Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Pine and Burns hit the field and the courts this Monday for their first practices for the 2019/2020 fall season. Volleyball, football, and cross country track all began practice on the first day of school gearing up for the upcoming season. Pine coaches Gray, Anderson, Yeltin, Warner, and Walter put their football prospects through all the paces necessary for a successful team. In the gym Lisa Gilbert watched as her Hornet girls volleyball teams dusted off the summer and practiced serving,...
Did you know that a parrot can live until he or she is 80 to 100 years old? This information gives a better understanding as to how these birds can be abandoned so often. According to Tina and Dale Godfrey "85% of parrots are resold, given away, or abandoned within two years of being purchased." With odds like that, it's easy to see how the Parrot Bay Rescue Foundation came to be. The Godfreys are new to Pine Bluffs all the way from Nevada and they brought with them their very special, very...
Monday evenings town council meeting opened up with the swearing in of the newly appointed councilman Jeff Appleman. Appleman is a welcome member to the council and we look forward to having him serve. Jeff Bartels informed council that as of last meeting he has halted all use of personal vehicles when responding to an emergency. This has caused some issues as Bartels is the only EMT that lives in Burns, and others are not responding to calls as they have no other transportation to the scene...
The Bluffs Insurance Agency is getting a new face! Since 1977 local folks have known and worked with Rob Stevens, and now after all this time, he has finally decided to retire. Aaron Knifong (pronounced "Knife - on") is a Sheridan College alumnus, a past rodeo cowboy for the Generals Rodeo Team, and an insurance veteran having owned his own insurance company for the past 3 and a half years. Knifong would like the residents in Pine Bluffs to know that he is a dedicated agent, and looks to keep...
When I was a child I played Yatzee with my mother. Sometimes in my second roll I would change my mind as to what I was shooting for and my mother would inevitably say, "Never change horses in the middle of the stream." Now I am not sure if this is something she made up, or if it was one of those oldie but goodie cliches that she seemed to always have in her proverbial pocket, but her meaning was that I shouldn't stray from the path that I had already chosen. As I enter into what I would...
In 2018 there were 326,000 unemployed veterans in the United States. Of that number 60% were 45 years old and up, 35% were 25 to 44, and 6% were 18 to 24. While these numbers seem staggering, believe it or not, they’re actually improving. Veteran homelessness has decreased by 5.4% since 2017, and 11,000 homeless vets found jobs through vet services. One of these services is the Employment Support Program (ESP) of Cheyenne run by Cheryl Burd. When separating from the military veterans are not always aware of how their jobs will translate into t...
If you have been missing Fun for Kids at the local library this summer, you still have time to make it to a couple sessions before school starts. Molly Williams is bringing fun and educational time to our local kiddos every Thursday from 10 to 11 a.m. August first featured a family theme, while August eighth was a storyteller favorites theme. Although school age children will head back to class on August 19th, Fun for Kids will continue to run for your preschool aged children to take advantage...
Residents of Pine Bluffs shook their groove things well into the wee hours of the morning at the 69th annual Trail Days street dance this last weekend. Boogie Machine discoed all night long with giant afros and vintage hot pants while children and adults alike danced to their hearts content. No one went hungry this weekend as Estela Wagner was on hand with barbecued pulled pork and brisket that you could smell from a mile away! The Loco Grill from Cheyenne also came up with their "Taco Time"...
A new addition to Saturday's parade was a vehicle added to honor three fallen past members of the Trail Days committee. The cherry red Dodge Dart rode the parade bearing the names of the three past grand marshals: Jim Mueller, Shirley Lemaster Hall, and Kathy Mohren. Carolyn Winter remembers Jim Mueller fondly as a man who loved the rodeo. Jim spent at least nineteen years on the Trail Days committee, and, "Anything rodeo that popped up, we had to drop everything and help." Winter said. Jim...
A pole barn on 6th Street and the moving of the Main Street railroad crossing to Butler Street for the proposed Golden Prairie Plat was first on the agenda for the August 5, town council meeting in Pine Bluffs. Councilman Bubba Ragsdale, who is also the new landfill manager, would like residents to know that tires and solvents thrown into the dumpsters will no longer be tolerated. If these items are found in your trash they will be returned to you. Ragsdale would like to point out to residents...
For the third year in a row "Off in the Woods" was able to pull out another win in the annual Trail Days mud volleyball tournament. A forty-seven game bracket in 90 plus degree temperatures made this no easy feat for the three time winners, but spirits were high, and everyone had a great time. With a Bloody Mary bar that was almost a meal, and Silva's Traveling Grill and Catering providing everything from burgers and fries to tacos there was no lack of food and drink at the Pine Bluffs...
Jeff Weller's annual car show hosted some amazing pieces of machinery and several people went home with awards to show for it. The winners for the 2019 show went as follows: • Best In Show Car, Jack Hockersmith 57 Chevy Bel Air • Peoples Choice Car, Jeff Bruckner 72 Ford Grand Torrino • Best Of Show Truck, Dale Sargent 50 Chevy 3/4T • Peoples Choice John Berg 59 Ford F100 • Best Of Show Bike, Mark Klassy 79 Honda CB750F • Peoples Choice, ThomasKenning 2003 Harley Sportster • Best Original, Bob...
From prom royalty to rock gods, local favorites Galactic Lemonz starred at this years street dance and car show. Sibling duo Jason and Jessie Weller wowed the crowd at the Knotty Pine with a performance that would amaze even the most seasoned players. Having performed for the last four years, Trail Days is to be the Lemonz last shows before both Jason Weller and bandmate Lucy Syvanen head off to Casper College where Jason will study music on several scholarships and Lucy will study welding....
Residents of Pine Bluffs started lining up early to watch the 69th annual Trail Days Pathways to the West parade. Lead by the local Donald Eisenhauer Post #60 American Legion Color Guard, the parade gave residents a chance to see some of their neighbors and collect some candy. The lions Club was in the park completing one of their annual service missions as they served a brisket, hamburgers, and hot dogs to hungry locals and visitors alike, and several vendors pitched their tents in the park....
Maverick and Goose were not on hand for the Wild West Air Show on July 24th, but the Navy Leap Frogs, the Air Force Thunderbirds, and a slew of amazing pilots were available to wow the crowds with some amazing arial acrobatics. The local Air National Guard opened up their air base on Wednesday to allow civilians to come in and see some of the amazing planes that were on display. Not only were spectators allowed to see the planes as they flew, once landed many planes were open for visitors to...
The lights go black and the smoke rolls out as the first riffs of the guitar peal out of the darkness. Suddenly the lights flash and the live performance you paid good money to see starts giving you goosebumps. While no one would deny the sheer joy of loud music in the car or in the house, nothing compares to the feel of the bass in your chest during a live show. Miranda Lambert, Keith Urban, Randy Houser and Walker Hayes did not disappoint. For almost 3 hours for each show these artists sang...
In true melodrama tradition this years story will deliver liquor, love, and gun play in only two acts. Shootout at Sadie's Saloon is on the menu for the 69th annual Trail Days festival, and this one promises to be a nail biter! John Burkhart has been producing, writing, and acting in melodramas for the last sixteen years and has been commissioned by many of his local towns to write melodramas for their centennials and bicentennials. Written in 2009, Shootout at Sadie's Saloon is just one of Burk...
In my journey to learn more about the POW camps that were located in our area I have begun to explore the Nebraska connection. Throughout World War II there were approximately three million enemy combatants captured by allied forces. Of that, 370,000 Germans and 50,000 Italians were sent to America to wait out the war in local prison camps. Of the little over 400,000 soldiers sent here approximately 12,000 were kept in the twenty-three camps scattered across Nebraska. The base camp located in...
Born and raised here in Pine Bluffs, Lonny and Carleen Graves have dedicated much of their time to the town that they love. High school sweethearts that will have been married for forty years this August, Lonny and Carleen have dedicated almost fifteen years to helping with the annual Trail Days celebrations, so who better to serve as this years Grand Marshals than two people who know it the best. Lonny has spent time as the Trail Days Chairman, and the Rodeo Chairman, and Carleen has helped...
Local athletes Tucker Norman, Andrew Fornstrom, and Kammie Ragsdale were invited to Casper last weekend to play in the annual high school All-Star game. The All-Star game encompasses an entire weekend that includes not only the game, but an opportunity to help out some of the local charities as well. Norman and Fornstrom rounded out the North boys team helping them to win a hard fought battle to beat the South boys team 100 to 80 with both Norman and Fornstrom scoring in the double digits. Both...
The Last Cowboy Standing started with all the fanfare that one would expect of the National PBR. Fire and fireworks lit up the sky as Cheyenne was introduced to the top forty bull riders in the world. First out of the chutes was Marco Eguchi, a twenty-nine year old Brazilian rider who is ranked twenty-first in the world. As he flew from the chute on Southern Style it looked like he might pull off his eight-seconds, but with an unexpected belly roll early on, Eguchi was ejected with a buck off ti...
Finding out you're going to have a baby is supposed to be one of the most joyous occasions in a woman's life. So what happens when it isn't? What options does a woman or a man have when they are alone, scared and not sure how they are ever going to care for another person when they can barely take care of themselves? What kinds of choices does someone have at this point? Our Facebook pages and the internet in general are alive today with just this topic, and no matter what your personal beliefs...
The town council voted unanimously to move the courtroom from the historic high school over to the new town hall this last Monday. In a carryover from the last meeting the tabled discussion about moving the court was revisited with the help of some information from the sitting judge and the Pine Bluffs Heritage Society. As was reported in last weeks paper, the discussion was tabled until more information could be gathered. After talking with Judge Morhan about the viability of moving the court,...
This Sunday the 21st of July marks the 100th anniversary of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Burns. The town of Burns, Luther at the time, was founded in 1906 by the Reverend Bursick. Several Lutherans came with the Reverend and developed a congregation, but had no place to meet. The small congregation would meet wherever they could. The Lutheran congregation in Burns had many pastors that came from several places to minister to the residents of this new little town. Finally, in August of 1909 Burns finally had their own resident pastor,...
At the State Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) meeting this Monday the fifteenth, District Engineer Tom DeHoff outlined the projects on the board for the district one portion of Laramie County over the next six years. DeHoff offered a timeline for current and future projects and introduced a website where residents can view current and upcoming projects and can leave comments and suggestions for the Wyoming Department of Transportation (WDOT). Most affecting the Pine Bluffs area would...
