Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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8-year old Anna Butler is as fearless as they come. For the last four years she has been riding her Kawasaki motorcycle in Kicker Arena Motocross despite a few injuries and crashes. Butler races with the Tri-State Dirt Riders Motocross Association and has won several tournaments including the Gillette Triple Crown. She has ridden in races all over including Denver, Loveland, Amarillo, and Gallup, and is looking to constantly better her time. Since discovering racing Anna has devoted much of...
The Burns town council closed out Monday’s meeting with a seat still vacant for a new council member. Two possibilities were submitted with tie votes causing a dead nomination for both. It is unsure at this time whether or not council will continue to take applications for a new member, or if they will have to hold a special election to fill the seat. The issue was tabled at this time pending further discussion amongst the council. Scott Cowley of AVI was on hand for this weeks meeting as the town moves forward with the plan to fix some of the...
On Monday, July 8, 2019, the Wyoming National Guard along with the Wyoming Air National Guard held a community meeting to reach out to local employers to help them understand some of the demands made on some of their employees by the armed services. This informal meeting was held in Cheyenne and was attended by several local employers and at least two employers from Colorado, including a sheriff's department representative. Wyoming Army National Guard Chief of Staff, Colonel Steve Alkire and...
Several of our residents braved much warmer temperatures and an almost three and a half hour delay to get a glimpse of the Union Pacific Big Boy 4014 as it rolled into Pine Bluffs on Monday. Marking the 150 year anniversary of the Transcontinental railroad, the 4014 began its journey in Cheyenne where it experienced a several hour delay due to a broken spring. Not to be deterred, however, the citizens of Pine patiently waited and were finally granted payoff when the Big Boy steamed in at about...
The first town council meeting for July started out with a resignation. Michael "Bubba" Ragsdale resigned his assignment on the landfill board as he begins a new position as the landfill manager. With changes already in motion including some new hours for garbage drop off Ragsdale will hopefully be able to tighten up garbage collection for the town. The appointment to the landfill board was handed to Councilman Donn Randall, who will now oversee that and the senior center. A discussion of the...
Governor Mark Gordon held a press conference in Cheyenne on Thursday, June 27th to discuss the next years budget and how that may impact the area in the months to come. One of the first things that the governor pointed out was that it is a well known fact that Wyoming lives on a boom and bust cycle and that at this time politicos are looking for potential strategies to move forward and diversify our economy through those cycles. Governor Gordon stated that his goal was to develop a true two year budget, thus eliminating any “across the board c...
December 10, 1869, marked the day when the unconditional law allowing women to vote and hold office was passed in Wyoming. Fifty years ahead of the rest of the nation in this single act Wyoming earned its nickname as the Equality State when twenty-one years later it became the forty-forth state in the Union. Originally told that Wyoming would only be allowed in the Union if it rescinded the suffrage law, Wyoming legislature was quoted to say, "We will remain out of the Union one hundred years...
The Pine Bluffs library held its weekly Fun for Kids time on Thursday for our local kids. This weeks theme was "seasons" and Molly Williams was on hand with songs, stories, rhymes, and interactive play to engage our children. Participating in a poem about seasons, interacting with a felt board, taking part in an outside exercise activity, and finishing off with some chalk art on the sidewalk kept the kids busy for the forty-five minute time slot, and Molly looked like she was having just as...
If you weren't able to attend the town meeting on the 18th here is a recap of what you missed. As you may have heard, This area is in the running to be the first of three for a serious upgrade to our defense system. As many will know, we currently have silos that house America's Minuteman Missile system. As that system becomes obsolete the government has approved over ninety-billion dollars to upgrade to the new Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) system. The government is obviously not...
On November 2, 1922, the Lions Club was chartered making it one of the oldest clubs in existence. At the International Convention in Cedar Point, OH two years later Helen Keller would encourage the Lions to continue with their work for the seeing impaired calling them the "Knights of the blind, and crusaders against darkness." Two years ago Ms. Keller's great great granddaughter would come onstage at the 100th anniversary in Chicago and encourage members to continue with her grandmother's work....
Despite the grey and rainy day over twenty-five people showed up for the library's magic show this last Friday. A fun afternoon for the kids now that school is out, "The Party People" provided family entertainment for those in attendance. Mr. E and Kathy Groves along with their son Kyle came all the way from Pueblo, Colorado to entertain our kids for the afternoon with a sampling of magic, comedy, and education. One of the few father/son acts left in the country, The Party People travel all...
If you’re like me then it’s never too early to start thinking about football! Coach Will Gray feels the same as he announces the 2019 Hornet Football Youth Camp. Running from July 8th to the 10th, this year’s camp will focus on fundamentals of the game. In the hopes of instilling a love for football, Gray is planning on putting students through all positions and hoping that the exposure and the experience will make school tryouts much easier. Camp will be open to students ages five to twelve and will run from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. all three days....
The Francis E. Warren Air Force Base has been part of the Wyoming landscape since 1867, and continues to serve to this day. Used by the Army from 1867 to 1945 many people do not know that the base, at one time, was used to house Italian and German prisoners during World War II. Prisoners housed throughout Wyoming were often sent to smaller branch camps throughout the state to do timber or agricultural work; however, the prisoners housed at the Warren base were kept there to work. The Warren base...
For those of us saddened by the departure of Dr. Joya Migliaccio from the Bluffs Vet, there is reason to smile again as we welcome Dr. Tanner Kremke to our little town. Dr. Kremke is a transplant from a town slightly smaller than Pine called Hooper, Nebraska. With a population of 850 people, Kremke is used to the small town life. A recent graduate of Iowa State University, Kremke actually did two internships here in Pine before applying for the vacant position at Dr. Shain's office. Of the six y...
Monday's town council meeting began with the swearing in of Council member Michael "Bubba" Ragsdale for another term. After swearing his oath of office The council moved on to the consent agenda for this session. Pine Bluffs will go down in retail history as the site for Wyomings first Dollar General store. In an unanimous decision council approved the building permit for the new store to be located at 604 Parson St. They are hoping to break ground this summer, with no estimated completion date...
Every day in this country twenty to twenty-two veterans commit suicide because they can no longer deal with the turmoil that is going on inside of themselves after their service. In this day and age we hear the letters PTSD more and more as we continue to fight overseas. Veterans come home saddled with anger, hopelessness, and a general sense that they are warriors, and as such, are not allowed to ask for help. The Downrange Warriors, a program designed to prevent suicide, are trying to change...
Thursday the thirteenth of June saw the arrival of Legal Aide of Wyoming at the Cheyenne VA Hospital for Veterans Law Night. Attorney and Executive Director of Legal Aide Ray Macchia and Co-Chairman of the Veterans Committee Lou Lopez were on hand with food and beverages to help out veterans with a myriad of issues ranging from housing and homelessness to disability rights, wills, and family law. The sad truth for most veterans is that they find themselves in somewhat of a legal middle ground....
Laramie County Coroner Rebecca Reid and Chief Deputy Coroner Char Madden will work tirelessly for you even though you'll never know that they were there. Both of these women are very dedicated to their jobs, and the county is a better place because of it. People try not to focus on the end of their lives, and no one wants to think about what happens when we die, but with Madden and Reid there, you can be assured that you will be shown the utmost respect and dignity at the end. Char Madden is a...
Cheryl O'Brien has a passion for history. She and her husband travel all over Wyoming in a search for information about the World War II POW camps that were here in our great state. Pine Bluffs was home to one of those branch camps. Pine Bluffs POW camp opened in 1943, and was one of the earliest camps to open in the states. In late 1945 early 1946 all camps were closed, and by March of 1946 prisoners had been sent back to Europe. Wyoming was base to nineteen POW camps which consisted of sevente...
New Mayor Jim Clark presided over his first town council meeting Monday night, and first order of business was the announcement of the resignation of council member Ron Hopkins. The council will accept letters of intent for the open seat until Thursday, June 20th, and will interview hopefuls at the 1 p.m. session on June 24th. The new council member should expect to be appointed on July 8th. The Burns ambulance service is planning an open house on June 29th from 9 a.m. to 3 or 4 p.m. depending...
For the second year in a row the Texas Trail Museum hosted the Friendship Force. A group of twenty people came to visit our museum, learn a little about our history, and enjoy the feeling of small town Wyoming. Of the twenty visitors all but two were from Connecticut. The other two were from Cheyenne and Florida. The force stayed for almost two hours and walked all over the property. Curator Mary Chowns said. “Everyone had a different way of looking around and some just wanted to talk. In all it was a lot of fun.” Here’s hoping the Frien...
Saturday saw an incredibly windy day for the Laramie County 4H West Archery Competition, but all participants did the best they could with what they had. There were definitely a few familiar faces in the crowd, but people came from all over Laramie County to compete in the two day event. Chad Haley, Laramie County 4H West Side Archery Leader was on hand to keep score and offer pointers. "The wind is making things a little messier than we'd like, but we keep shooting." Haley stated. And shoot...
Monday's town council meeting saw the swearing in of Tom Mohren for another term. Mayor Allan also saw over the swearing in of offices: Carleen Graves as Clerk, Kim Patterson as Treasurer, Justin Trout as Chief of Police, and Finally, Alex Davidson as City Attorney. Judge Mark Moran and Councilman Michael "Bubba" Ragsdale were unable to attend the meeting and will be sworn in at a later date. Swearing ins over, the council moved on to town business. Pine's six-penny money will be used to pay...
Victoria Ingerle, Child Injury Prevention Coordinator for the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, was on hand during the yard sale on Saturday to help residents check the safety of their car seats. Ingerle has a passion for child safety. Her ultimate goal is to partner with the local fire department to host at least 2 car seat events per year, one for the fall/winter months, and one for the spring/summer months. Understanding the need for adjustment depending on the bulk of your child's clothing...
The Kranz Farm held the annual tractor pull on Saturday and Sunday of this last week. These events can go up to five divisions and 10,000 pounds. Participants are awarded cash prizes for the first, second, and third places, and all participants are awarded points for both showing and placing. Pullers who compete across the state use their points in the Platte Valley Tractor Association to up their standing for that final plaque awarded at the end of the season. This years winners can earn up to...
