Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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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...
Small businesses are not just your mom and pop stores, cafes, service stations of the past. There are the meat and potatoes of every small town across American. In our town and surrounding communities, we have many business, old and new that are still going strong. Since 1963, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, which recognizes the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. More than half of Americans either own or work for a small business, a...
Kevin F. Borquez takes pride in his family heritage...as well as his family's military background. It is with this deep respect for his dad, his uncles, and cousins and their time in the military that brought him to serve. Borquez was born and raised in Monterey Park, California. He went to high school at Mark Keppel High School. Upon graduating, he entered California State University at Los Angeles. His studies were focused and he completed his studies with a degree in Criminal Justice. Using...
Traveling was not a new concept to Jeffrey Clay Stottlemyer. Born in Hampton, Iowa in November of 1965. He is the son of a minister, and his father's work took him many places in his young life. The family settled in Winslow, Arizona, where he would graduate from Winslow Senior High School in 1984. After graduation, Stottlemyer worked a variety of jobs, and even started his own landscaping business. "I gave my best effort and it was doing great, just couldn't find my place...not what I wanted...
Annually, every April, the Burns/Carpenter elementary schools hold a bingo as a major fund raiser for the schools. This was the 31st year, and the turn out from the public, parents and friends came from Nebraska, Colorado and the home state - Wyoming. The schools take turns in hosting the "Taco Bingo". Burns Elementary School was the host for 2018. The process rotates each year, and Burns hosted the event, and worked the bingo. Carpenter Elementary prepared the tacos and served the dinner....
Frank V. Perez is a native to Eastern Wyoming. He was born in Albin on August 3, 1944. "My birth fame is that Doc Morris drove all the way out to our house just to deliver me!" stated Perez. Perez grew up in Albin, going all through school there. He graduated from Albin High School in 1964. Prior to graduation, he received a notification of draft from the United States Army. "It was not my desire to go into the United States Army, so I checked around with recruiters from the United State Air For...
Melvin E. Waterman was born December 24, 1945 in Stronghurst, Illinois. He is one of ten children. Of the six boys, he is the only one to have served in the U. S. Navy. Two brothers, however, have served in the U. S. Army. Waterman's father and grandfather, while being extremely patriotic, were unable to serve during war time due to having such large families. His grandfather had 16 children. Upon graduation from high school in Media, Illinois in 1964, Waterman and a high school friend, Donald...
Achieving the perfect game is thrilling, and intense at the same time. This was true for Frank Smith of Pine Bluffs recently. Smith who bowls on the Tuesday Men's league at Pine Bowl on the team "Wyoming Malting" experienced his first ever perfect 300 game. Smith was born in Longview, Washington, and grew up in Castlerock, Washington. "It is a small community of around 1800 people." Smith stated. "We weren't a big town, but we did have things to do, and one was bowling." Both his parents...
Jerry E. Merryfield was born in Scottsdale, Arizona on May 22, 1963 into a family rich with United States Navy history. Merryfield, the middle of six children, would follow in his grandfather's steps enlisting in the United States Navy. His grandfather James Mead served in the United States Navy during the China Boxer War upon the USS Blackhawk. Grandfather, Roy Merryfield served the United States Navy for 30 years and retired as a Senior Chief. Merryfield graduated from De La Salle high school...
Brian L. Sawyer was born in 1959 at Long Beach, California but grew up in Kelso, Washington. He was the son of a Navy man, and grandson of a Federal Guard. Serving his county was not a new thought. After graduating high school in Washington, Sawyer took a year off trying to decide what he wanted to do. One morning he woke up at his grandfather's house and announced he was enlisting in the United States Air Force. At nineteen years of age, Sawyer entered into the Air Force and headed to Lackland...
Do you live in Laramie County School District Number Two? Do you have a child who is five years old or will be five years old by September 15, 2018? If so, Carpenter Elementary School, invites you to bring your prospective kindergartener for screening on Thursday, April 19, 2018. Please call the Carpenter School office at 307-245-4180 to set up an appointment for your child to be screened. All children being screened will need to bring their birth certificate, social security card, and a current immunization records on this day. Pine Bluffs...
Rhonda A. Rasgorshek was raised in a military home. She was born at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota, went to school at Edwards AFB in California, and then transferred down to Howard AFB, Panama with her father, James Merryfield. Merryfield was active duty in the United States Air Force. Rasgorshek moved again, but this time to Kimball, Nebraska, while her dad finished his tour in Panama. Upon his completion, Rasgorshek and her family joined her father in Illinois, where her dad would be stationed...
Jack A. Bowman was born in Grinnell, Iowa and lived there until he turned seventeen. As a teenager, he found himself helping on the family farms in Colorado and Wyoming. "I was a farm hand helping with corn, planting and harvesting." said Bowman. It was during this time he was home based in Pine Bluffs and that is where he was when the United States Army found him and drafted him in 1969. After basic training Bowman found himself assigned to the 24th Med D Company. He would serve two years and...
Michael G. Heath grew up in the Gainsville, Florida area. He graduate from high school in 1973. College was on his mind to become a veterinary technician. Upon being accepted into a pre-vet program at Auburn, he discovered the cost of college was quite high. Considering his options, a veterinarian he was working for suggested to enter the military and get his schooling through the military. Although his father had been a navy frogman during the Korean War era, it had not been his first choice. A...
Stephen L. Peiffer knew upon graduating high school he would enter the military. His father and grandfather both served in the military. Their branch of service was the Navy. Peiffer wanted a choice of what he might do and with what branch he would serve versus the pick of the draft. Peiffer was born and raised for a few years in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Morgan Township High School in Valpariso, Indiana. The move was due to a job transfer for his father. When he graduated,...
Billy J. Lindsey was born in Milliken, Colorado. He moved when he was a toddler to Sheboygan, Wisconsin. During his junior year, Lindsey enlisted in the Wisconsin Army National Guard. Just prior to his senior year, his parents moved to Valentine, Nebraska. He would graduate in 1990, and during his senior year, transferred his guard to Nebraska Army National Guard out of O'Neal, Nebraska. In both states, Lindsey was in the 44 Bravo unit. After high school graduation, he would attend basic...
Jo E. Radcliffe comes from a military family. Her grandfather, and father both served in the U. S. Navy. Serving in the military, was a given in her mind and heart. Radcliffe, is born and raised Californian. She graduated from Baldwin Park High School, in Baldwin Park, California in 1978. Upon graduation, she entered the work force. She worked for Bank America Card in Pasadena, California, and for a law firm in Los Angeles. This was not enough in her eyes, as she was looking for the right job...
Snow started falling late Saturday night, and continued off and on Sunday. According to local weather alerts, temperatures were in the 20's, snow and wind gusts up to 45 mph. Kimball County Sheriff's Office Kimball County, Nebraska sent out a Winter storm warning Saturday morning at 10:24 a.m. that stated, "Winter Storm Warning 1/20/2018 11:00 p.m. -Sunday, 11:00 p.m. Heavy blowing snow, difficult travel conditions. Accumulations 5-8 inches, isolated areas 10 inches Kimball, Cheyenne County....
Laramie County Fire District #6 members and Fire Board members put on a chili cooking contest on January 20, to bring awareness to the department and the need for volunteers for the fire district. "The turnout was wonderful and was more than we had anticipated coming." said Fire Board member Annette Beavers. Commissioner Linda Heath was present and enjoyed a bowl. There is talk of this becoming an annual event, and questions were asked about next year. The Laramie County Fire District #6 use to...
Sean B. Romans had an early influence in his life with regards to the military. He enlisted into the Army reserves in between his junior and senior year of high school. The influence that was the driving force of his dad who served in the United States Marines 1960 to 1964 during the Cuban missile crisis as a draftsmen. Romans was born in Saginaw Michigan. When he was very young, his family moved to Tampa, Florida. In his teens he moved back to Michigan. His desire to be in the military was so...