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Future business leaders throughout Laramie County were in Cheyenne Tuesday, April 26 to hone their skills before going to Atlanta. Students from Futures Business Leaders of America who qualified for the national competition in Atlanta this summer participated in Winners' Camp at the Laramie County Public Library in Cheyenne. Winners' Camp is designed to give them the skills needed to succeed at the national level. When students travel to the national competition, they will take a written test...
After a Hillsdale man's home was severely damaged in a fire, area residents are banding together to lend a helping hand. Hillsdale resident Walt Schaefer suffered severe damage to his kitchen and smoke damage to most of his home at 4226 Main Street, said Ross Heinen, who is helping coordinate fundraising efforts. “He lost some of his best friends, his pets,” Heinen said. Among Schaefer's lost pets was a service dog. Heinen said a bank account has been set up at Wyoming Bank and Trust in Burns for those wishing to donate. In addition to raising...
New equipment and help from American Medical Response is breathing new life into the Pine Bluffs Ambulance Service. Pine Bluffs Ambulance Director Derek Walls said the service recently received a special device that performs chest compressions, and performs more efficiently than a human performing CPR. "It doesn't get tired. It's the same compression each time," Walls said. Walls added that the device stays on the service's ambulance. The device, manufactured by Physio-Control Inc. is designed...
As the 2016 track season winds down, Pine Bluffs girls and boys had an impressive home meet Friday of last week. Pine Bluffs High School track coach Dustin Lee said there were many personal bests posted during the home stand. "Some of the top standouts were Hallie Christofferson, who took second in the 1600-meter run and also took sixth in the 800-meter run. Azhanne Bufford had personal bests in the discus and shot put, placing third in both," Lee said. Lee added that Montanna Chrystal also had...
Revenue and spending look to be up for the town of Burns. Burns town councilors passed the 2016-2017 budget during their monthly meeting April 11. The town anticipates receiving about $344,000 in revenue for the fiscal year, up from $333,000 from last year. Supplemental revenue, funds from the sixth penny sales tax and state supplemental funding, is anticipated to increase from $40,000 to $44,850. Spending will subsequently increase in line with the increased revenue. The town anticipates a considerable increase in administrative spending with...
During their bi-monthly meeting Tuesday, Pine Bluffs town councilors discussed contracting out maintenance and upkeep projects for the town RV park and the Interstate 80 rest area located on the south end of town. Councilor Alan Curtis suggested using revenue from the sixth-penny sales tax to hire contract labor to help with the project. Pine Bluffs Town Treasurer Kim Patterson said the RV park, which is open year-round, brings in a "good deal of revenue." "We have averaged $101,000. The...
During their April meeting, Albin town councilors discussed earmarking the remaining $3,400 in the Albin field of interest community fund. The fund is intended for charitable works at community revitalization, but additional money has not been put into the fund since 2009. Councilors discussed revamping the fund, but because of lack of interest, they determined the best course of action would be to divide the fund among communities. “If it didn't work back then, I seriously doubt it is going to work now,” Albin Mayor Kelly Krakow said. The fun...
A Laramie County resident was in Pine Bluffs last week to discuss her candidacy for a vacant seat in the Wyoming State Senate. Republican Lindi Kirkbride declared her candidacy for Wyoming Senate District 6 last week after Sen. Wayne Johnson, R-Cheyenne, announced his retirement. The district includes eastern Cheyenne, much of eastern Laramie County and a small portion of Goshen County. Republican Rep. Dave Zwonitzer of Cheyenne and Anthony Bouchard have also declared their candidacies for the seat. No one has entered the race on the...
Burns town councilors heard a proposal during their monthly meeting Tuesday that could help prevent flooding, but the proposal would also include town residents losing sizable portions of their yards, which officials say extend onto the town's right-of-way. Burns Town Engineer Scott Cowley said due to the town's flat nature, the best option to mitigate flooding would be to engineer the town's roads to better drain the town in the event of a rain storm. Cowley said best way to accomplish this would be by crowning the roads and engineering...
Since last summer, a new veterinarian at Bluffs Veterinary Clinic has been settling into her new digs. Dr. Amy Berry, a Laramie County native, arrived in Pine Bluffs last summer to begin practicing animal medicine. Berry said she is happy to be back in Laramie County - she completed vet school in Washington - and to be practicing in a rural community. "I wanted to come back to Wyoming," Berry said. Berry said she is close with her family in Wyoming and her fiance also lives in the area. Berry...
It's not unusual for the annual Pheasants Forever banquet in Pine Bluffs to be a sellout, but the support is always well-appreciated. "It was excellent. We always have had a lot of good supporters," High Plains Pheasants Forever Chapter President Dean Bowman said. The event was held at the Pine Bluffs Community Center Saturday, April 9. All 408 available seats sold out. The banquet included live and silent auctions, raffle and a variety of catered food. Children had the opportunity to play...
It's two paws up for a new business just outside of Pine Bluffs. Das Schnuffel Haus (The Puppy House) opened for business last month. Owners Ray and Uschi Gamel said they wanted a place that was good enough for their pups to stay when they travel out-of-town. With that inspiration, Das Schnuffel Haus was born. “We were thinking about where we would like to board our dogs — this is what we came up with,” Ray said. Located a few miles south of Pine Bluffs at 825 Rd. 159, the business has five kennels available for customers' dogs to stay in wh...
Who doesn't like a good yard sale — especially when an entire town is having one? June 4 marks the eighth year Pine Bluffs and nearby residents gather to sell their gently used stuff. Despite the spring snow, the time to register for the eighth annual Pine Bluffs community garage sale is on the horizon. Early bird registration runs from April 11 through May 9 with a fee of $10. From May 10 through May 27, participants can register for a fee of $15. Pine Bluffs Recreation Director Sonja Carlson-Fornstrom said the event is advertised throughout t...
The Pine Bluffs Town Council April 4 approved contracting workers to take care of the city's landscaping this summer. Giving his department head report, Public Works Director Jerry Lamb said the town has three options to keep up with its landscaping duties, which include maintaining city park, the airport and other areas throughout town. The first option Lamb proposed was hiring about three temporary summer helpers. Alternatively, the town could hire one, permanent, full-time employee who would supervise the summer helpers. Hiring a full-time...
A Burns family is safe but without a home and most of their belongings after a fire destroyed their residence the morning of March 23. Firefighters from Laramie County Fire District #5 responded to a report of a structure fire located at 1297 County Road 154 at 6:20 a.m. The building, which belonged to Alan Matic, his wife and two daughters, was deemed a total loss. LCFD5 assistant fire chief Derek Walls said a cause has not yet been determined, although he did say the fire originated near a...
Pine Bluffs town councilors have the Hornets' back. At their regularly scheduled meeting Monday, March 21, the Pine Bluffs Town Council discussed spending $250 on a sign informing visitors to the town of the state champion 2A boys and girls basketball teams. Both teams recently won the state title. The sign will be placed at the town's entrance. "The whole town had a small part to celebrate along with our athletes," Councilor Mark Fornstrom said. During their meeting Monday, councilors also...
Forty-eight pies and United Methodist Church volunteers raised about $1,000 Saturday during Trail Days to benefit Shirley Hall, a Pine Bluffs woman who is in a battle with cancer. Becky Martinez said the sale was a great success, selling slices and whole pies for donations. The pies did not have a price tag, Martinez said. “It didn’t matter if they wanted to buy a pie for $20 or 20 cents. It was all donation,” Martinez said. Jane Baker also sold homemade bread to benefit Hall, Martinez said....
Four 2014 graduates attended the Annual Pine Bluffs Alumni Association Banquet Saturday evening to meet older graduates of Pine Bluffs High School, including members of the class of 1974, the largest class ever to graduate from Pine Bluffs High School. 2014 graduates Samantha Hanson, Bailey Pachel, Sara and Dana Mullins were the four to attend the banquet, singing the class song with alumni from 1944, 1954, 1964 and the notorious class of 1974. Association President Rob Stevens, who graduated...
A Burns Girl Scout will receive her Silver Award Aug. 6 after she helped restore the town's gazebo, a point of pride for Burns. "The Town is thankful that she came forward with this project because the gazebo was in dire need of attention," said the girl's grandfather and Burns Town Council member Ralph Bartels. Mercedes Bartels, along with the help and support of family, friends, three Girls Scout Troops and one Cub Scout Troop, started restoring the Burns gazebo July 18 by applying a fresh...
The Little Learners Home Day Care in Pine Bluffs got a makeover and moved locations, kind of. Kyla Gortney, Director and Owner of Little Learners Home Day Care, established the center about a year ago, working out of her home on Black Boulevard, until she began getting more requests for children. “I was getting more and more requests for kids, so we decided to expand,” she said. Gortney began renovating the basement of her home in February and held a grand reopening of her day care center Jul...
The 64th Pine Bluffs Trail Days kicks off July 30 this year and ends Aug. 3, giving everyone the opportunity to celebrate the town of Pine Bluffs and the passing of the Texas Trail through town. The popular event started around 1950 with a free barbecue lunch, drawing in about 2,200 people, which was deemed a “great success.” The “Fourth Annual Trail Days,” held in 1852, drew in even a larger crowd, with more than 3,000 people. Raffle ticket prizes back then were a $500 television set and rad...
Laramie County School District 2 Board of Trustees unanimously approved the 2014-15 budget July 16 with a general fund of more than $17 million, showing a $412,073 increase from the final 2013-14 budget. Business Services Director for the district Rob Bryant said the increase in general fund revenue means an increase in base salary amounts for several district employees. “The district will allow step and lane movement (if applicable) on all salary schedules and is able to increase the base salar...
The 86th Albin Day kicked off Saturday morning with breakfast, just as any day begins, sponsored by the FFA. But the festivities soon escalated with what very well may be the first ever Miss America appearance in the history of Albin. Teresa Scanlan, who was Miss America in 2011, stopped in Albin Saturday to experience the fun. She first assisted Albin Mayor Kelly Karkow with the ribbon cutting for the grand opening of the Albin Museum. Scanlan later made an appearance at the Night Show,...
A flooring company unearthed history in the form of candy wrappers and old programs While installing a new Pine Bluffs High School gym floor. Ben Pratt, an employee of J&J Floors, was one of many who discovered memorabilia from the 60s, 70s and 80s while pulling up the old high school gym floor, believed to be installed in 1966. Pratt said he found old candy wrappers from the 60s or 70s, old programs from past basketball games, Hot Wheels and even an old set of keys to a Ford. "It was all pretty...
Laramie County Fire District 5 provides explosive fireworks show to celebrate Fourth of July....
