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Pine Bluffs Hornets Coach Dustin Lee said the intention of his track teams was not to win the Regional meet, but to qualify as many athletes for the state track meet as possible, and qualify they did. “Our girls did very well as a team placing fifth,” Lee said. “They qualified nine athletes for the state meet. Our goal, as it has been all year, is to perform at a high level in Casper. If we compete at that high level, and come together as a team, great things will happen.” Pine Bluffs boys' t...
Burns High School seniors Ashley Turner and Tamara McCart not only graduated from high school this past weekend, but also came away from the 2A Regional track meet in Sheridan with first place wins in the 200m Dash and 4x800m Relay. Both will complete their senior year at the state meet in Casper this weekend. “The girls had a great meet up in Sheridan, with a number of personal and season best marks” said Coach Brooks Hoffman. “We knew going into the meet that taking first place would be a dif...
Luke Duggan and Bryce Schnug brought home the honors from the Colorado State track meet in the Class 1A division May 14 and 15.. Duggan placed fourth in the 800m and 1600m Runs, and ran to a first place finish in the 3200m Run to be named State Champion. Schnug, who participated in the 110m Hurdles, came in ninth. The Pawnee track athletes competed against 10 other teams at the state meet. Coach Kathy Adams said,"Pawnee placed 13th as a team, but it has been a great season, with personal bests...
It's not often that a business continues to grow and prosper after being around for 100 years, unless there have been major upheavals, like being absorbed into a larger, more modern corporation. And it's just the nature of human beings to gossip, and repeat what they've heard others say, negative or positive, especially about businesses. So, the management and staff of Farmers Bank would like the community, and public at large, to know that Farmers Bank has always been a 'home owned and home...
The Burns Town Hall was busy with voters today, as they decided who was going to run the town government for another term. Judy Johnston, the incumbent in the mayoral race, lost to Ralph Bartels, 36 to one. Others receiving write-in votes included James Clark and Vernon Testerman, Sr., both with two votes, and Rich Bastian and Jeff Appleman with one each. In the councilman race, for four year terms, Rocky Stoner and Betty Nussbaum won with 33 and 29 votes respectively. Coming in a close third...
The Laramie County School District 2 discussed, at length, the real possibility of enacting and enforcing a random drug testing policy for all junior high and high school students who participate in any school sponsored extracurricular activity including sports, band, choir, drama, student council, journalism, FFA, FBLA and FCCLA. And, while the board voted to approve the first reading of the policy, one board member voted against it, Jack Bomhoff, stating “The policy can demoralize the c...
Old Man Winter and Jack Frost may have had plans to disrupt this past weekend's SEWAC meet in Lusk, but the powers that be had other ideas, and moved the meet up one day, enabling athletes to complete their events ahead of the rain and snow. The Pine Bluffs varsity girls team came in third, while the Pine Bluffs boys team took second place honors. Junior high athletes also participated in this meet, with Pine Bluffs girls team placing second and the boys team placing third. According to Coach...
For someone coming off an injury, Paden Wilson made sure that he made up for lost time at practice by placing first in the 100m Dash, 400m Dash, and second in the 200m Dash. He also lead the first place team in the 4x400 Relay, which included Rowan Fichtner, Noah Taylor and Klayton Clark. Coach Cole Manlove said of Wilson, “I'm happy to see Paden Wilson run again after a three-week hiatus.” The Burns boys finished first in the team standings, while the ladies finished second. Also running in...
The Pawnee track team participated in the North Central League meet May 5 at Sterling High School. Teams that participated included Briggsdale, Fleming, Pawnee, Prairie, Peetz and Weldon Valley. "We had a great effort from all our kids, including adding new events to help the team," according to Pawnee Coach Kathy Adams. "The boys team was tied for the lead going into the final event. Unfortunately for us, Fleming had a 4x400 relay team, and we didn't." Pawnee's lone female track and field...
The ballots have been cast, the votes tallied, and the unofficial winners of the election in District Number 6, Polling Precinct Number 3, in Pine Bluffs. With an overwhelming majority of the votes, Mike 'Bubba' Ragsdale and Tom Mohren won re-election to their seats on the Pine Bluffs Town Council with a total of 90 and 78 votes respectively. Others who received votes were Stephen Miller, 24, Rene Baker, 2, and Derek Walls, Rob Stevens, Lowell Klassy and Dave Bomberger all receiving one vote eac...
The Pine Bluffs Town Council had a short agenda Monday night, which included a presentation by Anja Bendel, director of business development for the Cheyenne-Laramie County Corporation for Economic Development (LEADS), and local residents Chad Brown and Gene Purdy concerning plans for the second largest craft malt house in the country, Wyoming Malting. Bendel and Brown were seeking a commitment from the council for the purchase of 20 acres of land, should one of three possible sites chosen for...
The Burns Broncs and Pine Bluffs Hornets traveled to Scottsbluff last week to take part in the Best in the West meet at Scottsbluff High School. Twenty-four women's teams, and 23 men's teams showed up to find out who the best athletes were that day. The Burns women ranked seventh overall as a team, while Pine Bluffs came in 13th. On the men's side, the Broncs and Hornets tied for 11th place. For the Burn's men Rowan Fichtner placed second in the Pole Vault with a height of 12-feet, four-inches,...
It was a long grueling week for a group of Pine Bluffs and Burns seniors last week. The Burns athletes ran four track meets in that time, according to Coach Cole Manlove. "Needless to say they ran flat on Saturday at the GOCO (Goshen County). I'm very proud of Noah Taylor, who broke the school record in the mile, Tyler Morgan who broke his own school record in the two mile, and Rowan Fichtner who almost broke the school record in the 800m at the Best of the West meet in Scotts Bluff, and turned...
The Lady Broncs outdid themselves on several levels at the Goshen County meet in Torrington last Saturday. Coach Brooks Hoffman said, “The team really came together to compete well as whole, and had a number of top placers across all of the running events. I was excited to the number of girls who competed well, fighting for places. We had a number of girls who didn't put up their season best mark in the meet, but showed they strove fight for placing. I am excited to see how the girls take t...
Coming off the Best in the West meet in Scottsbluff earlier last week, the Pine Bluffs Hornets traveled to the Goshen County meet in Torrington Saturday. Jorge Garcia kept his momentum going long enough to capture a first place finish in the 800m Run. Wyatt Norman took third place in the 110m Hurdles, and Colt Lewis placed fourth in the 3200m Run, and sixth in the 1600m Run. The Pine Bluffs men's 4x400 Relay team placed fifth with a combined time of 4:03.77. Preston Thurin and Jorge Garcia...
Every single day, lately, it seems I've been getting notices from the Wyoming High Patrol about another fatality accident. I just received one that said alcohol was being investigated as a contributing factor. This makes almost, if not already, 40 fatalities on Wyoming roads this year. The one thing that the majority of the accidents had in common – those involved were not wearing seat belts. Now, I am going to be honest with you – I dislike seat belts. I really don't know why I don't like the...
Another year and another convention has passed, and Rachel Derner, a senior at Burns Junior-Senior High School, is just getting started at the State FFA Reporter for 2015-2016. Derner, who has been a member of FFA for the past six years said she loves being part of a group which promotes youth leadership, where she has has the opportunity to meet many people who have been involved in FFA and gone on to accomplish great things. "The opportunities are endless. I've been to the national convention...
Considering they were on their own turf, and it had been two weeks since their last meet due to weather, the Pine Bluffs boys and girls arose to the challenge of competing against six other schools in the Pine Bluffs Invitational last Friday, placing first and second in team rankings. Montanna Chrystal, Brooke Darden and Jadyn Golding all qualified in the 100m Dash preliminaries, and all three earned points in the finals, with Chrystal placing first, Darden second and Golding sixth. In the 200m...
In a close run for the finish line, literally, the Burns girls edged out the Pine Bluffs team by a mere half-point to take first place over 17 events, and in a field of seven teams on a day that started out good for a track meet. The weather held off long enough for all of the athletes to finish their events before heading home, unlike the week before when the Glenrock meet was postponed due to the weather. Coach Brooks Hoffman said, "The team put up a number of quality marks to make the meet a...
Monday night's town council meeting only lasted an hour, but a discussion about the use of golf carts as multi-purpose vehicles (MPVs) in Pine Bluffs turned out to be the hot topic of the evening. Police Chief Justin Trout addressed council members concerning the use of golf carts by unlicensed, unregistered and uninsured individuals around town, stating that he had received some complaints and comments. According to state statutes, golf carts are to be registered, insured and driven by...
The rain and snow may have canceled the Glenrock Invitational track meet, and kept the Pine Bluffs and Burns track and field teams from doing what they like to do best, but the Pawnee High School athletes persevered, and have attended two meets over the last two weeks. Track and Field Coach Kathy Adams took her team to Weld Central on April 10 for the 7th Annual Rebel Round-Up, where the Pawnee team was one of 23 looking to place personally and as a team. Luke Duggan placed first in the 1600m Ru...
Had enough rain yet? No? I didn't think so. I realize that moisture is a very valuable commodity, and is needed, especially in areas where agriculture is the main source of bread and butter for the inhabitant. However, do we really have to have this much wind? Back to the moisture though. Last Wednesday was a particularly nasty day, and one of the worst I think I've ever experienced, at least at work. It was about 4 p.m., it was so dark outside one might have mistaken the time for 9 or 10...
Legislative policy is only as effective as the people who write it, and when people sit back and complain, do nothing to help themselves, and offer no alternatives, then they have only themselves to blame. That is not true of Ken and Angie Macy of Pine Bluffs, long-time farmers in the area, and more than willing to get involved so that more people will benefit from every aspect of agriculture. Recently, the Macy's attended the annual convention of the National Farmer's Union in Wichita, Ks....
Despite the fact that the Pine Bluffs track and field teams were short some athletes due to the FFA state convention last week, Coach Dustin Lee said, "It was a great day to compete in Chappell. The athletes who were able to compete did it well. The girls took third place overall, and the boys took fourth. I was pleased with the performance of both teams." The girls' team scored a total of 73 points, while the boys had 56, giving them a combined team total of 129, and placing them in fourth...
The Burns field and track teams headed to Mitchell, Ne., last week, and while both the boys' and girls' teams were ranked fifth at the conclusion of the meet, Girls Coach Brooks Hoffman said, "It was a good meet with numerous personal bests. The girls had a number of placers to bring in the 42 team points. The girls competed well, and it was fun to watch some of the younger athletes put up their best marks so far this season. I am excited to see the girls continue to improve their marks as the...
