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Cheyenne Matthews receives a trophy taller than she is at the 2013 TSDR Motocross Awards Banquet held in Mitchell, NE Oct. 26. Even though the 2013 TSDR Motocross season brought a couple of bad injury wrecks to the Pine Bluffs teenager, she still battled on to a 12 point victory in the Championship Series. Matthews has been racing motorcycles since she was 6 years old and she is also the 2011 TSDR Motocross Women's C Champion. This B Class Championship puts Chey at the top of Women's Amateur Mot...
Wyoming Livestock Board staff veterinarians have announced that two cases of the neurologic form of Equine Herpes Virus Type 1 (EHV-1) have recently been discovered in northwestern Wyoming. One of them occurred in Teton County, the other in Park County. A total of seven horses were affected by the disease, one of which had to be euthanized. The remaining infected and exposed horses have been placed under quarantine. It has been determined by the staff veterinarians that the two incidents are unrelated. No new cases have been reported since the...
Great news for our journalism students; The Pines was selected as the Class 2A All-State Newspaper and tied with Cody for the People’s Choice recently at the Wyoming High School State Journalism Convention in Casper Oct. 7 and 8. The students attending the convention vote on their favorite yearbook and newspaper, so winning this award is pretty important to our students. The convention was more than a competition, it was an educational opportunity for students and advisers alike. Nationally k... Full story
The road is long and winding when your assignment is to research and write a paper and then create a poster board for a Medieval Fair. But 7th-graders at Burns took that research journey and reached their goal on September 30, 2013, when their work went on display. The word “journey” comes from the Middle English word journey, which means a day’s travel, but this journey took more than a day. It began for their teachers long before the beginning of the school year. Burns Junior/ Senior High...
Bowman Cattle Co. ranked ninth in Angus registrations for Wyoming during 2013 Bowman Cattle Co, Pine Bluffs, ranked as ninth largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in Wyoming having recorded 166 head of Angus with the American Angus Association® during fiscal year 2013, which ended Sept. 30, according to Bryce Schumann, Association chief executive officer. Angus breeders across the nation in 2013 registered 388,822 head of Angus cattle. “Our year-end statistics continue to de... Full story
Selma was born October 9, 1930 in Meriden, Wyo. to Ray and Hilma Burkholder. She graduated from Albin High School in 1952. She didn’t wander too far from home and didn’t need to in order to find the love of her life, Clarence Gieber. They were married in 1954 and lived in Pine Bluffs for most of their years. They raised five children, four girls and a boy. Ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren came from the gifts of those five children. Selma held numerous jobs around Pine Bluffs inc...
[email protected] TSDR Motocross held it’s season finale in Sidney, Nebraska on the 28th and 29th of September and the competition was truly fierce. Pine Bluffs High School Junior, Cheyenne Matthews went into the final two days of racing sporting a slim twelve point lead and with fifty points up for grabs, the number two contender was pushing hard to claim the Season Championship away from Cheyenne. Matthews beat her rival in the first Moto on Saturday and had a slight lead in the s...
Monday, Sept. 30 Spirit Day: PJ Day- Wear your pajamas to school. Must be in dress code. After-school/Evening Activity: Team Dinner for all Fall sports. Tuesday, Oct. 1 Spirit Day: Red Carpet Day - Dress in your formal gowns and suits and ties we are going Hollywood in Pine tonight. After-school/Evening Activity: Movie in the Commons - Remember the Titans at 7 p.m. for all PBHS Students. Free Popcorn, Drinks, and Cotton Candy. Wednesday, Oct. 2 Spirit Day: Decades Day - Where anything from the 20s. Thursday, Oct. 3 Spirit Day: Tacky Hats and...
When Democrats say you must vote for or against some idea of theirs or “the children will starve,” much like they did this past week regarding cuts to the food stamp bill, Democrats are using their time tested and very clever abuse of Western ethics… a strategy of Moral Extortion. Liberals want conscientious voters to think, “Well I must go along with Democrat/Liberal logic… I certainly couldn’t live with myself if I allow children to starve.” To even suggest that conservatives would harbor...
Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso and Congressman Cynthia Lummis announce that their representatives Debbie McCann, Jamie Gronski and Laura Weatherford are scheduled to be in Burns and Pine Bluffs on Wednesday, October 2, 2013. Their schedule will be: Burns Senior Center, 134 South Main – 10 am – 10:30 am Pine Bluffs Town Hall, 220 Main Street – Noon – 1 pm Area residents are encouraged to stop by during these times to discuss matters regarding the federal government. All comments and con...
The Annual Grover Days was held Sunday, September 22 on a beautiful sunny day with no wind. Events started with Church in the Park with Friendship Alliance Church Pastor Ben Nevis giving the message. Nevis played the guitar and was assisted in leading the song service by Elizabeth Nevis and Tanya Wahlert. The bountiful meal was prepared and served by the FFA members. Games for the kids and horse shoes were enjoyed along with visiting by community members. Each high school class had an activity...
The Panhandle Senior Ladies held a tournament at Four Winds Golf Course in Kimball on Monday, September 9. The team of Wilma Gilliland, Donna Meier, Beth Korell, and Mary Nielsen took first and claimed one birdie. The team of Joyce Asmus, Sally Plover, Mary Ann Brothers, and Dee Vogel placed second and secured two hole outs and two birdies, while the team of Linda Gunia, Alene Schilz, Loretta Haught, and Kay Snyder placed third and managed to capture three birdies. The team of Terry Espinoza,...
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi is encouraging Wyoming juniors in high school to apply to be a Senate Page for the spring session in Washington, D.C. The deadline for spring applications is Nov. 6. “The page program provides a front row seat to debates in the Senate, providing a unique experiences for any participant, which they will carry with them forever,” Enzi said. Page duties consist primarily of delivering correspondence and legislative material at the Capitol. Other duties include preparing the...
Pine Bluffs United Methodist Church warmly welcomed their new pastor, Pastor Lesley Matschke. She has been appointed by Bishop Elaine Stanovsky and the Rocky Mountain Conference to serve both Pine Bluffs UMC and to continue as pastor at Hillsdale UMC. Pastor Matschke moved into the Pine Bluffs parsonage at the end of July and began work officially on Aug. 1. She will be at Pine Bluffs five days a week and commute on her days off to Lakewood, Colo., where she shares a home and time with her husba...
The Arch Coal Foundation has officially kicked off its signature education support program – the Arch Coal Teacher Achievement Awards – for the upcoming school year in West Virginia and Wyoming. The announcement was made by Deck S. Slone, senior vice president of Arch Coal, Inc. and president of the Arch Coal Foundation. “We’re big supporters of classroom teaching excellence,” Slone said. “Superior teachers are able to challenge their students to learn and then show them how to succeed. No...
The Bushnell High School classes of 1967 and 1968 celebrated their 45th and 46th class reunions together at the Rock Ranch in Pine Bluffs August 24....
U.S. Senators Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., and David Vitter, R-La., today announced they will introduce legislation in September to reverse and clarify the recent decision by the Office of Personnel and Management (OPM) on Obamacare. Their legislation will require that all Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and all political appointees in the Administration must purchase their health insurance on the Obamacare Exchange without the help of taxpayer-funded subsidies. Congressional staff... Full story
Applications for the Wyoming Arts Council’s Governor’s Arts Awards are accepted until the postmark deadline of Oct. 7. Any Wyoming citizen, organization, business or community may be nominated for a Governor’s Art Award. Noted accomplishments should reflect substantial contributions, made in Wyoming, that exemplify a long-term commitment to the arts. Special consideration will be given to nominees whose arts service is statewide. Established in 1982, the Governor’s Arts Awards recognize excelle...
The Panhandle Senior Ladies Golf Association held their latest outing at Courthouse & Jail Rock Golf Club. Winning first place and capturing three birdies was the team of Vickie Nemnich, Claudia Benda, Sally Plover, and Loretta Haught. Second place, also with three birdies, went to the team of Terry Espinoza, Jane Kelly, Bev Lee, and Margaret Lienemann. Third place, with one birdie, went to the team of Gail Magers, Linda Kallhoff, Donna Engleman, and Donna Meier. The team of Mary Nielsen,...
Youth football fans will have the opportunity to exhibit their football skills when the Pine Bluffs Lions Club and the Pine Bluffs Recreation Department host their NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the Pine Bluffs High School football field. The PPK competition, as always, is free and open to boys and girls ages 6 to 15 as of Dec. 31. Registration will begin at 5:45 p.m. with the competition to follow, approximately around 6:15 p.m. Parent or guardian signatures are...
Temperatures soared to over 100 degrees at the track forcing riders to take innovative steps to combat heat exhaustion. Matthews stored her helmet and race jersey in the ice chest prior to her races to get her body temp down a few degrees. Her dad said, “I have never seen her dig so deep and ride so hard to win a victory. She left everything on the track and I am very proud of her.” Matthews finished the day’s races in Mitchell, Neb., by winning both motos and collecting two more holes...
Cheyenne Matthews was not just racing against the top women’s class contenders last Sunday, she was also pitted against Mother Nature. The latest race day, held at the Archer Complex in Cheyenne, provided sheeting downpours, lightning, a bit of hail, and winds that sent several race canopies into the facilities dumpsters after being ripped to shreds. The first motto of the day saw fair and hot conditions and Matthews grabbed the whole shot and led the race for two laps before going down on an o...
The Pine Bluffs High School class of 1948 had is 65th year class reunion prior to the senior-alumni banquet on Aug. 3. We met at the historic high school and then went on a tour of the Larson house, led by Neil Hockersmith. Back at the high school we reminisced, looked at pictures and had refreshments — all led by Lloyd Eisenhower, our class president. We were the first class for the new superintendent, Frank Supon, following the death of our beloved and long-time superintendent, Clayte Hume. T...
Boyd Bivins will be celebrating his 90th birthday this month. Boyd was born Aug. 21, 1923, to Raymond N. and Mable (Hyatt) Bivens in Fairmont, Fillmore County, Neb. He graduated from Exeter High School in Nebraska and served in the South Pacific during World War II. Upon his discharge from the Army, Boyd lived in the Grover, Colo., area, where he met and married Lillian Timm. They later moved to LaSalle, Colo., where he retired from Valley School District RE1. All friends and family of Boyd are...
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power received a report last week of a scam involving unknown parties impersonating Cheyenne Light personnel and demanding money. According to the report, the fraudulent caller directed the business customer to pay a specified amount by purchasing a pre-paid visa card or their electricity would be disconnected. The caller then instructed that they would pick up the cash card at the customer’s home. “Our residential, business and commercial customers need to be mindful of t... Full story
