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Happy Thanksgiving to all of you from the Burns Branch Library! Did you know: In a letter to his daughter sent in 1784, Benjamin Franklin suggested that the wild turkey would be a more appropriate national symbol for the newly independent United States than the bald eagle (which had earlier been chosen by the Continental Congress). He argued that the turkey was a much more respectable bird and a symbol of courage. In 2007, President George W. Bush granted a "pardon" to two turkeys, named May...
Please feel free to call, 547-2249; e-mail, [email protected] or just stop by with your news and information. Who is buried in the middle of the Cheyenne Frontier Days arena? Steamboat was the star horse of the bucking bronco events at Cheyenne Frontier Days from 1901 to 1914. He was named Steamboat because he had a broken bone in his nose which caused him to make a snorting sound like a steamboat. One of the nation’s best, and most distinctive logos, the image on Wyoming’s uniforms depicts a cowboy riding a bucking horse. This symbol has be...
Hello from everyone at the Burns Branch Library! Hope you all had a wonderful and safe 4th of July! This week at the library we received new fiction books: “The Heist” by Janet Evanovich, “Sweet Salt Air” by Barbara Delinsky and “The 9th Gir”l by Tami Hoag. We also received these new DVD’s: Beverly Lewis’” The Confession” (Not Rated), “Oz the Great and Powerful” (Rated PG) and “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters “(Rated R). Come check one out! Don’t forget the Friday movie on July 5, at 1 p.m. We will be showing “Wreck-It-Ralph” and next Fri...
Known both as the Fourth of July and Independence Day, July 4th has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1941; however the tradition of Independence Day celebrations goes back to the 18th century and the American Revolution (1775-1783). In June 1776, representatives of the 13 colonies then fighting in the revolutionary struggle created a resolution that would declare their independence from Great Britain. On July 2nd, the Continental Congress voted in favor of independence, and two days later its delegates adopted the Declaration...
Our deepest sympathies to the Cooper family for the loss of their daughter. Our prayers go out to the family. Summer is just cruising along here at the library. I love summer: the warm sun, vacations, family time and not wearing a coat! A fun summer activity for kids is baseball. Here are the dates of the 2013 Youth Summer Ball League games for this week: Monday, June 24, P. Purple @ B; Orange 4:30 p.m.; Pee Wee 5 p.m. T-Ball; 6 p.m. Sr. T-Ball; 7 p.m. Little League; Burns White @ Albin; 6 p.m. T-Ball, and 7 p.m. Sr. T-Ball. Wednesday, June...
As usual, there is a lot happening at your library! Join us at the Burns Branch Library on Saturday, June 15, at 10 a.m. to watch a Superman movie. We will provide the popcorn and pop. Draw to win two passes to see the new Superman movie. Bring your friends! On Saturday, June 22, 1 p.m., we will DIG IN to Duct Tape! We’ll show you how to make a cell phone cover, a wallet, flowers, a belt or a lunch bag. Come try it out. We supply the materials and you Dig In! (Grades 3-6) Have you signed up for Summer Reading Celebration? Every child and t...
Summer Reading Celebration has begun and we are planning some very fun events in the coming weeks. Come sign up for the Summer Reading Celebration at the Burns Branch Library. You’ll receive some great prizes when you attain your summer reading goal. The first day you can collect your summer reading prize is this Friday, June 7th. On Saturday, June 8, at 11 a.m. reptile expert Jeremy Lamblin will present a reptile show with live snakes, lizards and other fascinating reptiles. This will be after the parade for the Burns Four Neighbors c...
The Summer Reading Celebration is here in the library! Our theme for this summer is “Dig In” and we have a number of activities to tell you about. First of all, every Friday at 1 pm, we will be showing a family movie. We’ll provide the popcorn and treats! The movies start on June 7, and go throughout the summer. On Tuesday, June 11, children grades three through six, are invited to build their own terrarium. They’ll get a chance to plant their very own tiny plants, add an animal or two and watch the plants grow all summer. Signing up for the...
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Our warm spring weather has finally arrived and along with this warm weather everyone probably wants to get out and work in their yards. Here at the Burns Branch Library we have several books on gardening and landscaping to check out. Congratulations to the Burns High School girls track team for winning the 2A Regionals in Gillette this past weekend! The Burns boys came home with third place. Everyone who made state will be headed up to Casper this next weekend to participate. We want to wish them the best of luck and to go for the gold!...
The bookmark contest is back in the library! We have held bookmark contests in the past but not recently, so are pleased to hold a contest again this year. This year it is for the third and fourth graders only and the forms have been given to the teachers. Both school districts No. 1 and 2 have agreed to participate. Homeschoolers can also participate, of course. Information about it, and the entry form with guidelines, are available on the home page of our website at www.LaramieCountyLibrary.org The deadline for entries is May 15. Forms may...
We asked for moisture and we got it! We hope everyone was safe during our recent spring snowstorms. The library closures last week were due to the weather and we are very sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused you. Rescheduled track meets are as follows: Burns Jr. High meet in Chappell, Neb., will be May 7; and Burns High School meet in Pine Bluffs will be April 30. The rest of the track meets that were cancelled will not be rescheduled. Burns snow make-up days are the following: April 26, May 24, 28, 29, and 30. Thursday, May 30...
Who knew we had such amazing thespian talent here in Burns? Burns High School held a dinner theatre on Thursday and Friday nights last week to a sold out crowd. A good time was had by all who went to watch “Pirates of Penzance”. Everyone who later came into the library has raved about the wonderful play and dinner. Burns High School’s prom was held on Saturday, at the Cheyenne Depot. Congratulations go out to Cassy Underwood and Cole Bostron for being named queen and king; to Jessica Phillippe and Colby Ward for being named princess and princ...
our Neighbors Day, formerly Burns Day, will be Saturday, June 8, 2013. The committee is looking for vendors, crafters, youth groups, volunteers, parade entries and live entertainment. The committee will meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at the Burns Senior Center at 7 p.m. The Four Neighbors Day committee invites you to bring your classic cars, antique cars and unique cars, trucks and machinery to show off. Enter them in the parade or have them ready for display. Egbert, Hillsdale, Burns and Carpenter alumnus will meet the...
We have some new books! They include the newest C.J. Box book, “Breaking Point,” and “The Striker” by Clive Cussler. For those of you who are Christian fiction fans, Karen Kingsbury has a new one out: “The Chance.” We also have some new movies: “Wreck-It Ralph,” rated PG and a fun children’s movie, “Playing for Keeps,” rated PG-13. The Burns Branch Library Dinner and a Book meeting date for March has been moved to March 28, at 7 p.m. We are reading “Lost Bird of Wounded Knee: Spirit of the Lakota” by Renee Flood. This is an interesting, true s...
As we waited for “Titan,” the forecasted blizzard to hit last weekend, I wondered why we name winter storms. We’ve had “Sandy,” “Iago,” “Gandolph,” “Q,” and who can forget our favorite little fishy “Nemo” from the Disney movie of the same name? According to the National Weather Service there are five reasons to name winter storms: • Naming a storm raises awareness. • Attaching a name makes it much easier to follow a weather system’s progress. • A storm with a name takes on a personality all its own, which adds to awareness. • In today’s social...
Hello to everyone in southeastern Laramie County! We in Burns are very proud of our outstanding athletes that made All-Conference this past week. Those students are: Travis Romsa, and Taylor Kirkbride for the Burns boys basketball team and Megan Marker, Mckayla Ward and Mckenzie Ward for the Burns girls basketball team. These students along with their teams worked very hard this past season and we are very proud of them! On Saturday, March 9, at 10 a.m. the Burns Branch Library will be showing the film called “Alex Rider: Operation S...
Hello from the Burns Branch Library! A big congratulatory high five goes out to the Burns High School boys basketball team and the wrestling team. The basketball team came in fourth at regionals by winning their game against Tongue River, and they are now headed to Casper this upcoming weekend for state basketball. The Burns Broncs wrestling team had four young men medal at the state championship in Casper. These outstanding young men are: T.J. Pohlman (4th, 113 pounds), Kaleb O’Connor (5th, 160 pounds), Cecil Brockman (5th, 182 pounds) and N...
Hello from everyone at the Burns Branch Library! We would like to let everyone know that the library will be closed Monday, Feb. 18, in observance of Presidents’ Day. While we are on the subject of holidays did you know that February is National African American Month? Stop by the library and check out our display of books on presidents or check out a book about African American history. Did you know that Presidents’ Day never falls on the actual birthday of any American president? Four chief executives — George Washington, William Henry Harri...
Can you believe February is already here? I was going to say I’m ready for spring but I think we have had spring weather all winter. Does that mean we will have winter in the spring? Maybe we will just skip winter this year, but we need some moisture! A wet rainy spring could be nice. Burns Branch Library is hosting Cupcakes and Canvas on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 10 a.m. Families and children will create a mural and we’ll hang it on the library wall. You’ll also have fun decorating a cupcake or two! The library partners with the ALEX program so on...
We want to thank the ten young people who braved the weather on Friday and attended our Buckaroo Days! They had a great time making chocolate cake in the microwave and participating in the bubble gum contest! Here’s the recipe for a one-serving chocolate cake made in the microwave. This is a delicious mix between a brownie and cake. Emergency Chocolate Cake (individual serving) Spray the inside of a mug with nonstick spray, then add the following ingredients: 2 Tbsp. cake flour (regular flour is also fine) 2 Tbsp. sugar ½ tsp. baking powder 2...
Have you taken a glance at our Facebook pages? We have an adult page, a teen page and a Library Café page. Staff members enter posts to let folks know interesting info and engage patrons in conversations. Go to our web page at LaramieCountyLibrary.org and click on “Facebook” and like us. We welcome your comments! New on our webpage, www.LaramieCountyLibrary.org is the link to our online auction. We opened the ongoing auction last week and currently have some very interesting older books on which you can bid. We’ll continue to post new items (bo...
Sorry to have to disappoint the Mayan Calendar that predicted the end of civilization that we know of, but we are all still here. As Friday’s dawn began sweeping across the globe, there was no sign of an apocalypse. Do you ever wonder why we fall for such nonsense? Maybe we should just live for the day and be thankful for what we have and not worry so much about will happen in the future. I know I’m very thankful for the past week’s snow storm that dropped 8 inches. We hope everyone was home when the snow began to fall on Tuesday night. I, of c...
The Burns Branch Library will be closed from Sunday, Dec. 23 through Wednesday, Dec. 26. On Thursday, Dec. 27, we will be showing a family movie, “Brave,” starting at 1 pm. We’ll have popcorn and a prize drawing. On Friday, Dec. 28, we will be showing 80’s movies. We start with “Goonies” at 10am, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” at noon and the original version of “Teen Wolf” at 2:30 pm. We’ll have a drawing for a prize with each movie and we’ll provide treats. These movies are for teens but all are welcome. Our candy recipe today is from Pat Cowles....
How is everyone doing with their Christmas shopping and decorating? I think I’m about finished with my shopping. I have one more present to buy and two stocking stuffers and I’m finished. Now, as far as decorating at my house … well, I’ve not done it yet! I need to get busy or it won’t be worth carrying all the decorations up from the basement. How about wrapping presents? Do you have all your presents wrapped? I say every year that I’m going to wrap them as I buy them so I don’t have to do a wrapping marathon the night before, but it seems...
