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Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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The weather outside may be frightful but that doesn't stop the children from dragging their parents coming to see Santa Claus. Pine Bluffs Distilling hosted their second annual Santa Claus and cookies event on December 16th at 5:00 p.m. The kids and parents waited in the tasting for that ever so anticipated moment when Santa arrives. Excitement filled the room. Santa Claus arrived through a secret door at Pine Bluffs Distilling. He made sure that the kids could do activities after visiting with...
Pine Bluffs Wyoming Academic Challenge team continues its success with another small school championship and strong overall finish. "We took 3rd overall at this Sheridan event on December 3rd. It was a really good placing for us, especially when we are competing against much larger schools like Campbell County, Thunder Basin, and Douglas. The students are working very hard this year and they are reaping the benefits," said Coach Kestner. "I'm very proud of all of them." The next WAC meet takes...
This year seems to have just zipped by without ever slowing down. It's hard to imagine that it's already December and Christmas is just around the corner. Even though I started writing about the plants of Christmas a few weeks ago, the time of year just sunk in. I don't know if I've been that busy or if maybe it's just old age. Could be a combination of both, I guess. Regardless, I still find myself stopping to reflect on Christmas when I was growing up. This week I thought of poinsettias. Mind...
Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noel, Frohe Weinachten, Buon Natale. Christmas Around the World was the theme for the Albin Elementary Christmas concert on December 19th. A wonderful international variety of songs included the United States, England, Spain, Mexico, Germany, France, French Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, Ghana, and Ireland. To start the program the 5th and 6th grade students supported two trumpets, a flute, and a snare drum. Playing Jingle Bells and Up on the Housetop the trumpets were the...
A very active student in and out of school, Jaspur Nusbaum, son of Cody and Jeanette Nusbaum received the Citizenship Award from the Laramie County Retired Education Personnel. Burns counselor Kaycee Tidyman said, " Nusbuam received this award for a multitude of reasons. He works diligently in all that he is a part of and is passionate about serving others, both in and out of the communities he is part of. He can often be found volunteering his time in a variety of ways including the animal...
The students were impeccably dressed for a great night of music and cheer. Burns Elementary had their Christmas Concert for Kinderboost through third grade students on Thursday December 1st at 6:30 p.m. The theme of concert was Christmas around the World. It started with all the students singing Jungle Jive of Pierpont, arranged by Teresa Jennings. This was to represent the United States of America. There wer Jingle Singers singing in between the groups of students singing. They were Brooklyn,...
The board gave recognition to a well deserved team from the school district. Laramie County School District #2 had the committee of whole meeting on December 7th at 7:00 p.m. First was the welcoming of the three new board members which were Cody Nusbaum, Kendra Roeder, and Michael Lerwick. Lady chairman Julianne Randall informed everyone that the reorganization of the board leadership and the appointment of the Rec Board members will be at the regular meeting on Monday December 12th. Laramie... Full story
The Wyoming Association Municipalities Wintershop is coming up and an Emergency Medical Technicians class is being held in January for anyone interested in attending. The Albin Town Council met on December 8th at 7:00 p.m. For old business, a review of the lunch program shows it is doing fine. Mayor Krakow gave an update stating that the trash truck is in production as of December 5th, the council ordered it last year from the sixth penny money and the new toolcat will be delivered this month, possibly by the end of the week. It was also... Full story
Deck the halls with boughs of holly...Fa La La La La. My granddaughter has been singing that Christmas classic for the last three weeks or so. This is a wonderful time of year in our household and music of all sorts fills the air from sunup until long after sundown. If it isn't on the stereo then somebody is singing. Linda is decking the halls now only our holly is artificial. I grew up with real holly because it was so plentiful. Holly is one of the more recognizable plants of the winter and... Full story
The Grover cafeteria was full of activities. Pawnee High School had their first Craft Fair on December 3rd from 4:00 p.m. through 7:00 p.m. It was at the cafeteria at the Pawnee High School in Grover, Colorado. It was a small craft fair, there were eight vendors at the event. The vendors had personal drawn greeting cards, soaps of different kinds, crocheted dish towels and rags, school calendars, homemade baked goodies, pictures of photos, school t-shirts, and a table of Christmas items. In the... Full story
Instruments were being tuned and voices were warming up. Festively dressed students and teachers were preparing to dazzle the audience filled with parents, grandparents and many other spectators at the Pine Bluffs Jr./Sr. High School Holiday concert on December 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the Pine Bluffs Historic High School The Jr./ Sr. High School Jazz ensemble who have only been together for a month started the musical evening with Frosty the Snowman by Walter Rollins & Steve Nelson, arrangement by L... Full story
Baylen Smith, senior at Burns High School has signed with Waldorf University in Forest City, Iowa. His soon to be new wrestling coach Ryan Dickinson drove all the way to Burns, Wyoming to have him sign with the university. Dickinson said, "Smith got my attention with his free styling record ability. At Waldorf University we are big in the freestyle and greco style in the state of Iowa. So guys that have that experience and little bit of success draw my attention. Smith will probably be in the... Full story
The lights were bright and the community was full of activities. The start of the Christmas season was in Pine Bluffs. Every year the first Monday in December the town of Pine Bluffs celebrates Christmas at Home. A parade started the festivities by going down Main Street from south to north. In the middle of the intersection by Farmers State bank was a Christmas tree. Santa Claus was chauffeured to the tree to light it up and start the Christmas season while some caroling around the Christmas...
The tables were lined with items for the parents and kids to choose from. Shepherds Closet started last year for the first time to help families at Christmas. It started with one Saturday. This year it will be all three Saturdays in December. People have helped the program with donations of items or money to Shepherds Closet. Shepherds Closet is a non profit organization that the churches assist with. People are welcome to go into the different rooms to check out items they may need at the...
The gym at the Burns south plex was decorated for Christmas. On December 3rd the Town of Burns with Shepherds Closet, and the Burns Lions Club hosted for the first time a Rustic Holiday Dinner in Burns. The Town of Burns is excited to give back to the community. Shepherds Closet set up the gym and organized the event. The Burns Lions Club served the delicious meal. Rustic Diner manager Sam Cook, and owners Joseph and Sandra Nicholson prepared the meal. Sandra Nicholson said, " Cook was the the...
The Pine Bluffs Senior Center was hopping with people that were supporting the Donald Eisenhauer American Legion Post 60. On December 4th the Pine Bluffs American Legion Post 60 and Auxiliary Unit 60 were hosting their annual Christmas Social.Throughout the years it has grown so much. The Christmas started at the Legion post. Ample room to sit and visit while enjoying a great dinner. Plenty of room to walk around the tables full of silent auction items looking for the right item to bid on....
Our home town businesses were getting in the Christmas spirit. During Christmas at Home businesses throughout town host open houses during the day of the celebration. Each business has their different ways of inviting the people and customers for the season. This year four businesses participated. Farmers State bank had their open house from 9:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. inviting visitors in for cookies, hot cider, and coffee. Points West hosted their open house from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m....
Purchasing new equipment and looking at bids for cleaning for the town of Burns was discussed at length at the Burns Town council meeting on November 28th at 5:30 p.m. For new business, the bids for cleaning of the town buildings. Nicole Riley has been cleaning for the last month. Mayor Jim Clark reported that Riley has done an excellent job cleaning. He suggested that the town pay Riley the previous cleaning rate. She would receive $1100.00 for her services. The council approved. The council has received two bids for the cleaning contract. The...
Rows of barrels were stacked almost to the ceiling at Pine Bluffs Distilling. It has been five years since opening up the tasting room. This room is exactly how it sounds, a place to show off new products and have the customers taste the hard work that goes on at Pine Bluffs Distilling. It has not been easy for them to get to this point. Pine Bluffs Distilling had problems with roof leaks, and the dreaded Covid pandemic was a major problem. Of Course there are always the small issues like...
Chadron State College hosted their annual Chadron Scholastic Day on November 9, 2022. Twenty-four schools from Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming all descended on the Chadron campus to compete in 30 different academic topics in literature, science, math, fine arts, business, agriculture, history, government and health and nutrition. Students could pick up to four topics to challenge their knowledge. Pine Bluffs High School took six students to test their knowledge in a variety of categories....
We're entering a special time of year as Christmas approaches. Snow on the ground and a crispness in the air that seems to buzz with excitement and anticipation. The hustle and bustle of shoppers; many with a joyous "Merry Christmas" to the clerks in the stores and a smile for others. We hear the tinkle of coins as people drop their spare change into the Salvation Army kettles. I do miss the ringing bells and the shouts of "Merry Christmas that used to surround the bell ringers. Everyone seemed...
The Yearbook and Photography students of Pine Bluffs High School recently received the opportunity to attend the State Journalism Convention held on November 7 at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Students from across the state gathered together to learn and share their accomplishments in Journalism, Photography, Yearbook Publishing, and Public Relations. The convention kicked off with the keynote speaker, Aaron Ontiveroz, a professional photographer based in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Ontiveroz...
The school board of trustees was excited to see how their school did this year across the state of Wyoming. Laramie County School District #2 board members attended the annual Wyoming School Board Conference on November 18th through November 19th. Six of the board of trustees and Superintendent Justin Pierantoni attended the conference. They attended workshops and communicated with other educators to see how the schools are doing. This year Laramie County school District #2 received several...
Music notes were in the air at Southeast Music District festival. Pine Bluffs High School students attended the festival at East High School on November 21 through November 22. There were 11 band and choir students that was there from Pine Bluffs High School. Pine Bluffs music director Logan Vanderlaan said, "The students played in ensembles composed of students from all over Southeast Wyoming that were led by a number of guest directors and clinicians." Vanderlaan went on to say, "This event...
Cold is not everyone's favorite temperature. It is always best to be prepared for your home and your car. A home is a place to make sure that you and your family are safe and warm. The Red Cross posted that last year 80 homes in Wyoming caught on fire. 23% of home fires is during the colder months than the warmer time of year. People try to stay warm with heaters that could catch on fire. It is better to prepare the house to prevent fires or the cold from coming in the home in the future. Alan Stoinski, Program Manager of Energy Efficiency at...
