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A 90-foot mural depicting major landmarks and monuments will be added to Veterans Plaza in Pine Bluffs next month. “American The Beautiful” was designed for the north wall of the Pine Bluffs Veterans Memorial and Community Plaza. It will depict landmarks from New York to Hawaii said Pine Bluffs resident Larry Silvey, who designed the mural. The Veterans Memorial and Community Plaza was constructed and dedicated in 2016. It was designed to increase traffic in downtown Pine Bluffs. Visibility Sign Company of Salt Lake City, Utah will install the...
The Wyoming State Fair will only last four days this year, a reduction by half from the traditional eight days. “The condensed schedule will increase daily activity on the grounds for the duration of the fair while shortening the time away from home for families, vendors, and young people who participate in the fair,” James Goodrich, Director of the Wyoming State Fair said in a press release. Last fall, state fair officials toured the Wyoming and held listening sessions in Wyoming’s communities regarding how to keep the fair affordable. Throu...
After lull in prep sports, The Pine Bluffs Hornets will return to competition this weekend in Kimball, Neb. The Kimball Invitational track and field meet will include schools from southeastern Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle. This year's program is the largest in recent memory with well over 50 boys and girls turning out to compete. Head Coach Dustin Lee said last week that the team's large size is a good thing. It will put less pressure on athletes to win their events. With so many team...
BURNS - Locals streamed in and out of Burns' newest business as owner Cody Ipsen added the finishing touches Tuesday afternoon. A mix of a general store, restaurant and place to hang out, The Butcher's Pantry on Main Street opened its doors last week for a soft opening. A grand opening is set for Saturday. Renovating the 101-year-old building where Butcher's Pantry was a personal project for Ipsen, a semi-retired construction worker who spent his career "flipping houses." "I loved it," he said....
This year the Pine Bluffs Music Bingo was held in the new elementary school for the first time. The Music Bingo is the biggest annual fundraiser that the Music department holds. The money earned goes into many things including equipment repair, taking students to the music festival in Cheyenne, taking students to district honor band and choir, and helps pay for the music played throughout the year. The last few years, the Bingo program has run fairly late. A lot of thought went into how it...
More than 55 Pine Bluffs High School students turned out for track this year. “It’s certainly the biggest team I’ve had,” head coach Dustin Lee said Tuesday. “When we have a lot of numbers that helps considerably.” The majority of those 55 students began track practices last week. Lee attributed the large team to students seeing the overall success of the school’s athletic programs. Pine Bluffs has already earned two state titles this year in football and boys basketball. “We’re going to ride that success and see what we can get done,” Lee sa...
Pine Bluffs High School athletes have even more to be proud of. The Southeast Wyoming Athletic Conference recently released its all-conference selections. Haize and Andrew Fornstrom along with teammate Tucker Norman earned all-conference honors. Haize Fornstrom also earned conference player of the year. Hyleigh Fornstrom, Kammie Ragsdale and Torri Long received nods for the girls. Burns’ Malli O’Neal was also selected as an all-conference player. In wrestling, Kyle Thurin and Boe Clayson received all-conference honors for their work on the Pin...
A Pine Bluffs Town Council member admonished town crews to improve snow removal Monday. In a tense exchange, Council Member Mike Ragsdale told Public Works Director Jerry Lamb he is frustrated with snow removal, particularly in downtown areas. Ragsdale said residents have expressed concerns that area businesses have been inaccessible following significant snow storms, particularly for senior citizens and people with disabilities. “We have handicapped ramps that we don’t clean out good enough so elderly ladies can’t get their cars up there...
Pine Bluffs doesn't know how to lose on the basketball court. At least that's how they played this year. The Hornets capped off yet another unforgettable season this weekend with a 2A Boys State Championship in Casper. Pine Bluffs finished the tournament Friday night with a 73-68 win over Wind River. Many will remember last year's semifinals loss against the same team at state. But it wasn't on the players' minds. "We never really talked about getting back at Wind River," head coach Tyler...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets certainly didn't plan on losing their first game in the 2A Wyoming Girls State Basketball Tournament held last week. Unfortunately, that's how their state tournament started, but they were able to come away with a consolation win. The Lady Hornets got off to a slow start against Lovell, giving up 24 turnovers. "We did not play good basketball against Lovell," head coach Lindsey Forbes said. "You can't give up 24 turnovers and expect to win." Forbes said she thought...
Getting into the state championships for basketball is hard enough, but having all eyes on you as a player is even more difficult. The Most Valuable Player, Haize Fornstrom, didn't even seem to flinch. Going into state the Hornets had only lost one game to Big Horn so the confidence level was pretty high. "I knew that we could do it. I felt pretty good, just going into the game. I felt like the guys had progressed this year and we did better as a team. That we could win," said Fornstrom....
A fire in Pine Bluffs Friday destroyed a camper trailer and damaged a nearby building. Shortly after 1 p.m. Friday, crews from Laramie County Fire District 5 in Pine Bluffs were dispatched to the 100 block of South Main Street for a report of a camper fire behind Farmers State Bank. The first fire truck was on the scene about six minutes later, according to a statement from the fire department. LCFD 5 Chief Derek Walls said the first personnel on the scene worked to prevent the bank from...
Being someone who grew up around people who take grades very seriously, I was taught from an early age that grades are important. Good grades open many more doors and they affect your life directly out of high school whether you're going into college or not. I believe that grades not only show intelligence, but effort. You can be terrible at math, but with enough studying you can get a decent grade. Being in high school, I'm around mindsets of all sorts. Some students care so much to the point...
This year the Pine Bluffs High School Choir decided to try out a new fundraiser for Valentine's Day. "We decided to do singing valentines. At first the idea sounded a bit silly, but it actually turned out to be a lot of fun," said several of the choir members. The day started at the daycare where they sang a well known friendship song by Bruno Mars called 'Count on Me,' to the children. Valentine's day isn't just about couples and relationships, it's about friendships as well. The choir took...
Hornets net top seed for state tournament A dominant showing last weekend earned the Pine Bluffs Hornets a top seed at the 2A Wyoming State Basketball tournament set to begin Thursday. “We played with plenty of good energy,” head coach Tyler Kimzey said. Pine Bluffs went 3-0, easily putting away Tongue River, Big Horn and Southeast at the 2A regional tournament last week. The Hornets’ closest game came Saturday evening against Southeast in the final round at regionals. Even then, Pine still won by 19 points. Opening the tournament Thurs...
Lady Hornets face Lovell Thursday By Zach Spadt Pine Bluffs Post [email protected] A second round loss hurt the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets' chances of winning the 2A east regional basketball tournament last week, but the team still punched a ticket to the state tournament in Casper this weekend. The Lady Hornets went 3-1 last week. Their only loss was by two points against Sundance. The tournament opened Thursday afternoon with the Lady Hornets squaring off against third-ranked Big...
Pine Bluffs may get a new internet provider. During the town council’s regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday, council members heard a proposal that Visionary Broadband utilize space on the town-owned communications tower. Pine Bluffs Town Attorney Alex Davison said Visionary provides services in Albin and Burns currently. He called it a “great service” for Pine Bluffs area residents. The council took approved the potential deal with the stipulation that Visionary reach an agreement with the town’s public works department. If the deal is approved,...
When it comes to the importance of Agriculture, it's incredibly high, the reason being simple. We all need food if we want to stay alive. FFA focuses on that but has more defining qualities as well. Craig Spatz of Burns High School said, "I think basically, because of my love for agriculture, I chose to become an FFA adviser. I grew up on a farm, I've been around it all of my life, and I especially believe in what it does for kids. You get to work with amazing kids, not only in the classroom...
Haize Fornstrom grew up attending University of Wyoming football games at War Memorial Stadium. Next year, he'll be on the field as a UW player. "Growing up, we always went to the UW game as kids, got to see all of that cool stuff," he said. "It was real special when I was little. I've always had a thing for UW." Last week the Pine Bluffs High School senior signed a letter of intent to join the Cowboys as a preferred walk-on, meaning he is guaranteed a spot on the team but no scholarship....
Down 16-23 after two quarters of play in Lingle Friday, the Burns Broncs needed a strong showing to pull off a victory on the basketball court. And they got it. The Broncs beat Lingle 47-39 after a slow first half. “It was a very physical game,” said head coach Sean Patterson. “We were able to gain some composure coming out at halftime. We hit some big 3-pointers in the third quarter and took care of the bail. That allowed us to gain the lead going into the fourth quarter.” Heading into the third quarter, Burns was down 23-16. However, they man...
The Lady Hornets ended their regular season on a high note Saturday, downing Lingle-Ft. Laramie 74-30. Lingle-Ft. Laramie only managed to score in the double-digits in the first quarter. In the third quarter, the Lady Hornets held them to only two points. Saturday's game in Pine Bluffs only appeared to be somewhat close at the end of the first quarter, with Pine Bluffs leading 16-10. After that, the Lady Hornets never looked back, putting on a clinic. The second quarter marked a breakout for...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets put on a show during their last regular season game of the year Saturday. Playing Lingle-Ft. Laramie at home that afternoon, the Hornets got out to an early lead and never looked back with the game's outcome never in doubt. Pine Bluffs topped Lingle-Ft. Laramie 69-23. That's a scoring ratio of exactly 3:1. At the end of the first quarter, Pine Bluffs had already earned 28 points to Lingle-Ft. Laramie's 2 points, both of which came from free throws. With 4:43 remaining in...