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Pine Bluffs track teams venture to Torrington for the 2A East Regional competition Friday, after many track athletes competed well at the SEWAC meet Saturday, with the Lady Hornets taking second overall. The Lady Hornets managed the second-place victory with 64 points, losing to Lingle-Ft. Laramie (114). The Hornets placed fourth in the meet with 47 points. Coach Dustin Lee has been experimenting with relay teams, to see which girls work best together. At the SEWAC meet, the 4x100 relay team...
Burns Broncs track athletes face a busy schedule this weekend with 2A East Regional competition after coming out of the SEWAC meet Saturday, performing well. The Broncs took second place overall with 91 points, as the Lady Broncs took fourth place at the meet with 58 points overall. Individual lady Bronc athletes showed good performances, said Coach Brooks Hoffman. "The Lady Broncs competed well at the conference track meet. I was proud to see the team get 15 season personal bests," he said....
The Pine Bluffs Knights of Columbus held its 10th Annual Golf Tournament Saturday in hopes of filling the event for the first time ever, but came up one team short of the anticipated 18 teams. "We have never filled this event," said Knight Dennis Talich. "And that remains true today." Nineteen teams initially signed up to participate in the golf tourney, which would have made it the biggest tourney since its conception, Talich said, but two teams pulled out before competition. That didn't keep...
The Pine Bluffs Town Council revisited and approved a bid from American Contracting Monday night to renovate Reher Park. “I think we need to move ahead with this,” said council member Alan Curtis. The Town Council postponed voting on the renovations at Reher Park in previous meetings to look at other options, including installing artificial turf, rather than sod. The approved bid, at about $322,135, calls for the installation of 70,000 square feet of lawn sod and 27,000 square feet of dry...
I never really think about the moments where my mother has impacted my life. Not even on Mother’s Day. On that day each year, I usually give her a call and tell her how much I appreciate her raising me, but I never give it much more though. But a few days ago I realized just how much I owe my mother in terms of who I am today. For instance, I would have never graduated from college if it weren’t for my mother pushing me to go the extra mile. I wouldn’t have worked in newspapers if it weren’t for...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets ventured to Torrington Saturday for the Goshen County Invite, with many relay teams standing out. The girls 4x100 relay team consisting of Sam Hanson, Brooke Darden, Andrea Baker and Montanna Chrystal, took first place in the event Saturday with a time of 52.68, beating Torrington in the event, who came in second place. The girls 4x400 (Celestial Jackson, Darden, Chrystal and Sam Hanson also ran well, taking third place with a time of 4:34.64. Preston Thurin, Wyatt...
Burns track athletes displayed hot performances at a hot track meet Saturday for the Goshen Invite. "The Burns Lady Broncs had to adjust to the heat with an event-packed day in Torrington for the Goshen County Invite," said girls track coach Brooks Hoffman. "I was happy to see them respond well to having a few more events than usual, especially with the warm weather." Hoffman said the Lady Broncs had 20 best marks, bringing in 78 points to take fifth place at the meet. The Lady Broncs led in the...
Once a museum that relied greatly on donations and $10 membership fees received a $589,000 bonus earlier this year. "We are excited about the opportunities this gives us," said Texas Trail Museum President Tim Nolting. Nolting announced April 19 at the museum's annual business meeting and lunch that the museum received a generous, and unexpected, $589,000 from Curtis Bowser, who passed away. Bowser donated some money to the museum in previous years, and left some money to the Texas Trail Museum...
Pine Bluffs Coach Dustin Lee was impressed with the boys track team's performance Saturday at the Pine Bluffs Invite, as the team took third overall. "I am really impressed with the boys team in general," Lee said. "They have been kicking some tail." The Hornets beat out Potter-Dix with a total score of 65 points. However, the score wasn't enough to beat the Burns Broncs (98). The Lingle-Fort Laramie team took first overall with 129 points. Lee said he was especially impressed with Preston...
The Burns Broncs had several first-place finishes Saturday at the Pine Bluffs Invite, and the team took second place overall with 98 points, beating Pine Bluffs (65) but coming up short against the Lingle-Fort Laramie team (129). Among the Broncs who finished first in their events were Paden Wilson, who placed first in the 110 meter hurdles (16.53) and the 300 meter hurdles (16.53). The 4x100 and 4x400 relay teams also took first place at the Pine Bluffs Invite. Mikky Heward, Wyatt Berg, Taylor...
Pine Bluffs veterinarian Bill Shain received a pleasant surprise Saturday as people ventured into the Bluffs Veterinary Clinic for tours of the recently renovated facility. Those who came enjoyed lemon aid, iced tea, cookies, cup cakes and door prizes after the staff opened the clinic for a grand reopening Saturday evening. Shain said renovations were completed earlier this year, and wanted to give customers and Pine Bluffs residents a chance to see the changes. "This was just a long overdue...
Editor's Note: Continue reading the Pine Bluffs Post for more updates to the new Pine Bluffs Elementary School project. Laramie County School District 2 is potentially looking at using the Pine Bluffs Historic High School as a temporary facility for students during construction of a new elementary school. But there are many details for the district to iron out before that point. LCSD2 Business Services Director Rob Bryant presented a tentative timeline at the April Committee of the Whole...
The Pine Bluffs Town Council voted Monday night to apply for State Lands Investment Board (SLIB) Consensus Fund money to build a 20 foot by 20 foot gazebo in City Park . The council postponed a vote on the gazebo in a previous meeting in order to look at additional options. In that meeting, council members looked at the construction costs to build a 14 foot by 14 foot gazebo in the park. However, Councilman Mark Fornstrom moved to postpone a decision until the council had the opportunity to...
I have had a lot of exposure to beef these past few weeks, and I don’t mean I have been over eating. About a week ago, Albin resident Monte Lerwick invited me to a branding, an opportunity I could not pass up. On the journalistic side of things, it would be a great photo opportunity, but on the personal side, it would be a first-time experience. That’s right. I have never been to a branding before, up until now. Now that I have actually experienced a branding, I can say it was a lot of fun. “It...
Pine Bluffs High School graduate Rachel Purdy completed a lifelong goal April 5 after being named one of three Wyoming Beef Ambassadors. "With this title I have a lot more opportunities to promote beef," she said. "I have a lot more opportunities to make a difference, and make a positive impact on the beef industry." Purdy was the overall winner in the Wyoming Beef Ambassador Competition held April 8 at Casper College, beating fellow 2014 Wyoming Beef Ambassadors Ty Shockley of Wheatland, and...
Several irrigators from eastern Laramie County delivered testimony and voiced concerns about ground water use at a public hearing held April 10. The Wyoming State Engineer's Office (WSEO) scheduled the meeting after the completion of a hydrogeologic study of the Laramie County Control Area on March 27. Wyoming State Engineer Patrick Tyrrell said the meeting aimed to determine whether or not the ground water in the control area is adequate for all appropriators. "With the aid of this study and...
The Pine Bluffs girls and boys track teams both took third place in the Guernsey Invite Saturday in a spectacular meet, said Coach Dustin Lee. “It was a great day for a track meet,” he said. The Hornets scored 93 points in the meet, beating Guernsey, which scored 86 points overall in the meet. The Lady Hornets scored 82 points, beating HEM’s 72 point total. Both, the girls and boys lost to Lusk and Glenrock. The boys Lusk team took first with 161.50 points. The girls Lusk team also took first...
The Wyoming State Engineer's Office (WSEO) released a hydrogeologic study of the Laramie County Control Area (LCCA) last week, showing graphs and presenting scenarios aiming to address concerns of groundwater. The consensus of the study is the reduction of groundwater withdrawal is needed. "If groundwater withdrawals continue to increase, expect there to be areas in the county (both localized outside of, and within, the LCCA) where groundwater extraction becomes impractical," a section of the...
The Lady Hornets' performance in the Brayden Invitational track and field meet Saturday was a pleasant surprise for Coach Dustin Lee after the team placed fourth overall out of 19 teams. "That's the highest ranking that any of my teams have gotten at that meet in the past six years at least," Lee said. The Lady Hornets' success in this particular meet was especially impressive, given the vast size of the meet, Lee said. "That was the largest that meet has ever been," he said. "And it is always...
The Burns Broncs track and field team performed well overall Saturday, tying for third place in the Bayard Invitational. "It was a great day," said Coach Cole Manlove, impressed with many of the boys on the team. The Broncs tied with the Cody-Kilgore team, both with 46 points. The Lingle-Fort Laramie Team took first at the meet with 73 points. Manlove highlighted the combined performance of Wyatt Berg, Taylor Kirkbride, Tegan Johnson and Noah Taylor in the 4x800 meter relay. The team placed...
The Hornets track and field team claimed yet another record at the Kimball Invitational Saturday after junior Scott Gross's discus throw measured 152 feet, 1 inch. But Gross has his sights set higher. "I am happy because it was the first meet of the year and I still have a long ways to go before bigger meets start to happen," Gross said. "It gives me a lot of time to get better." The throw shattered previous Kimball Invitational record of 126 feet, 3 inches, set by Josh Osienger of Mitchell,...
Carpenter Elementary fifth grader Harmonie Lawton, daughter to Lori and Micheal Lawton, found an interest in mathematics in kindergarten, and that interest has only grown since. "It stands out from reading and language arts," she said. "It's the only subject where you are dealing with a bunch of numbers." Lawton said she is among the students in her math class that finish course work early, providing her the opportunity to do extra credit assignments called "challenge sheets". Lawton said it's...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets kicked off the 2014 track and field season traveling to Kimball Saturday to compete in the Kimball Invitational. The Lady Hornets placed third at the meet with 74 points, and the Hornets took fourth with 48 points. Girls results 100 yard dash finals Sam Hanson, second place, 13.56 Montanna Chrystal, Fourth place, 13.62 200 yard dash finals Montanna Chrystal, third place, 29.42 Jayden Golding, Sixth place, 30.80 400 yard dash finals Taylen Fronstrom, forst place, 1:19:06...
The Burns Broncs track teams headed to Morrill High School Friday to kick off the 2014 track and field season, with the boys team placing third in the meet and the girls placing fourth. Girls Coach Brooks Hoffman said attending the meet was nice, after missing the Early Bird last year. “It was great to get up to Morrill this year since we missed it last year to poor weather conditions,” he said. “I just hope the weather this April is more cooperative than it was last year.” Hoffman said the girl...
Underclassmen on the Pine Bluffs boys track and field team will be heavily relied on this year, as the team goes into the 2014 season without a large number of upperclassmen. But Head Coach Dustin Lee says some talented freshmen are on board, and willing to work. “We graduated some talent last season. However, we once again have a large freshmen class with some potential talent, so the rebuilding will continue just as it did last year,” Lee said. Lee said the team’s strengths cover many areas...
