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Published July 26 Kelby Eastman has made her whole life about riding horses. The incoming Pine Bluffs High School senior will represent the town as Trail Days Queen this year. And she's excited for the opportunity. At the age of seven, she started barrel racing and she's been doing it since then. It's also what led her to wanting to become Trail Days Queen. "Horse riding has made me who I am today," she said. "My life is made up of my horses." She's been busy so far helping with planning the...
Published August 2 Over a 10-day period, the National Weather Service in Cheyenne issued 95 total warnings. As a breakdown, that’s 74 severe thunderstorm warnings, 14 tornado warnings and seven flash flood warnings. Compare that to a low of eight warnings issued in 2009, all severe. In 2016, the NWS Cheyenne office issued 71 warnings, all of which were severe over the same 10-day period of July 20 - 30. Of those, 59 were severe, 10 were tornado warnings and two were flash floods. The NWS Cheyenne office covers rural northern Colorado, s...
Everyone has a story involving John Marquardt — and many took place in a small airplane. Take Alex Davison for example. Davison learned to fly at the instruction of Mar- quardt in 1984. One day the young aviation student was reviewing emergency procedures with Marquardt, specifically, what to do in the event of an engine failure: Check your magnetos, switch back and forth be- tween fuel tanks if applicable. And finally, if all else fails, look for a place to land. “That’s all well and good but what if this happens in the dark, because I’m g...
On Christmas Eve afternoon, Pastor Claude Harvey Constable, 85, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming entered into eternal life at Granite Rehabilitation and Wellness Center in Cheyenne. Claude was the first born and only son to Fred and Etta Mae (Sisson) Constable on February 10, 1933. He graduated from Pine Bluffs High School and as a young man farmed with his father. He joined the United States Army and served in the Korean War. After returning home he married Deloris Harms. During this time he accepted Je...
CHEYENNE - A new tool for parents, educators, and others to access information about Wyoming schools and districts is now available at wyomingmeasuresup.com. The Wyoming Department of Education created the user-friendly website to house its State Report Card, a requirement of the federally mandated Every Student Succeeds Act. “Transparency and public engagement are two of the main tenets of the Every Student Succeeds Act,” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jillian Balow. “Our state report card gives everyone the ability to easil...
CHEYENNE – Today, the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS) released its annual Work-Related Fatal Injuries report. The report, which provides analysis over the years 2012-2017 and is the third multi-year report, offers a complete review of occupational fatality patterns in the state by industry and cause. In 2017, State Occupational Epidemiology identified 20 workplace fatalities in Wyoming, which is a reduction from the 27 fatalities identified in 2016 by the same program. On Dec.18, the federal Census of Fatal Occupational I...
As I sit here in front of the computer and look back at 2018, I'm feeling tired. And getting more so. That was a truly busy year, both physically and mentally. Mostly the year was spent preparing for the next chapter of my life, retirement. I don't know if I'm getting so tired thinking about how much I had to do last year or if it was trying to juggle a business while "attempting" to retire. At last, I'm closer now than I was and, I think, the hardest work is done. Last year taught me a lot,...
Melvin E. Waterman was born December 24, 1945 in Stronghurst, Illinois. He is one of ten children. Of the six boys, he is the only one to have served in the U. S. Navy. Two brothers, however, have served in the U. S. Army. Waterman's father and grandfather, while being extremely patriotic, were unable to serve during war time due to having such large families. His grandfather had 16 children. Upon graduation from high school in Media, Illinois in 1964, Waterman and a high school friend, Donald...
Veterans Day, formerly Armistice Day, is an annual United States holiday honoring military veterans. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11. It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German...
Burns-Pine Bluffs wrestlers continued their 2018 - 2019 season on the mat when they traveled to South High School in Cheyenne for the Bison Bonanza. The team finished sixth out of eight teams at the event. Kyle Thurin and Lash Branigan posted 5-0 records. Colter Haws went 2-3 in the 220 weight class. In the 285 class, Conner Polk went 2-1. His only loss came at the hands of Cheyen East's Zach Higgins by a fall. DJ Rupp was 1-1 in the 285 class with a loss to Torrington's Brandon Bennick by...
Pre K - K 40-41 - Dakota Rohde's place is 2nd and has scored 12.0 team points. Round 1 - Dakota Rohde (Kimball Wrestling Club) won by forfeit over Bentley Lewis (Alliance Wrestling Club) (FF) Round 2 - Dakota Rohde (Kimball Wrestling Club) won by decision over John Isom (Gering Wrestling Club) (Dec 15-13) Round 3 - Jalanna Krakow (Banner County MatCats) won by fall over Dakota Rohde (Kimball Wrestling Club) (Fall 2:25) 1st - 2nd 41-44 A - Cheveia Warren's place is 3rd and has scored 0.0 team points. Round 2 - Landon Briggs (Torrington...