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The year has come to an end, and Christmas came and went last week. Santa Claus took time to visit Pine Bluffs Elementary before students were released for vacation, shown here with his elf Bob Lyons of the Lions Club. Lions Club members were also out in the cold weather on Dec. 23 to help distribute food boxes. Tim Wilkins of the Lions Club finishes loading a truck with boxes. The Lions worked with members of American Legion Post 60 and the local FFA chapter (story on Page 18). The annual...
It’s that time of year again. Time to make a lot of long-term (12 month) promises to yourself that you’ll most likely not keep. I think I’ve managed to keep a few New Year’s resolutions in my entire life, including one this past year – well almost. The other day, though, I was reading an article about New Year’s, resolutions, losing weight, yada, yada, yada....and one suggestion in particular that stood out from all of the others was completely logical. Now, I’m no Mr. Spock. I try to use logic...
Every year the Pine Bluffs Lions Club, along with members of American Legion Post 60, and students who are members of the local FFA Chapter, come together to distribute food boxes to those in need, to help them over the holidays. This year was no different, as the group gathered together in the cold winter temperatures to get the job done Dec. 23. Alisha Michaud, director of the Pine Bluffs Senior Center, is responsible for determining how many boxes will be delivered to Pine Bluffs, and spent...
It's Christmas Eve, and this nativity scene, which can be viewed above the front doors of the Grace English Lutheran Church in Pine Bluffs, simply stated, displays the reason for the season....
It’s Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas! How about this weather? I recall it being this cold last year, but I don’t recall this much snow still on the ground. I just recently celebrated my one year anniversary with the Pine Bluffs Post, and next week I will celebrate one year as the General Manager. The past year has been a roller coaster of events, some good and some not so good; but then again, isn’t that usually how things go in business? I have met many new people under a variety of circu...
The Burns Jr/Sr High School Band and high school Choir performed a Christmas concert to a packed house last week. The high school band started out the evening playing a medley of songs from popular Christmas movies and programs, such as Charlie Brown's Christmas and Home Alone. The combined band (shown) played the tune Bullet Train, which incorporated horns, strings, wind and percussion instruments; the March from The Nutcracker; and ended with a lively number, Santa Rocks the House, complete...
The Laramie County School District 2 Board of Trustees met for a short, end-of-the-calendar-year meeting, and re-elected the 2014-2015 slate of officers to board leadership for 2015-2016. Taft Love will remain Chairman and member-at-large; Jeff Kirkbride Vice-Chairman and member-at-large; Julianne Randall, Treasurer and representing Pine Bluffs; and Todd Fornstrom, Clerk, and also representing Pine Bluffs. The board also approved the re-appointment of Tom Morgans, representing Burns, and Jack Bo...
Despite the snow Saturday morning, members of the Pine Bluffs Police Department and Laramie County Fire District 5, as well as kids, made the trek to the new Walmart in Cheyenne to Shop with a Cop for Christmas gifts. Pictured is the wife of Police Reserve Officer Mike Moore with one of the 10 children selected for the outing, checking out a possible addition to what he had already chosen. Afterward the kids were treated to lunch at Pizza Hut....
You know, it’s not that I don’t have anything better to write about, but I think newspapers can also be used as an educational tool, to explain the meaning behind certain events and celebrations. Last week I talked about Chanukah, and this week it is Kwanzaa. While Kwanzaa is not considered a religious celebration, like Chanukah and Christmas, it does fall during the Christian holiday season, and is meant to be a time of sharing, and the gathering of families and friends. Kwanzaa is a soc...
Let it Snow..Let it Snow..Let it Snow, and snow is exactly what residents of Pine Bluffs, southeastern Wyoming and the Nebraska panhandle received beginning late Monday night and into Tuesday. This photo was taken at the corner of 2nd and Elm streets where the Pine Bluffs Post and Pine Bluffs Feed and Grain are located. Visibility was low, and the snow was coming down hard. Snow plows were out, and some cars could be heard spinning their wheels in the accumulating snow....
On Monday, Nov. 30, Pine Bluffs officially ushered in the beginning of the Christmas season, as well as the jolly old elf in red himself, Santa Claus. He listened to childhood wishes for toys, and also met some of the newest recipients of his generosity, like the youngster pictured who appeared to be looking at his parents and saying, "Really? Help me out here. Now what do I do?"...
Due to the winter storm that is impacting Pine Bluffs, Kimball and much of the southeastern Wyoming and Nebraska Panhandle area, there have been some closures and cancellations. The Kimball schools were closed today, and any meetings or after school activities have been cancelled in Kimball, and in Laramie County School Districts 1 and 2. The Kimball town offices, and the county courthouse closed early. In Cheyenne, Laramie County Community College has cancelled all classes scheduled for... Full story
The other day I was listening to North Pole radio, and I heard the individual who was pretending to be Santa Claus say “Happy Kwanzaa” and “Happy Chanukah” and then proceed to announce that those were just other ways to say “Merry Christmas”. Ummmm…no they are not. Kwanzaa has nothing to do with Christmas, and has only been in existence for a few years. It gives African-Americans a way to celebrate their culture and food, and it just happens to be celebrated during the period between Chris...
Many of the children who visited Santa during the Christmas at Home festivities were not in a hurry to meet the big guy in red, Santa Claus, like the young lady pictured above. But with a little coaxing from her dad, as well as Santa, she was all smiles, and didn't want her visit to end....
The Town of Pine Bluffs officially ushered in the holiday season with the annual Christmas at Home celebration Monday, Nov. 30....
The Cheyenne Chamber Singers were at the Pine Bluffs Historic High School Friday night to perform their third annual Christmas concert, as well as celebrate 25 years of performing for audiences, young and old alike, all over southeast Wyoming. Sean Ambrose, artistic director, conducted the choir during the first half of the program, through A Ceremony of Carols, featuring several soloists. Ben Bush, who is a member of the Junior Chamber Singers, performed That Yonge Child, while Harpist Tonya...
Well, it looks like the Grinch has cloned himself, but in a female version, and the pair decided to make some local businesses targets of their less than honorable intentions over the Thanksgiving weekend. Very early Saturday morning, Nov. 28, around 1:45 a.m., a caucasian male and female held up the office of Gator's Travelyn Motel, and made away with an undisclosed amount of cash. They originally walked into the office together and spoke to the man who was on duty, and then the alleged male...
The Pine Bluffs Lions Club, in keeping with a 20-year tradition, recognized two students, chosen by the teachers and administration of their respective schools as Students of the Quarter, at their Nov. 17 meeting. Pictured with the Lions Club President Gary Roadifer is Dylan Kelly, son of Brenda and James Mitchell, and a senior at Burns High School. Also pictured with Lions Club President Gary Roadifer is Kenzie Graves, a sophomore at Pine Bluffs High School. She is the daughter of Tyler and...
Just about a month ago the Pine Bluffs Post ran a story on the front page about the burglary of a residence on the north side of Pine Bluffs, involving a young man who was also wanted for questioning in connection with a series of burglaries being investigated by the Laramie County Sheriff's Department. Last week, Pine Bluffs Chief of Police Justin Trout announced that the suspect, Brian T. Russell, had been arrested by the Laramie County Sheriff's Dept. on an unrelated warrant offense. Chief...
Ok. Just recently I read about this new ‘term’ - if that’s what you want to call it - HalloThanksChristmas, and then I actually heard someone use it, and I have to say – I DON’T LIKE IT ONE LITTLE BIT! First of all, the modern celebration of Halloween, which started out as a religious celebration of All Hallows Eve, preceding All Saints Day on Nov. 1 a few centuries ago by the Scottish, bears no resemblance to that kind of holiday, and hasn’t for as long as I have been alive, and certainly p...
Employees of the Town of Pine Bluffs will be able to add a flexible spending account to their list of benefits during the current open enrollment period. Town council members unanimously approved the plan, contingent on participation of no less than 25 percent of the town’s employees. The FlexShare plan allows employees to bank pre-tax paycheck dollars which can be used toward medical, dental and eye and hearing expense, prescription drugs procedures, services and therapies, as well as l...
At Monday night’s regular meeting of the local school board, it was announced to members that a lease has been signed with the Pine Bluffs Heritage Society for use of the Pine Bluffs Historic High School during the 2016-2017 school year. Demolition of Pine Bluffs Elementary School, as residents know it, is set to begin in May. The board approved the lease agreement. Students will attend school at the Historic High School during the ‘swing year’, while construction of the new Pine Bluffs Elementa...
Children from Little Learner's Child Care, LLC entertained seniors at the Pine Bluffs Senior Center during lunch time with the Pledge of Allegiance and songs recently, and promised they would return at Christmas for an encore performance....
Once again burglary, and not just attempted this time. This is the second attempt at burglary in Pine Bluffs in as many months. According to Pine Bluffs Chief of Police Justin Trout, a residence in the north area of Pine Bluffs was burglarized Saturday, Oct. 24, at approximately 10 a.m. Items were taken, including two firearms. During the phone interview, Chief Trout indicated he has followed leads that he had received since the burglary, and spoken to several potential suspects whose stories...
There were witches, grim reapers, princesses and even a fire dog and a John Deere tractor at Friday night's Halloween Carnival in Pine Bluffs, but one little boy, complete with a crown of olive leaves stood out as Julius Caesar as he calmly awaited the judges' decision during costume competition....
