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At the end of the school year, there are huge changes. One class leaves, another one takes their place and like stairsteps, the classes below it follow. Not only will Pine Bluffs this year be losing it’s seniors, but also many staff members. The art teacher, Mr. Cosner, Is moving to Riverton to be near family, Mr. Hellbaum, a math teacher, is moving to Douglas so he and his wife can be closer to her family. Ms. Roeder, who teaches Science and Mr. Malcolm who teaches History, will be retiring. Ms. Kennedy, a para. Due to this, Pine Bluffs H...
MITCHELL, Neb. - Haize Fornstrom and Ishmael DePaullite cleaned up at the Mitchell, Neb. Track and Field Invite. Fornstrom won the triple-jump and DePaullite the long jump. Fornstrom also took home second-place honors in the long jump. Pine Bluffs took home fourth-place at the meet, which was the team's third of the year. "I'm happy with the way things are going for us so far this year," Head Coach Dustin Lee said. DePaullite and Fornstrom were the only Hornets to take home first-place finishes...
MITCHELL, Neb. - Strong finishes in the right events helped the Burns Broncs earn a seventh-place finish at the Mitchell Track and Field Invited held last Thursday. Tyler Norris finished strong in field and running events. In the pole vault, Norris earned third with his 12' even effort. Switching to the 110-meter hurdles, Norris earned eighth coming in at 17:53. Consisting of Norris, Daniel Childers, Alex Pyle and Boe Clayson, the Broncs' 4X100-meter relay team came in with a sixth-place finish...
MITCHELL, Neb. - Jourdaine Cerenil had quite the meet in Mitchell last Thursday. She outright won the long jump by one inch at 32' 8.25". Then, she earned second-place marks in the high jump with a leap of 4' 10". Even after that, she wasn't done earning points for the Lady Hornets. In her final event of the day, Cerenil jumped 14' 6.75" to take home third place in the long jump. Last year as a freshman, Cerenil saw that she had potential in her event. This year, she's beginning to blossom,...
MITCHELL, Neb. - The Burns Lady Broncs tied the Scottsbluff, Neb. Bearcats for an eighth place finish at the Mitchell, Neb. Track and Field Invite held last Thursday. Burns scored 21 team points. Several Lady Broncs finished near the top in their respective events. Piper Perez earned fifth-place in the 400-meter run with her time of 1:06.50. Layne Burnett arguably had the strongest performance of the Lady Broncs last week. Burnette finished the 1600-meter run at an even 6 minutes. Hurdler Jaden...
Thanks to a family of raccoons, the Windows on the Past archeology site might not ready and open by Memorial Day Weekend. "We unfortunately found that some raccoons got in there and made a pretty big mess at the archeology site," Pine Bluffs Treasurer Kim Patterson said Monday night. Last month, town council members approved a plan to improve the facility's driveway and parking lot. When town employees visited the site to plan the upgrades, they discovered the trash pandas had already moved in....
Winter weather contributed to a five-car pileup near Pine Bluffs Saturday night. At about 10 p.m. Saturday night, Firefighters from Laramie County Fire District 5 were dispatched west of Pine Bluffs to a report of a vehicle accident. Upon arrival, they determined it was a multi-vehicle accident. Video taken from the scene shows several mangled passenger vehicles along with damaged semis. Fortunately, the passengers were able to escape before their vehicles were hit. LCFD 5 Chief Derek Walls said five cars were involved in the accident. One...
Wyoming municipal parks and recreation employees with converge in Pine Bluffs later this month. The Wyoming Recreation and Parks Association will hold its spring conference in Pine Bluffs April 18 - 19. The WRPA is a professional organization that exists to assist anyone working in the parks and recreation field. This is the first time Pine Bluffs has hosted the conference. A social hour is scheduled for the evening of Wednesday, April 18 at the Wyoming Malting Company in Pine Bluffs....
When Kolby Humphrey received an email stating he'd won the Laramie County Retired Education Personnel's Citizenship Award, he didn't think it was real. "I thought it was spam," he said. So he contacted his mother who reached out to Burns High School faculty. It wasn't spam, nor was it fake. Unbeknownst to Humphrey, the Burns High School staff were paying attention, and they picked up on Humphrey's high level of involvement both at school and in the community. Awarded to a senior from each high...
So, you've finished your garden design and you know what plants you're going to use and the location for each of them. You even have your plants on order or at least started in pots. Good for you! But, you're still not quite ready for the garden. What do you think you're going to plant those lovely little violets and alyssum and squash and beans in? The ground, duh! Okay. A smart-aleck answer to a smart-aleck question. But it's a question that really does require an answer. Yes, we'll plant in...
Having been in 4-H since I was eight, I've often been asked "why 4-H?" That question to someone like me is a lot like "Why art?" Because it's something that I enjoy, and it's something that with effort I can be good at. 4-H is a place where you can excel in something without being tied or linked to school. It also comes without limitation. 4-H is taught by experts or enthusiasts from the community who share their expertise for everything from needlework, to Robotics, poultry, small engines,...
BAYARD, Neb. - At times the sun was shining and at others, the snow was flying. But the one constant at the Bayard, Neb. Invite last Thursday was Pine Bluffs finishing at or near the top in enough events to take home its second first-place victory of the 2018 track and field season. Seth Tangeman continued his strong season with a win in the 100-meter dash and a second-place finish in the 200-meter dash with times of 11.20 and 24.58 respectively. Tangeman was also the anchor for Pine Bluffs'...
BAYARD, Neb. - Strong performances in the field and on the track Thursday propelled the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets to their second track and field win in as many meets. Braving the wind and sleet in Bayard, the Lady Hornets beat the second-Place Bridgeport, Neb. Bulldogs by 16 points. The Pine Bluffs girls earned 75 points total. Prior to the season start, head coach Dustin Lee stated the team would find success by "nickel and dimeing" for points this year. So far, the Lady Hornets have done just...
BAYARD, Neb. - Pine Bluffs wasn't the only team from Laramie County to have success at the Bayard, Neb. Track and Field Invite last Thursday. The Burns Lady Broncs strung together several strong finishes to earn a fifth-place finish at the Nebraska meet. Burns earned 36 points in total. Head Coach Brooks Hoffman said several girls put together personal bests. "I was proud to see the girls use the opportunity on a cold day to improve their marks," Hoffman said. "As the weeks progress and the...
BAYARD, Neb. — Strong efforts weren’t enough for the Burns Broncs at the Bayard, Neb. Track and Field Invite last Thursday. The Broncs finished 14th out of 17 teams with 9 points. One shining point of the meet was the 4X800-meter relay team’s first-place finish. Consisting of Daniel Childeres, Kaden Lakin, Jack Ickes and Wyatt Ebben the team came in with a time of 8:58.90. The 4X100-meter relay team which included Boe Clayson, Alex Pyle, Daniel Childers and Tyler Norris came in fifth with a time of 49.11. A similar 4X400-meter relay team of Ka...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets had a good meet last Thursday in the field with several team members earning points for the Hornets....
Wyoming Governor Matt Mead and First Lady Carol Mead were in Pine Bluffs Monday to read to elementary school children. Fittingly, the Governor read "Ben Franklin's Big Splash" to Pine Bluffs Elementary students. First Lady Mead read "The Magical Guardian of Claud Maunette." They were joined by school and law enforcement officials for the afternoon event as well with Pine Bluffs Police Chief Justin Trout joining in alongside Laramie County Sheriff's Department Deputy Char Madden. Superintendent...
Last week gave us a taste of what’s coming. Warm weather…SPRING! This is the season of planting so we can enjoy the delightful results of our labors later. But planting really isn’t quite as simple as just sticking plants in the ground. If you haven’t planned your garden yet, either flowers or vegetables, your may not have the right plants for the right spaces when it comes time to stick them in the ground. Some plants are intended just for enjoyment. We plant to view and relish the beauty or maybe for the wonderful aromas a flower-...
Cell phones have quickly become a staple of the twenty-first century, and for good reason. They offer a more convenient way to do just about anything-learning, communicating, entertaining, etc.-however, they aren't all good. Not only are they distracting, but social media sites can also destroy people's self-esteem. One of the worst things cell phones do to people is disrupt their sleep habits. Cell phones give off blue light, which suppresses the release of melatonin in the brain. Melatonin is...
The 1950's. Turbulent. Fearful. Korean War. Senator Joseph McCarthy and the Communist threat - Communists have infiltrated the government and there's a Communist under every rug and behind every door. Russia and China have acquired the atomic bomb. More fear. Something has to be done! Ta Ta Da. Ta Ta Da. Ta Ta Da. Hollywood to the rescue! Enter the era of the "Big Bug" science fiction movies. Dr. Raymond Cloyd, Professor and Extension Specialist, Horticultural Entomology/Plant Protection, from...
MORRILL, Neb. - Burns track and field athletes got off to a solid start in Morrill, Neb. Saturday with several team members putting up solid performances. The Bayard girls earned fifth place out of nine teams and the boys earned sixth out of 10. Miranda Mosley was the sole performer to earn a first-place finish. She won the pole vault even with a height of 9 feet even. Piper Perez came close to earning wins in the 400-and 800-meter runs. However, in both events, she was beaten out by a faster...
Pine Bluffs Town Council members Monday night awarded a bid to a Cheyenne Wyoming contractor to install a parking lot a driveway and parking lot at the Windows on the Past Interpretive center. STC construction will pour 480 square yards of asphalt at the facility for about $109,000. Pine Bluffs Town Treasurer Kim Patterson said the town elected to use asphalt instead of concrete because it's much cheaper and the intepretive center receives little traffic. "Concrete would have put us over-budget...
Pine Bluffs High School lost one of its own Sunday night. Senior Destiny Marin was traveling as a passenger in a vehicle when it ran off of County Road 212 and rolled several times. According to a press release from the Laramie County Sheriff's Department, 21-year-old Lane Carter was driving the vehicle. Excessive speed is being investigated as a possible cause. Carter was transported to Cheyenne Regional Medical Center where he was treated and released. Marin's Facebook page lists Carter as...
A 90-foot mural depicting major landmarks and monuments will be added to Veterans Plaza in Pine Bluffs next month. “American The Beautiful” was designed for the north wall of the Pine Bluffs Veterans Memorial and Community Plaza. It will depict landmarks from New York to Hawaii said Pine Bluffs resident Larry Silvey, who designed the mural. The Veterans Memorial and Community Plaza was constructed and dedicated in 2016. It was designed to increase traffic in downtown Pine Bluffs. Visibility Sign Company of Salt Lake City, Utah will install the...
