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Once again Molly Williams entertained our local little ones on Thursday when Fun for Kids sponsored their family unit. Children learned about the different types of families that exist in today's world while also honing counting, colors, and singing skills. Willams introduced "The Family Book" by Todd Parr and "Guess How Much I Love You" by Sam McBratney When all the reading and learning was over the children were able to make paper bag houses. Molly Williams and Mary Cushing host fun for kids...
Local resident Refugio Cerenil competed this weekend in the USA Powerlifting Championship in Casper, and while he wasn't able to bring home a medal, he was able to out perform two of his own personal best records. The championship consisted of three categories, bench press, squat and deadlift. When Cerenil competed in the Trojan Iron War back in December he had only competed twice, but was able to bring home second place including making the top ten for bench press in the whole state. Hoping to...
Hornets The Pine Bluffs Hornets started regionals with a massive win over Wright with a final score of 78/7. The boys stumbled a bit on Friday with a 52/71 loss to Big Horn, and came back to end the weekend with a 80/39 win over Glenrock and a 69/91 win over Sundance. The Hornets will face the Wyoming Indian in the playoffs this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Good Luck Hornets! Lady Hornets The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets showed up for regionals this weekend scoring a win for all three games. The ladies...
The Pine Bluffs Senior Center cooks up a hot meal daily for anyone that wants to come in and eat. Roxie Bolejack and Trisha Burry work tirelessly to bring the community meals that fit within the governmental guidelines for nutritional value and their own personal guidelines for taste and presentation. The staff of the Pine Bluffs Post showed up on sweet and sour chicken day, and were treated to a full three course meal that was delicious and fell within the 650 to 750 calorie range. Bolejack...
Who says you can't make it big from a small town? Local author and previous resident of Kimball Deborah Wynne has released her first novel and I was able to sit with her at her local book signing to catch up. Although Wynne has been writing since childhood, this is her first published work, and though a lot of time, sweat, and patience went into writing it, she is already on the second installment. Wynne describes her book as a "non-traditional love triangle" where the young woman falls head ove...
Holly Bauer of the Burns Branch Library hosted another ladies night out last Thursday. Attendees were able to create their own mini scrapbooks out of card stock and velcro. While the book making was enjoyable, it's always a treat to be able to spend grown up time with the other ladies. The next ladies night out will be on Thursday, March 12, at 5:30 p.m. Please make plans to attend if you can. If you have any questions please feel free to call the ladies at the Burns Branch Library at...
Once again Molly Williams and Mary Cushing hosted another successful Fun For Kids last Thursday. Bath and bedtime was the focus of this mornings fun, and Williams charmed the kids with Kate McMullan's "How Do You Take a Bath" and Britta Teckentrup's "Get Out of My Bath". The children were able to practice their coloring and counting skills with felt elephants in the tub and finished out the morning with a fun sponge boat craft. Fun for Kids will end out the month on Thursday the 27, with a...
Tuesday’s meeting of the Pine Bluffs town council opened with a motion to accept a feasibility study for a possible assisted living facility. Resolution 2020-05 was motioned and unanimously passed to apply for a community grant to request funds to conduct the study that would determine if Pine Bluffs would be able to sustain their own assisted living facility. The application for the study will be turned in by March first with the decision to be made in June. If that 25,000 dollar grant is approved the town would need to supply a 25 percent m...
Though there may be no such thing as a free lunch businesses and individuals in our area want to make sure that none of our kids go without. Through many donations the annual Shop With a Hero was able to give each participating child $150.00 to buy gifts with. The money that was left over became a gift to the local school district to help erase student lunch debt. Local Police Chief Chance Walkama along with Wyoming State Parks Representative Don Heiduck and Deputy Rodney Kemp presented a check...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets are riding high after winning their last three games. Tuesday, February 11, saw a win against Kimball with a final score of 85/48. The Hornets then faced the Southeast (Yoder) Cyclones and came away win 77/50 win, and finally the Hornets managed to stomp the Glenrock Herders on Saturday with a 85/21 win. Friday, February 21, the Hornets will face the Niobrara County Tigers at a 7 p.m. away game. Please come out and support your Hornets....
Not to be outdone by their male counterparts, the Lady Hornets came away from the weekend with three more wins under their belts. Tuesday's game against the Kimball Longhorns saw a 58/23 win. The Lady Hornets kept up the momentum with a 44/24 win over the Southeast (Yoder) Cyclones, and Saturday's home game against the Glenrock Herders brought the ladies a 62/22 win. The Lady Hornets will visit the Niobrara County Lady Tigers on Friday, February 21 at 7 p.m. Come on out and support your Lady...
Three boys who are soft spoken, and so talented that they were chosen from hundreds to represent Burns in this summer's Shrine Bowl. Kaden Laiken, Ben Banville, and Boe Clayson sat down with me this past week to talk about the upcoming game and their thoughts on their futures. The Shrine Bowl team consists of 36 players and twelve alternates. The boys are then divided up into two teams, north and south, depending on their locations. For the past seven years the north team has taken home the...
Monday evening's town council meeting in Burns introduced a new business coming to the area. Dr. Kayla Madler and her husband Trevor are planning on moving to Burns from Cheyenne and Dr. Madler would like to bring her chiropractic practice with her. The Madler's are planning to rent the north building for her chiropractic and acupuncture business. For the time being Dr. Madler is planning on being open around two days a week, and are hoping to expand from there. Ambulance director Jeff Bartels...
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and many folks will tell you that it is a “Hallmark Holiday” another excuse to have to buy cards, candy, and gifts. There is an actual history to this day of love, but there aren’t many who could tell you what that history is. The Catholic Church actually has at least three St. Valentines, all of whom were martyrs. During the third century Roman Emperor Claudius II made a decree that young men were no longer allowed to marry as he believed that single men made better soldiers. Valentine conti...
Have you met Mr. Jack Spaceman? Walked on the moon? Rode in a rocket? If you attended Fun For Kids this week then you were able to do all of these things and more! Molly Williams led the local preschool class in some fun exercises that included lessons in counting, colors, and reading. When all the lessons were over the children were able to move over to the table where they were able to craft their own spaceships, aliens included! For those of you who want to know what happens when a piece of...
When you think of Shriners you might think of funny little cars, parades and circuses, but for local seniors Brian Steger and Kyle Thurin they take on a whole new meaning. The Shrine Bowl will take place on June 13 in Casper, and being two of the only 36 boys picked for the team, Thurin and Steger are amped for the opportunity to play one more time before they head off to college. Coach Will Gray is honored that the two boys he picked for the team were chosen. "I picked them because of how hard...
The 42nd annual Simplot games will be held in Idaho this year and one of our own will be there. For the first time Pine Bluffs will send a high jumper to the games. Jourdaine Cerenil and 23 other students from Cheyenne Central will head out this Thursday to compete in the three day event. In the Simplot tradition only the best athletes from the nation will compete in this second largest indoor track meet in the nation. Cerenil received an invitation to attend the games for her high jump and her...
The first (hopefully) annual home school science fair was held at the Pine Bluffs Library this last week. The seven home school students, under the tutelage of Staci Merideth, were able to display their projects for judging and viewers were able to learn about everything from clouds to lipstick. Winners for the fair were as follows: Kindergarten through Third Grade: ▪ 1st Place: Aiden Travis ▪ 2nd Place: Colt Starr ▪ 3rd Place: Ruger Sanderson ▪ Honorable Mention: Natalie Michaud Fourth Grade a...
In preparation for the upcoming Snowcoming Dance on Thursday and the Whiteout basketball game on Friday, the students at Pine Bluffs High School are celebrating with a dress up week! Pajama Day, crazy hair day, and several others will be featured over the next few days. Keep an eye our for our local students running around in their best comedy wear....
When you're hungry and your kids are cold the last thing you want to do is run all over town trying to find resources that will help. Sabrina Lane with Wyoming 211 is coming to town on March 16, 2020, to help educate our residents on the statewide 211 system, a provider of information and referrals for food, shelter, clothing, mental health resources, and much more. Wyoming 211 is a call center connected nationwide that offers help and referrals for those who just don't know where to turn....
Last year’s veteran’s law night was such a success that it was difficult to imagine how they might be able to top it. Ray Macchia from the Wyoming Legal Aid came up with the perfect strategy. The decision of Robin Sessions, Director of Wyoming Workforce Services, to bring her team onboard made for an evening that brought two much needed services to local veterans, a place to ask their legal questions free of charge, and a place to delve into some much needed job hunting tips. Sessions, who also...
New resolutions, water, and electric rates studies were the topics of conversation in Monday evenings town council meeting. Resolution 2020-02 was introduced to council, an authorization to submit a Mineral Royalty Grant to the Wyoming State Loan and Investment Board to dig a new deep well from the well house at the rodeo grounds. The new well comes at a cost of around 760,000 dollars, of which around 34 percent would be covered by the grant if approved. Currently the town is running two deep water wells which are needed to keep nitrate levels...
The Burns Broncs fell to the Wheatland Bulldogs this past weekend with a score of 63-44. Despite a massive effort made by the boys, they just couldn't seem to get ahead of the Bulldogs. Senior Kaden Laiken (3) dominated the court with a total of 15 points and 5 field goals including 4 successful three-point attempts. Senior Logan Lerwick (23) followed close behind with a total of 7 points for the game including 1 successful three-pointer. Sophomore Caden David (2) led the team with a total of 8...
The Burns Lady Broncs lost another game this last weekend when they fell to the Wheatland Lady Bulldogs with a final score of 53-33 Once again, sophomore Rylee Jo Ward (23) dominated both sides of the court with a total of 12 points, 3 field goals, and 2 successful 3-pointers. Ward led the team in rebounds with a total of 4 and managed to sink all but one of her free throws. Ward also managed to pull off 3 steals for the game, but try as they did, the girls just couldn't seem to keep up with...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets dominated the court this last Saturday when they stomped the Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggers with a final score of 67-33. Come on out next Saturday February 8, when the Hornets will host the Upton Bobcats at 4:00 p.m. The Lady Hornets dominated the Lingle-Fort Laramie Doggies at their away game this last Saturday winning with a score of 67-34. “We saw a lot of improvement this week. Things we highlighted all week transferred to the games. We shot the ball better. Used our defense to get our offense going and pushed the t...