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Laramie County School District No.2 announces its policy for free and reduced price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program. Each school and the district office of LCSD2 have a copy of the policy, which may be reviewed by any interested party. The following household size and income criteria will be used for determining eligibility. Children from households whose income is at or below the levels shown...
Chartwells Philosophy Making sure students enjoy what they eat can do wonders for growing minds. It has always been the Chartwells Promise and commitment to provide customized solutions to support academic achievement at the highest levels. We practice a single-minded commitment to building strong bodies, sharp minds, and establishing the foundation for a long, healthy life. We call this Eat. Learn. Live. Serving the Academic Community Chartwells employs more food and nutrition specialists serving the academic community than any other food...
The Panhandle Senior Ladies Golf Association held their latest outing at Cottonwood Country Club in Torrington. Finishing in first place with 5 birdies was the team of Gail Magers, Sally Plover, Mary Ann Brothers, and Loretta Haught. Coming in second and shooting two birdies was the team of Mary Nielsen, Claudia Benda, Sharon Havely, and Donna Meier. Third place, with one birdie, was the team of Terry Espinoza, Beth Korell, Kip Fitzgibbon, and Margaret Lienemann. The team of Vickie Nemnich,...
Youth All Around: Cole Lang Steer Riding: Chase Stricklin Jr/Sr Team Roping: Baylen Smith Pee Wee Barrels: Bryndel Burke Novice Breakaway: Cole Lane Novice Goat Tying: Reata Hoar Open Goat Tying: Lacy Johnson Open Bull Riding: Daniel Sarabia Novice Bull Riding: Tommy Schultz Open Breakaway: Sadie Thompson Calf Roping: Paul Fornstrom Century Team Roping Header: Kim Cox Century Team Roping Heeler: Todd Bishop Team Roping Header: Justin Smith Team Roping Heeler: Aaron Mordahl Mixed Team Roping:...
Twenty-seven teams participated in the 21st Annual Trail Days Coed Mud Volleyball Tournament The first place team members all received a Coed Mud Volleyball Champion T-shirt for their victory. In first was the All in the Family team from Pine Bluffs. In second were the Mud Diggers, also from Pine Bluffs. Team Ramrod from Cheyenne/Johnstown placed third. There were 52 games played between the two courts. The tournament started at 10 a.m. and was over around 4:30 p.m. Sunday. The weather was...
The 13th Annual 5K/1Mile Longhorn Stampede Fun Run/Walk was held 7 a.m. Saturday morning starting and finishing at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. Seventy participants registered for the run/walk. First place in each division of the 5K was awarded a $25 gift certificate to the Foot of the Rockies in Cheyenne. Participants were from the following cities: Wyoming: Pine Bluffs, Cheyenne, Wheatland, Carpenter, Cokeville, Encampment; Colorado: Johnstown; Arizona: Chandler; Kansas: Mayetta;...
The Pine Bluffs Trail Days horseshoe tournament had a big turn out of 28 players. There was a blind draw of partners teams. The first place team was Trey Wilbeck of Omaha, Neb., and Marvin Bernard of Cheyenne. In second place was the team of Pat Gross and Dillon Snyder, both of Pine Bluffs. There was a tie for 3rd place. Pine Bluffs residents Zach Fornstrom and Jerry Barker made up one of those teams and Brian Powell of Cheyenne and Clint Fornstrom of Pine Bluffs made up the...
The class of 1983 celebrated their 30 year class reunion on Aug. 2, when Stu and Katt Fornstrom hosted an ice breaker party/BBQ at their house. Food, fun and talking about the “good ol’ days” made it a great evening. We then went to the street dance where we enjoyed more conversations and dancing. On Saturday we had a float in the parade for our 30 year reunion in which our class honored Bunny Jones just as we did in our year book. Bunny has been an inspiration to all of us and it would...
Bring your lawn chairs to the grassy area under the water tower and get set for a great listen. On Saturday, Aug. 17, from 11 a.m. — 1 p.m., the Green Valley Homesteaders will be the featured musicians at Bushnell Day. The Homesteaders, a five-member acoustic music group who have been playing music in the panhandle and three-state area for over seven years, play a wide variety of music, including bluegrass, country, folk, Cajun and gospel. This year’s Bushnell Day is all about kickin’ back...
The Pine Bluffs Lil Hornets will have sign ups on July 29, at 6 p.m. at the football field west side of the stands. The fee is $50. Practice will start on Aug. 5, at 5:30 p.m. This will give a break between the two weeks of Cheyenne Frontier Daya and Trail Days. On the day of first practice it will be with helmets only, and cleats. Soccer or football cleats will work great, NO METAL TIPS! If you have any questions please get in touch with Bret Steger at 307-287-4060, Gary Eastman at...
U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spent the 4th of July weekend visiting with Wyoming National Guard troops serving in Bahrain. Barrasso visited with members of the 133rd Engineering Company, a unit based out of Laramie, that is stationed at Isa Air Base in Bahrain. There are currently over 160 Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers deployed in Bahrain. Among those serving the 133rd Engineering Company is Kaylee Taylor, of Burns, who was promoted to Specialist on June 1, and is a medic. She has... Full story
Dorothy Mae “Dode” Zitek will be celebrating her 80th birthday on Wednesday, July 24. Dorothy was born the daughter of Floyd and Lydia Sharrah on a ranch in Nebraska. A couple of years later she helped to welcome her sister, Clara, to the family. In 1951, the family moved to the Hereford, Colo., area. Dorothy attended school at Grover, Colo., and finished her high school education there, receiving her diploma in 1952. Last year she celebrated her 60th high school reunion. Following high sch...
Pine Bluffs’s own Brooke and Derede Darden will be performing at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Free Entertainment stage next week. Performances are set for Monday, July 22, at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, at 11:30 a.m., and Friday, July 26, at 4 p.m....
Brenson Bartlett of Cheyenne won the mutton bustin’ competition at the Kids Rodeo during Greeley Stampede over the weekend. The six-year-old son of Brannon and Kelly Bartlett took home his fifth buckle since beginning sheep riding three years ago. He is a member of Mountain States Young Guns in Colorado. He and his family will be traveling to Abilene, Texas in August where he will compete in the Youth Bull Riding World Finals. He is also qualified for the American Youth Bull Riding Finals in I...
The Panhandle Senior Ladies Golf Association held this week’s outing at Rolling Green Golf Course in Morrill. Taking first place and shooting one birdie was the team of Ellen Ramig, Donna Engleman, Phyllis Greenwood, and Bev Lee. In second place, also shooting one birdie, was the team of Terry Espinoza, Sally Plover, Mary Ann Brothers, and Loretta Haught. Third place, again with one birdie, included Linda Fischer, Sylvia Debus, Chris Lapaseotes, and Gail Magers. Vickie Nemnich had a hole out. F...
Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo) visits with Elijah Childers of Albin recently at Boys State in Douglas. Elijah was selected as a delegate to the prestigious leadership program that teaches the students about Wyoming and it’s government structure....
On a warm and calm June 8 evening, 148 folks, representing 13 states, enjoyed the 63rd annual Egbert-Hillsdale-Burns-Carpenter alumni banquet. In addition to Wyoming, folks came from Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, North Carolina, Florida, New York, Illinois, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Montana and Texas. Traveling the longest distance was Don Hatcher of Davenport, Fla. Don Morse, Carpenter 1939, spoke of several of the older graduates, and he gave a short reading about “Getting Older.” Gladys Fuller Bode, Burns 1937, was the senior-most gra...
The U.S. Naval Academy welcomed Wyatt Berg and Riley Petsch of Burns high and more than 2,550 young men and women from around the nation and abroad to the Naval Academy Summer Seminar program June 8 through 13 in Annapolis, Maryland. The Summer Seminar was a fast-paced leadership experience for high achievers who finished their junior year. This program helped educate, motivate and prepare selected students and teach them about life at the Naval Academy, where academics, athletics, and...
The Panhandle Senior Ladies Golf Association held their outing this week at Skyview Golf Course in Alliance. Coming in first and shooting one birdie was the team of Terry Espinoza, Sylvia Debus, Myrna Carroll, and Sharon Havely. The team of Vickie Nemnich, Linda Gunia, Norma Perkins, and Kip Fitzgibbon came in second, while the team of Sandy Huckfeldt, Jane Holechek, and Bev Lee took third. Hole prizes were won by Margaret Lienemann, Vickie Nemnich, Terry Espinoza, Norma Perkins, Shirley May,...
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., will use the congressional work period during the week of the 4th of July to hold “listening sessions” across the state to hear the ideas and solutions Wyoming residents have for solving America’s problems.Enzi will be stopping in Pine Bluffs, ready to listen and take notes. “These listening sessions are just what the name suggests. I listen and take notes while residents can share what is on their mind. I hope to hear their common sense, realistic ideas for sol...
The Pine Bluffs Heritage Society presented a certificate of recognition to The Graves and Harms families for their work in preserving the history of Pine Bluffs by renovating a significant historic residence in Pine Bluffs. The two story home is located at 403 Elm Street and was built by Judge Mann in 1909. The main floor and second floor have been completed, the basement and outside of the house will be completed later this year. Pictured left to right: Carmela Graves, holding Bentley, Tyler...
Around 30 people attended the Pine Bluffs Branch Library program at the Windows of the Past Archaeology Dig Site in Pine Bluffs last week. Dr. Charles Reher, director of the site talked to students who attended about the artifacts that have been discovered at the site. The program was part of the Dig In Summer Reading Celebration at the Laramie County Library system. The site is open to visitors through June, July and August. Visitors can get to the site by taking US 30 west and turning left...
Although she had never been to the Douglas motocross track before, Cheyenne Matthews went ready to win last Sunday and that is exactly what she did. The competition was fierce, but Matthews pulled the Hole Shot in the first moto and leapt into the lead. She was able to hold the lead for two laps, but went wide on a corner allowing another racer to slip by on the inside. Matthews stayed right in the throttle and forced the other rider to make a mistake to reclaim the lead position and the checker...
After the festivities at the Four Neighbors Day, alumni from Egbert, Hillsdale, Burns and Carpenter sat down to share memories and a meal together Saturday, June 8 at the Burns elementary gym....
Cassady Malm and Austin Asay, Wyoming Girls State Delegates from Pine Bluffs, Carpenter and Burns, attended the 71st session of American Legion Auxiliary Wyoming Girls State held on the campus of Northwest College, in Powell on June 8 through 15. Malm was elected Meadowlark Election Clerk. Asay was elected Cottonwood Precinct Captain, Water Commissioner and Clerk of District Court. She was awarded the Wyoming Girls State Memorial Scholarship. Upon arrival to the program, girls are assigned to...
