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It's that time of year again. Time to submit your entries for the Laramie County Fair. The Laramie County Fair is the largest and oldest county fair in Wyoming. And guess what? It's not just for kids. While the 4-H and FFA classes draw a lot of attention there is a whole lot more to the fair that includes adults, too. The Fair Book is available online at www.laramiecountyevents.com/fair/. The Fair Book is where you'll find all the information available about the fair and what you can enter. I...
Wyoming’s emergency rule prohibiting commingling of poultry due to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been repealed, effective Monday, June 13. The rule was passed on April 19 by the Wyoming Livestock Board (WLSB) to limit the spread of HPAI. Since the initial diagnosis of HPAI within the US in February, the virus has spread across 36 states on 371 premises, affecting approximately 40 million poultry. HPAI positive premises are declining in Wyoming, due primarily to a decrease in wild waterfowl migration. As the virus is t...
Day two of the Carpenter Antique Tractor Pull got underway with great weather. The crowd was on hand to watch more antique tractors, and the pickups division. The crowd and drivers were able to have their beverages and breakfast burritos as the pulls began. Second day results are as follows: Division-Pickups: Div. 6000 Weight MOD first Ben Mitchell and second Joe Hopkins. Div. 6500 Street Levi Leeling. Div. 6500 Weight MOD first Joe Hopkins and second Ben Mitchell. Tractor results: Division 1-...
The music was flowing in down town Burns. On June 11th at 11 a.m. the start of six bands were playing for Burns Day. There were two stages, once one band was finished the next band was beginning. The music was non-stop for the whole time, up to 11 p.m. The first band was a two person band by the name of City Creek Band from Cheyenne. They performed cover songs and requests. Their music was a variety. The second band was Country Club from Cheyenne. They are very poplar throughout the area. The ba...
There were several activities held during Burns Day. A bit of something for everyone. First was the 5K Walk/Run. There were about 15 people and one dog on the run. They started at the elementary school parking lot and ran through the town ending at the Main Street Park. The first place winner was LaVerna Anderson with her dog Buck. Clay James came in second. Then there was 3x3 basketball. There were two different ages. The young ones were in the South Burns Plex. The high school students and adu...
The bicycles were lined up on the street at 7 a.m. for the morning ride. The Pine Bluffs Lions Club put on their annual High Plains Ride for Sight on May 29th. There were 19 riders this year. The riders included children, families, and seasoned riders. First was breakfast at the Pine Bluffs Park. The riders had rolls, fruit, juice, and water. There was a stop a quarter of the way through the course and a stop at the halfway mark. One group made it a third of the way. At the stops riders could...
The music was flowing out of the doors of the Knotty Pine Saloon. The Knotty Pine has been featuring live music on Friday nights throughout the month of May. This night was the band Country Skillet out of Laramie, Wyoming. Country Skillet has been playing together for at least four years. They love to play the classic country music. The group grew up listening to country music and going to dances with their parents and grandparents. It was a family affair. Shawn Hess applied for a grant to go to small towns in Wyoming for free. The Wyoming...
There was splashing water, giggles and laughter at the pool on Thursday June 2nd at noon as the Pine Bluffs pool with a barbecue permeating the air was opening for the season. This summer the pool will be free admission for all the happy swimmers. The only admission fees will be for swimming lessons and parties. The opening began with a barbecue as Mayor Justin Fornstrom and Council member Allie Leitza were cooking and serving up hot dogs, chips, water and cake. The pool did not open until 1...
When I first started gardening, and I mean something besides just zucchini, I just planted whatever seeds I wanted directly in the ground and expected them to grow and produce the vegetables that I wanted. Sometimes they did and sometimes they didn't. It seems like zucchini is what a lot of gardeners start out with because it nearly always grows and produces very well. Did I say, "very well"? I mean to say that it produces an overabundance of fruits. In fact, my neighbors started locking their...
The American Legion is all about the American Veteran, their service, their lives, and their families. We are a family for Veterans in that we have the American Legion Auxiliary, the Sons of the American Legion. and the Junior Auxiliary. We can reach out to all to assist, and support our Veterans. Recently, the Donald Eisenhauer American Legion Post 60 did just that, in a long reach of our hearts. On Saturday, June 4, 2022 we were honored to host the Eisenhauer family to honor Lloyd, Donald's...
The bikes were lined up to show off their skills. On Thursday June 2nd at 10 a.m. the kids showed up at the Pine Bluffs Community Center parking lot for the annual Bicycle Rodeo. This event is for the youth to learn the rules of bicycling in town. Pine Bluffs Police Chief Chance Walkama demonstrated how to use hand signals on a bike. This is an important way to inform other vehicles as to what you are doing at the time. He had the kids do this with him. Practice helps everyone. Chief Walkama...
On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, the Pine Bluffs FFA Chapter held its Annual Member Banquet. Banquet attendees were served a smoked pork loin dinner cooked by Mr. Cox and side dishes prepared by the FFA members. The first awards of the night were the presentation of Degrees. Several 7th and 8th-grade members were awarded their Discovery Degrees. The Discovery Degree is presented to Junior High members who participated in chapter meetings and at least one event above the chapter level. Greenhand and Cha...
The chairs were filled with students for the athletics awards. May 23rd at 6 p.m. at Burns High School, they acknowledged what the students had achieved. First was football. Coach Romsa went through the slide show of what the team had achieved. Athletes that lettered are Freshman: Mason Medley. Sophomores: De'Drick Nichols, Tagr Holmes. Juniors: Brandon Winslow, Baylen Smith, Jose Flores, Jasper Nusbaum, Jared Allen, Cody Hape,Riley McLanghlin, Carter David, Cooper Lakin. Seniors Caden David,...
The tractors started up to get warmed up to wait in line for a chance to win the pull. In Carpenter Wyoming on June 4th through June 5th was the annual Carpenter Tractor Pull held every year the first weekend in June. The antique tractor and pick up pull is an all day event. There are different models, styles, and series' at the pull. If you want to know about the tractor all you have to do is ask. The most popular was the John Deere. There was food available along with a craft fair. Vendors...
Reviewing leases and voting on ordinances. Pine Bluffs Council met on May 25th at 4:30 p.m. For new business and actions items there was three ordinances and two resolutions. The first ordinance is the second reading of Ordinance 2022-05. This is an Ordinance amending Chapter 5 of the code of ordinance of the town of Pine Bluffs,Wyoming entitled “Building Regulations” by creating article10 modifying and reorganizing those provisions governing the implementation of a solar access permit system, establishing a procedure for permitting and pro...
Burns Lions Club announces Grand Marshal for Burns Day parade. Harvey and Jere Humphrey have been in the Burns community since 1975. They operated the H & J Grocery in Burns which they owned for five and half years. They help out the community for numerous events, Harvey Humphrey was the mayor for 10 years. He has been on the town council at different times and throughout the years also on the Utility board. Harvey Humphrey is still on the Utility board. He has also been a youth baseball coach...
As the gardening season gets underway I've found a great deal of pleasure and enjoyment watching my granddaughter learn about plants and working in the garden. She's about two and a half now and still loves to be outside with us. A version of this article ran about a year ago but having her with me in the garden this year has been so much fun I had to speak to the topic of gardening with children again. She is actually starting to learn about the plants and she still mimics our actions. She...
Five Pine Bluffs Lions Club members were honored. On Saturday May 21st at 9 a.m. The Pine Bluffs Lions Club honored members who had passed away. Each Lions Club family was presented a brick with the Lions Club members name. The bricks will be placed at the memorial wall at the Allen H. Stewart Lions Camp in Casper, Wyoming. The first Pine Bluffs Lions Club member was Charles " Chuck " Lyons. He became a Lion on November 1st 1982, Chuck served 39 years. He also served in the United States Navy....
"Eye of the Storm" is a piece that was put in the Smithsonian Museum. Curt Theobald is a resident of this fine area and graduated from Pine Bluffs High School. His family has been farming in this area for years. He still helps with the farming but he now has his own business. Theobald started at a young age being interested in piecing wood into objects. His first attempt was an airplane. Theobald would use toothpicks to keep the glues together. Once he asked his mother for more toothpicks. She...
The dedication of hard work from the Burns Future Farmers of America was celebrated and honored on May 16th at Burns High School for Burns FFA Chapter Banquet. The Chapter officers opened the Ceremonies. Each officer described what the purpose of their office was. FFA President Grace Steenbergen welcomed all the members and parents to the banquet. Azael Flores then gave the invocation before the meal. The meal was catered by Diane Christensen's class. The class served chicken alfredo and...
Kindergarten and sixth grade graduation A mortar board of purple and gold on top of heads lining up to go into the the gym at Pine Bluffs Elementary. On May 26th at 10 a.m. The parents, grandparents and friends watched for their students. Twenty-four Kindergarteners lined up with twenty-five sixth graders on both sides walking into the gym to take their places on the stage. The Kindergarten students sang the "Kindergarten, Kindergarten" song. The sixth grade sang "Have It All" to Mrs.Lisa...
Burns senior Maddox Pollard has signed to play golf at Taft Community College. His golf coach from Cheyenne South is Micheal Loveland. Pollard will be going to Taft Community College in Taft, California. He was thrilled with the opportunity. Pollard thought he was heading to Arizona for baseball, but was thrilled to be heading to California to play golf. He will be studying Logistics and accounting at the Taft Community College. He is the son of Mark and Carissa Pollard of Burns,...
Concerned again about the safety in town. The Burns Town council had a meeting May 23 at 5:30 p.m. For old business there were three subjects. First is the third reading of Ordinance 18A.46, fiscal year budget 2022/2023. The second was the second reading of Ordinance 16E.01(d). The third subject was a discussion of the generator. First the council would like a diesel mechanic to look at the generator to see if it works. Next was the concern of the different phases. The Burns town hall building is a 3 phase which will not have a problem...
This is the first business of its kind in Wyoming. It was started just outside the town of Pine Bluffs. It is called Cryptoknight Hosting. A ribbon cutting was done on May 13th at 2:30 p.m. Cryptoknight is a crypto mining facility. These miners are basically "minting" currency. Without miners the Bitcoin would not exist. This is a giant ledger that checks the banks accounts and secures the possibility of hackers. Is this guaranteed from hackers is the question. The answer is no but it is more...
Have you ever read something and felt inspired to make a change? That's what happened in Mrs. Austin's classroom a few weeks ago. For those of you who do not know Mrs. Austin at Carpenter Elementary School, she is an innovative educator who is always inspiring her students to apply the lessons from the classroom to real life. She brings in map experts and engineers for her students to see and learn about real world applications. A few weeks ago, her third grade class read a story about Alex's...
