Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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The new Pine Bluffs Soup Nazi has been crowned; "Winner, Winner Crack Chicken Noodle!" Wendy Purdy won the title with her Crack Chicken Noodle Soup! Last Friday evening, February 3, the Pine Bluffs Recreation Department hosted the 3rd Annual Soup Contest & "Pick A Movie Night". Participants at the event spent their Friday evening tasting some of the most delicious soups! On the menu was Creamy Potato, 15 Bean Cajun Sausage, Smoked Sausage Beer Cheese, Broccoli & Cheese, Enchilada (lovingly...
Start brushing up on your culinary skills! Friday evening, February 2, the Pine Bluffs Recreation Department will be hosting the 3rd Annual Soup Contest & “Pick A Movie Night”. Spend your Friday evening tasting delicious soups, visiting with friends and neighbors and top the night off relaxing in your favorite portable chair, eating popcorn, and watching a great movie! The Soup Contest & Movie Night will begin at 5:30pm with soup tasting, something you’re not going to want to miss, it’s a party for your palate! After tasting all the delicio...
The Pine Bluffs Recreation Department will sponsor the 18th Annual Christmas Light Decoration Contest with the judging to take place on Monday, December 18th from 6p-8p. The contest is for residents living within the town limits, businesses are excluded. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the contest but please keep in mind that homes can only win every other year so homes that were selected as winners last year will not be eligible to win again until Christmas 2024. Ten winners will be...
Calling all cars, it’s a “Drive In” movie! Put your imagination to work and start building your car for the Texas Trail Market Movie Night! Do you know what they have at our hometown grocery store, Texas Trail Market? Boxes, and lots of them! We want to encourage kids (and those kids at heart) to make their cars (or any mode of creative transportation) out of those boxes and “drive” on into the 23rd Annual Texas Trail Market Movie Night scheduled for Thursday, November 16, 6:30pm at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. We are not done talking c...
It’s that time of year again; time to start your annual spring cleaning! Clean and organize your home and then be ready to peddle your gently used treasures at the Pine Bluffs Recreation Department’s 15th Annual Pine Bluffs Community Wide Garage Sale slated for June 3. Everyone in town and the surrounding areas is invited to participate. If you don’t live within the town limits, load up that flatbed, head to town and set up shop at the Community Center Parking Lot. Garage sale address and item information will be made available to poten...
Start brushing up on your culinary skills! Next Friday evening, February 3, the Pine Bluffs Recreation Department will be hosting the 2nd Annual Soup Contest & “Pick A Movie Night” at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. Spend your Friday evening tasting some delicious soups, visiting with friends and neighbors and top the night off relaxing in your favorite portable chair eating popcorn and watching a great movie! The Soup Contest & Movie Night will begin at 6:00pm with soup tasting, something you’re not going to want to miss, it’s a party f...
Pine Bluffs Recreation – Adult Pickleball Open Gym to begin January 11! Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America. The game combines elements of tennis, ping-pong, and badminton. The rules are simple, and the game is easy for beginners to learn, but can develop into a quick, fast-paced, competitive game for experienced players. Pickleball can be played indoors or outdoors on a badminton-sized court with a net like a tennis net. Players use a paddle that is reminiscent of ping-pong paddles but is bigger and usually made of more a...
Jon Moore, Albin, WY, was the recipient of the 2021 Wyoming Recreation and Park Association Individual Citation Award. Jon Moore was given the award for his service to the Laramie County Recreation Planning & Advisory Board representing the Albin Community at the Laramie County Board of County Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 in Cheyenne. Jon was first appointed to the Laramie County Recreation Board in November of 1986 by the Laramie County Commissioners as a represent from...
Join the Pine Bluffs Elementary 1st & 2nd Grade Classes in Pine Bluffs City Park on Thursday, April 29 at 2:45pm for a tree planting to celebrate Arbor Day! In 1872 J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees, and this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in our neighboring state of Nebraska. Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world. Trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wi...
Calling all cars, it’s a “Drive In” movie! Put your imagination to work and start building your car for the Texas Trail Market Movie Night! Do you know what they have at grocery stores like Texas Trail Market? Boxes, and lots of them! We want to encourage kids (and those kids at heart) to make their cars (or any mode of creative transportation) out of those boxes and “drive” on in to the 20th Annual Texas Trail Market Movie Night scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 6:30pm at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. TTM Movie Night will feature ...
Calling all cars, it's a "Drive In" movie! Put your imagination to work and start building your car for the Texas Trail Market Movie Night! We want to encourage kids (and those kids at heart) to make their cars (or any mode of creative transportation) out of boxes and "drive" on in to the 18th Annual Texas Trail Market Movie Night scheduled for Thursday, November 15, 6:30pm at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. TTM Movie Night will feature Disney's PIXAR film "The Incredibles 2", rated PG. We...
Calling all cars, it’s a “Drive In” movie! Put your imagination to work and start building your car for the Texas Trail Market Movie Night! Do you know what they have at grocery stores like Texas Trail Market? Boxes, and lots of them! We want to encourage kids (and those kids at heart) to make their cars (or any mode of creative transportation) out of those boxes and “drive” on in to the 18th Annual Texas Trail Market Movie Night scheduled for Thursday, November 15, 6:30pm at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. TTM Movie Night will feature D...
Dive into the Pine Bluffs Pool and swim a lap or two on Sunday, June 24 for National Swim a Lap Day. The unofficial holiday celebrates the sport of swimming and encourages people to engage in it for the purpose of exercise. In observance of this special day, the Pine Bluffs Pool will offer free swimming all day with special extended lap swim hours both before and after our regular open swim hours. Swimming is a great way of getting exercise, especially for those who have health problems that...
It’s that time of year again; time to start your annual spring cleaning! Clean and organize your home and then be ready to peddle your gently used treasures at the Pine Bluffs Recreation Department’s 10th Annual Community Wide Garage Sale slated for June 2. Everyone in town and the surrounding areas is invited to participate! If you don’t live within the town limits, load up that flatbed, head to town and set up shop at the Community Center Parking Lot! Maps of the town marked with the participating garage sales will be made available to poten...
Join the Pine Bluffs Elementary 1st Grade Class in Pine Bluffs City Park on Thursday, May 10 at 2:45 p.m. for a tree planting to celebrate Arbor Day! In 1872 J. Sterling Morton proposed to the Nebraska Board of Agriculture that a special day be set aside for the planting of trees, and this holiday, called Arbor Day, was first observed with the planting of more than a million trees in our neighboring state of Nebraska. Arbor Day is now observed throughout the nation and the world. Trees can reduce the erosion of our precious topsoil by wind and...
The Pine Bluffs Recreation Department has chosen this year’s Christmas Light contest winners. Normally there are 10 winners, but last year a winner forfeited their prize so it was carried over to this year’s contest. The winners are: 1109 Wilhelm Road, Daryl and Kristi Gade - Most Elegant; 605 Beech, Eleanor Sterman - Most Festive; 106 E. 8th St., Jim and Marlene Svenkesen - Most Unique. Other winners are : 506 Walnut, Ron and Carmen Ladd, 410 Walnut, Chris Timm; 410 Chestnut, Mike and Pat Reher; 417 E. 4th St., Kevin and Wynette Culp; 685 Sim...
An unsung hero for Laramie County is on the ballot this November 4th. It helps bring in millions of dollars each year, provides thousands of jobs, and contributes substantial taxes. The hero is the Laramie County lodging tax. This tax is paid by visitors who stay overnight in our hotels, bed & breakfasts, and campgrounds. Very few local residents pay this tax; only those who stay overnight in one of our lodging establishments do so. Is this a new tax? No. The lodging tax has been in existence in the county since 1987, and voters have renewed...
The Pine Bluffs Recreation Department will sponsor the 8th Annual Christmas Light Decoration Contest with the judging to take place Thursday, Dec. 20, through Sunday, Dec. 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. The contest is for residents living within the town limits, businesses are excluded. Everyone is encouraged to participate in the contest but please keep in mind that homes can only win every other year so homes that were selected as winners last year will not be eligible to win again until Christmas 2013. Ten winners will be chosen to receive a $10 cash...