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Every quarter a student foam both high schools, Burns and Pine Bluffs get rewarded for their hard work. The Lions Clubs of Burns and Pine Bluffs like to encourage students to be successful. On October 17th the Pine Bluffs Lions Club was the host of the Student of the Quarter awards. They invited the parents and the students to attend their meeting, in addition to receiving a great meal. This is one way for parents to understand the Lions Club. The organization is incredible in helping others....
There were special visitors that come to Pine Bluffs High School. Pine Bluffs Future Farmers of America members are always learning about their organization and received some awards. This time they got a little help with two visitors from the state FFA office. FFA State officers, President Larkin Williams and second Vice President Kinley Anderson made a visit to Pine Bluffs. The officers are grouped in two's to touch each chapter. They work with the younger ones about the organization. They...
Fall! That time of year where you can feel that amazing change in the weather. The mornings are crisp, the day warm and the evenings cool. The leaves are changing on the trees, growing has slowed down and folks look forward to baking, casseroles and the oh so delicious fall dinner. Everyone in the communities look forward to the annual St. Paul's Fall Turkey Dinner held on October 22nd. St. Paul's Catholic women started this event to raise money for different causes in the past. Now this dinner...
The town of Burns was full of excitement with school activities and people getting ready to have a great time for the evening. The second annual Oktoberfest was held on October 21st and hosted by the Burns Lions Club. People were rip roaring ready to have some German food and drink. Though most people in this area just want great food and something cold to drink on a warm evening. The food served was kielbasa with sauerkraut and cabbage burgers. There was a choice of the just the item or a full...
Discussion of the RV / mobile home park and upcoming events this month was on the Albin Council meeting agenda held October 12th at 7:00 p.m. The ambulance report was given by director Allison Brenneman. They have received two new portable radios. Council member Jeremiah Johnson is working on getting the radios programmed. There is an up coming EMS symposium in Billings, Montana. Aaron Anderson will be attending in November. The council had a meeting at the RV/ Mobile home park. They are working on the electrical and the road. The road needs...
A delicious array of hors d'oeuvres were set out and the tables were set for the evening at Pine Bluffs Distilling. Visit Cheyenne has had from Farm to Table for at least the last three years. This year they tried to have Rope Ride & Harvest but the temperatures were not so great for the people attending. They had planned at the beginning to have a rodeo for the people to attend and then go to Pine Bluffs Distilling for drinks and dinner. But the rodeo had to be cancelled. There was going to be...
Every year there is a serious competition to see who can decorate the best cupcake. At Pine Bluffs High School, in the Family and Consumers science class with Nicole Sisson, there is an opportunity to showcase some skills. Sisson challenges each class to partner up and create their best display for Halloween. They have a chance to win in different categories. The categories are Most Creative, Most Festive, Came out of a Horror Movie, Best Color, and the Grand Prize. The teachers are the judges...
Sheriff Brian Kozak and the staff of the Laramie County Sheriff’s Office conducted a facility wide shakedown of the Laramie County Detention Center on October 11th, 2023. Our deputies worked together with law enforcement from the Platte County Sheriff’s Office, Wyoming Highway Patrol and Wyoming Department of Corrections to search for contraband within the jail. This was the first time a full shakedown of the entire facility had been completed. Each inspection team was assigned two K-9s certified in narcotic detection. The K-9s and their han...
Laramie, Wyo.-Oct. 11, 2023-Jeff Beck, a professor in the University of Wyoming Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, is an editor and co-author of the new open-access book Rangeland Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. The 30-chapter publication, compiled by Beck and fellow editors Lance McNew of Montana State University and David Dahlgren of Utah State University, presents a collection of leading research on contemporary rangeland wildlife management. Authored by more than 100...
The Wyoming Union on the campus of the University of Wyoming was host to the 2023 Future Business Leaders of America Fall Leadership Conference on October 2. Over 100 students, advisers and guests joined together to learn more about what it takes to be a good leader in today's world. Workshops focused on developing a vision for success in school and in life, steps students can take to overcome personal obstacles, communication skills, good characteristics that leaders have to name a few. This...
The leaves change, the air is crisp and it is time for everyone to celebrate the fall. The Annual Fall Festival was on October 14th at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. Pine Bluffs recreation holds this event every year. They gave out 125 pumpkins to start the season off right. The line for the pumpkins was short at the beginning but hey were giving out pumpkins all day long. With the pumpkins set up folks could get an annual picture for Fall and possibly for their Christmas cards for the...
Breast cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the cells of the breasts. It is more commonly found in women and though rare in men and children, it does affect them. In women, 297,790 are diagnosed every year. There have been 43,700 women die from this disease. The average age of women who get breast cancer is 50 years old. But it could happen at any age for this disease. The youngest breast cancer victim was at the very young age of eight years old. A girl with a rare secretory carcinoma...
Spirit was sky rocketed for the homecoming week. Every school has a time to celebrate their pride for the school and Pine Bluffs the of October 9th through October 13th. There were different activities for each day. Throughout the week the students got to dress up. Monday was Thrift Shop day, in which a person dressed like Adam Sandler to show your finds. On Tuesday, was get with a friend and dress as an iconic group. Wednesday was Barbie and Ken day. Thursday was wear purple and gold, show...
The Burns council chambers was full up with Laramie County residents at the Burns council meeting October 9th at 6:00 p.m. At the last council meeting there was an eviction of one the businesses. The meeting started with the normal approval of consent agenda being approved. At the public comment Mayor Jim Clark read the rules for the speakers to follow. They had only three minutes and they have one time to speak. Mayor Clark requested that the speakers stand and spell their name along with if th...
No one wants of go through health issues at anytime especially a person's own health issues. It is hard sometimes to be able to afford the treatments that are necessary and be able to live at the same time. At the Albin Community Center on October 8th a Benefit Dinner was held for Lupe Mendoza. Mendoza and Miguel Olivas have been in the community for years. They have helped with the Mexican people, knowing Spanish and teaching English. The couple always has food for the community. During the...
The Rustic Plate started in March of 2021. Now they are in a battle to survive. It started with Ashley Osterman and Danielle Allman being co owners. The two wanted to help the community. At the time the Rodeo Diner was going through some changes and the town of Burns needed a restaurant. Throughout their time the Rustic Plate has helped lots of people in the community. The first weekend of their opening was a basketball tournament. They served hundreds of people. It was good to see the activity...
Scams are designed to either steal your money or your identity to steal your money later. Scammers have all kinds of techniques to collect personally identifiable information (PII). Once they have it, they can become you, using your identity to open accounts, file taxes, or obtain medical coverage. How identity theft scams work: How do people steal your identity? With enough personal information, a scammer can pretend to be you and commit many crimes. They can make false applications for loans and credit cards, withdraw money from your bank...
Casper, Wyo.-Oct. 3, 2023-Donna Hoffman, a University of Wyoming Extension educator based in Casper, was recently appointed state coordinator for Wyoming's Master Gardener program. With more than two decades of experience as a Master Gardener coordinator, volunteer and extension educator in Natrona County, she is well suited to the role. "The Master Gardener program has a long history in Wyoming and we have a lot of passionate volunteers who continue to support the program," says Bridger Feuz,...
Laramie, Wyo.-Oct. 4, 2023-For producers interested in evaluating how their bulls perform at high elevation, the University of Wyoming is offering its second annual High Altitude Bull Test and Sale. The program provides data on individual bull performance and offers a venue for producers to market and sell bulls that have undergone pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) testing. It also offers an opportunity for students to gain real-world experience in bull development, management and marketing....
The fire trucks were lined up inside and outside of the Event Center at Archer. The Laramie County fire districts were having their first Laramie County Emergency Services Open House. Laramie County Fire District #1 opened up their third station next to the Archer Event Center. They had all their truck lined up for the day. People were welcome to check out the station for the day. At the event center, all the other fire districts from Laramie County were set up in the building that included the...
Nowadays people are more cautious about their health. The older a person gets the more concerned they are about the conditions of their body. The High West Energy company is always encouraging Well Being employees to be cognizant of their health throughout the year, as well as the well-being of others. This year they have challenged their employees to be aware of their health and or others health by holding department challenges where each department educates the cooperative about a...
Determining what the town is doing with storm water and snow removal was some of the subjects covered at the meeting of the Pine Bluffs Town council held on Wednesday the 27th at 5:00 p.m. For the consent agenda it was minutes, claims and payroll plus an approval of the project/Engineering invoices. That would be about the central low nitrite deep wells project. At the time the council approved of it all. They included a liquor license of October 14th for the Visit Cheyenne event. Council member Janna Kestner reported that the Pine Bluffs...
The box was on the front table to vote and the pies were lined up in the back. On October 30th, the Pine Bluffs Senior Center's annual meeting took place. In the morning voting of the board members was held and would be announced at the meeting during dinner. There were five people that registered and two write ins. Dema Gilbert, Chuck Radcliffe, Rich Benson, Don Herman, Janyce Harms, Sharon Curless, and Don Randall were the candidates being voted for. The lunch was served my the board members....
Election season, here we come. This is just the beginning of a few candidates that will be running in the next year. Reid Rasner, who will be running against Senator Barrasso held a town hall meeting here on Friday the 30th of September. Rasner is from Casper Wyoming which is fourth generation for his family in Wyoming. Rasner attended the University of Wyoming where he received degrees in English, history, and theater. Rasner left Wyoming for a short and went to Nevada but he missed his home...
Another week of learning and we all know It is always great to learn new things. The University of Wyoming has come the Pine Bluffs Senior Center with the program, Cent$ible Nutrition. This is the third class out of eight classes. Tammy Ware is the educator. Ware gave some of the students papers to fill out that analyzes a persons diet. This was to see what they are eating, the right amount of calories and what nutritions they are getting. In addition, she handed what key nutrients a person...
