyed a dinner of barbecue beef brisket, beans, salad and a beverage at the annual meeting which was catered by Rick and Estelle Wagner. After dinner, everyone headed through each room of the museum for a tour by curator, Mary Chowns. Many new items were out for display for everyone to see since the last annual meeting. The current directors before elections were Becky Martinez, Scott Zimmerman, Fran Purkey, Frank Smith, Sharon Shmidl, Jerry...
Clifford Jeffrey "CJ" Wise was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming in 1979, but spent all of his young years in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. The son of John and Diane Wise, CJ followed in his dad's boots and joined the United States Navy. CJ graduated from Pine Bluffs High School May of 1997 and upon graduation entered into the military. "It wasn't just that I was following in my dad's footsteps, but the Navy offered me the best option for being a diesel mechanic, which was what I wanted." said CJ. After basic...
Coming from a six generation military family, and a third generation United States Navy family, Andrew John Bremer was destined to follow in a uniform. Bremer was born in Hemingford, Nebraska in 1977. Joseph Bremer, his grandfather served in WWII and was a gunners mate. His father, George Bremer, also served in the U. S. Navy, and then settled down to farming/ranching in the Alliance/Hemingford area. Andrew "Andy" Bremer's family came to the Hemingford area in the 1880s. They are of German and...
Honoring our military veterans is done in many ways, and shown in many different forms. Flags, ribbons, patches and stickers display a form of thank you, pride in and a legion to our veterans. Yet the strongest and most enduring is that of the Honor Guard. The first known Honor Guard was in 1925, according to Merriam-Webster.com. After World War I, with services, parades and other events, members of the American Legion, and other organizations connected to the military began their show of...
Growing our own food, raising our own meat animals and poulty has been around for hundreds of years. The general population relies on the farmers and ranchers to supply the food we eat. With this need, in the very early days back in the 1600s in Boston, Massachusetts, farmers and ranchers set up in town squares selling the goods to other settlers. They were in fact our earliest grocery stores. As time as advanced and we can go to our local grocery stores for all our needs, the all natural,...
Honoring our military veterans is done in many ways, and shown in many different forms. Flags, ribbons, patches and stickers display a form of thank you, pride in and a legion to our veterans. This honor is bestowed to all that have served and in every branch of service. In the town of Pine Bluffs, there are a couple of well known veteran displays. The Pine Bluffs Memorial Park on Main Street is the newest one and recently held a dedication for the "wall" 'America the Beautiful' with Governor...
Tristen and Tayten Zitek love sports. Particularly bowling and golf. These local Pine Bluffs boys have competed throughout the panhandle area and even ventured to shows and expos to learn more about their favorite sports. Recently the Zitek brothers competed in the Panhandle Junior Golf tournament in Torrington on July 10, held at the Cotton Wood Country Club. It was a great day for the Zitek boys as they came away from the tournament as First Place winners. Tristen Zitek competed in the grades...
Born into a military family, Nina Radcliffe was bound to be in the military. She was born in 1980 at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Cheyenne, Wyoming. Although she was born to Chuck Radcliffe, retired Air Force, it would be a different branch of the military, Radcliffe would chose. Radcliffe dropped out of East High School in Cheyenne in 1998. Like many teenagers she was frustrated with where she was and had visions of something different. While her grades were great, her mind and heart were...
Born in 1963, in the state of Utah, Georgia Smith nee Grover experienced lots of travel across the Unitied States until landing in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. Smith moved to California as a child and graduated from Quartz Hill High School in 1981. Upon graduation, she and a girlfriend mulled around the idea of going in the military. After speaking with her dad, TSgt. Willard F. Grover, who retired from the United States Air Force, they were steered to the United States Navy. After deciding on...
4-H is a household word in Jim McGinnis house in Bushnell, Nebraska. "For as long as I can remember, I was a member in 4-H." said Jim McGinnis. "My grandpa, and numerous uncles were all in 4-H so it runs in our family!" he added. "This is a wonderful life skills program for any kid today, and it is not just farm animals!" stated Jim McGinnis. All of his boys are active members of 4-H through the Banner-Kimball County 4-H. "They will all learn things that can sustain them throughout their life,...
June is National PTSD Awareness month and while it is not always military related, many of our Veterans suffer from it. According to Military.com: 'Post-traumatic Stress Disorder can occur following a life-threatening event like military combat, natural disasters, terrorist incidents, serious accidents, or violent personal assaults like rape. Most survivors of trauma return to normal given a little time. However, some people have stress reactions that don't go away on their own, or may even get worse over time. These individuals may develop...
You watch him come down the hall, his uniform all intact, neat and sharp. He pats you on the head or gives you a playful swat on the backside, before he heads over to mom, to say goodbye. Sometimes, his good-byes are just for the day and he will be back at the end of his shift, or they are for months at a time because he has gone TDY overseas. Yes, we are the daughters of a soldier, a military man, whether it be Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force or Coast Guard and Reserves. We know the drill...Dad...
Noah Thomas was born in Colorado in March of 1981 and raised in the country by a strong mother and father. His father was a former Army Sergeant who retired as a Chief Master Sergeant in the Air Force. Thomas's twin brother is a Chief Warrant Officer 2 (CW2) with the Coast Guard, and his sister is a Major with the United States Air Force. Besides his mother, everyone in Thomas's immediate family has served or is serving in the military. "My mother, however has the hardest job of the family:...
My service goes back, way back to the Battle of Bunker Hill. I was in the (Continental)Army (formed June 14, 1775) with a rank of field officer and my rank could be seen on my hat with a pink or red cockade. I was a captain. Serving under General George Washington. I fought with my flintlock musket, a pistol and my bayonets. It was a tremendous battle, where over 400 of my fellow soldiers died for America. The British wounded and or dead topped 1,000. This battle was called the bloodiest of the Revolutionary War. I was proud to serve and I can...
James Merryfield "Jim" was born in Souix City, Iowa on August 8 1958. His father was an insurance salesman so they traveled a bit while he was young. Merryfield ended up in the bay area of California. He graduated from De La Salle High School with no real idea of what he wanted to do. His dad had mentioned that he was in the Air Force right before he met Jane Windenberg, who would later become his wife and Jim's mom. "My dad talked about it, and I thought why not. I entered basic training at...
Getting an education while seeing the world was the dream of high school graduate Beverly Jean Webb. Webb had experienced moving and traveling at a young age. She was born in Los Angeles, California on January 8, 1943. As a infant she would move numerous times before settling in Wyoming with her family. Webb would move from her home in the Saratoga, Wyoming area to Ranchester, Wyoming and again in the end of her junior year of high school. This move would put her in the Sheridan area for her...
David J. Parshall entered the world on June 9, 1956 in Denver, Colorado. He would grow up in the area and stay there attending Air Academy High School through his junior year. His family would move to Haxton, Colorado where he would graduate from Haxton High School. Prior to graduation, Parshall enlisted in the reserves, and then went active upon graduation in 1975. For Parshall enlisting in the military was never a second guess, and while his father did serve in the Army during WWII, there was...
It has been nearly a year for the re-established Pine Bluffs Cub Scout Pack 109 to be up and running. The newly reformed pack started out with approximately 12 members and have grown to 15 members losing a couple along the way. Pack 109 was nominated for several awards through the district. Bobbi Arasmith and Heath Stecklein nominated the Pack for Pack of the Year, and Cub Master of the Year for the Frontier District. They won. This energetic pack, has set in motion a pace that brought them...
Denton "Den" R. Dudrey, is a Wyoming native, born and raised, with a strong family history in the military. He was born in Sheridan, and lived all of his childhood years there until graduating from Sheridan High School in 1965. From Sheridan, Dudrey went to Junior College working towards an electrical engineering degree. After a year, he transferred to the University of Wyoming in Laramie. While at Laramie, he worked towards his degree, circumstances would change and he would find himself lookin...
