Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Sorted by date Results 1 - 24 of 24
If you are an avid reader of fiction, particularly psychological thrillers, and like being kept on the edge of your seat waiting to see what the next page will bring, then you will want to read "This Time Justice," where the Wild West meets the mean streets of New York, in a new novel recently published by local writer Liz Roadifer. Although a published author of columns in literary magazines and short stories, this is the first full-length novel Roadifer has published, and is currently...
The first Pine Bluffs Town Council meeting of the new year saw a full house, mainly members of the Laramie County Fire District No. 5, concerned about the welfare of the town’s residents due to the high turnover of personnel within the police department, including three chiefs-of-police and four officers. The comments made came on the heels of the Christmas Eve hiring hiring of a new chief to replace outgoing Police Chief Donald Taylor. LCFD5 Asst. Fire Chief Derek Walls, along with a number of...
Wyoming is full of unusual and mysterious places. The Medicine Wheel between Lovell and Sheridan is one such place. The birthing rock north of Rock Springs is another. And one of the oddest of all is the Ames Monument, known as the “pyramid of the plains” located between Cheyenne and Laramie. That monument will be a primary focus of the Laramie event in June to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Wyoming. It is a unique structure that can barely be seen from Interstate 80 at the top of the She...
Registered voters who did not cast a ballot in November’s general election are receiving notices from county clerks that their names will be removed from the voter registration list unless they take action to remain on the list. “Wyoming’s voter registration list is kept accurate and up-to-date through the process of purging the list after every general election,” said Election Director Peggy Nighswonger. “This ensures that persons who are no longer eligible to vote are removed from the voter registration list.” According to Nighswonger, an est...
Helen Lu Palmer, 83, of Tucson, Arizona, died on Wednesday, December 31, 2014, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. She was born on August 21, 1931 in Hinsdale, Illinois. Mrs. Palmer was a legal secretary for the Arizona Attorney General's Office. She loved to volunteer at the Southern Arizona Humane Society and was a member of the Desert Tones Chorus. She is survived by a daughter, Susan Stevens (Rob) of Pine Bluffs; two sons, Keith Palmer (Tracy) of Corvallis, Oregon and Steven Palmer of... Full story
Lois McCurry of Longmont, Colorado has passed away. Funeral services will be held Jan. 12 at the Ahlberg Funeral Chapel at 326 Terry St. in Longmont at 10:30 a.m.... Full story
Thursday, January 8, 2015 Laramie County Weed & Pest Control District will hold its regular monthly board meeting at the Little Bear Inn, Cheyenne, WY at 6:30 p.m. Albin-Bookmobile Friday, January 9, 2015 High School basketball @ Big Horn/Tongue River Tournament High School Wrestling @ Douglas Saturday, January 10, 2015 Missoula Children’s Theatre The Wizard of Oz @ PBHS 3:00 p.m. & 5:30 p.m. High School Wrestling @ Douglas High School Basketball @ Big Horn/Tongue River Tournament Monday, January 12, 2015 LCSD #2 Board Meeting @ Albin 7 p.m. Fr... Full story
Happy New Year! I hope all of our readers and advertisers had a fun, as well as safe, celebration last week. The Winds of Change With any new year comes change. It’s inevitable, whether we like it or not. The government puts new laws into effect, most of which we probably won’t like. Kids go back to school, when they would rather still be at home. And work, well what can you say about work, except that people come and go, sometimes voluntarily and other times not. In the case of the Pine Blu...
A member of the Pawnee High School Coyote football team received an unexpected Christmas present this past December when he received notice that he had been named to the Colorado 6-Man Football All State First Team. Luke Duggan, a five-foot, eight-inch tall, 145-pound junior, son of Doug and Deb Duggan of Grover, received this honor. "I was surprised when I found out because I also play basketball, and the season had already started; but I am thankful. My parents are really, really happy, and...
With the coming of the New Year also comes the first application periods for the upcoming hunting seasons. The first deadline is Feb. 2 when applications for nonresident elk licenses for the 2015 hunting seasons are due. The deadline in normally Jan. 31 but has been extended this year because Jan. 31 is on a weekend. In addition to the Feb. 2 nonresident elk deadline, Game and Fish is also accepting big game applications from both residents and nonresidents for other species. Different species have different deadlines. March 2 is the deadline...
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center’s hospice service will offer a workshop to help people cope with grief on Jan. 11, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Davis Hospice Center, 6000 Sycamore Rd., Cheyenne. Hospice volunteer and professional writer Pennie Hunt will lead the workshop, titled “Transforming Grief on Paper: A Workshop for Finding the Words to Express and Transform your Grief.” “This workshop is for anyone coping with grief who is open to writing as a means of healing,” said Lea Grubbs, bereavement coordinator for Cheyenne Regional’s hospice pro...
Several new fishing regulations will go into effect with the New Year. These changes came about because of action by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission last fall and went through a series of public meetings. Of interest to anglers and live baitfish dealers is the change that allows transport of live baitfish into the state from approved commercial hatcheries. The regulation includes new requirements specific to live baitfish importation. The new regulation will allow those holding a commercial hatchery license or a live baitfish dealer...
The Board of Directors of the Shrine Bowl of Wyoming is pleased to announce that game time for the 42nd annual Wyoming Shrine Bowl Football game to be played June 13, in Casper, at NCHS has been set for 2 p.m. This will be the first time in several years that the game will be played in the afternoon. The board is excited and looks forward to all of the traditional pre-game activities that have always been included with the Shrine Bowl game....
Local bowler Craig Johnson bowled the first perfect game, 300, of the 2014-2015 season in Pine Bluffs during league play on Dec. 30, 2014. Johnson has a 210 average, but has never bowled a perfect 300. His games for the night were 200, 299 and 300, for a scratch series of 799. He will receive a plaque from the United States Bowling Congress (USBC)....
Monday Women 1. Bluffs Vet Clinic 27 2. Texas Trail Market 18 3. Pine Bowl 18 Highs Handicap game: Franny Haukap 265 Handicap series: Franny Haukap 674 Scratch game: Franny Haukap 232 Scratch series: Franny Haukap 575 Tuesday Mixed 1. #6 7 2. Harding Ranch 6 3. Sumthin Different 4 Women’s Highs Handicap game: Jo Radcliffe 252 Handicap series: Jo Radcliffe 701 Scratch game: Jesi Zitek 236 Scratch series: Jesi Zitek 605 Men’s Highs Handicap game: Tristen Zitek 309 Handicap series: Kiel Harding 763 Scratch game: Tristen Zitek 277 Scratch series: C...
1 Years Ago Jan. 8, 1915 The question of consolidating the rural schools in this section is being seriously considered. The plan is to have a graded school with three rooms and a high school course added in each specified section and haul the pupils to and from such school. If this plan can be worked out there is no question but what it would materially raise the standard of common schools. Where this plan has been tried out in other states it has given perfect satisfaction. The serious difficulty here is on account of the spare population it...
According to the National Weather Service, extreme cold and winter storms in 2013 resulted in 46 deaths and extensive disruptions for thousands of families. With another cold blast this week, the nonprofit Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH) offers 21 winter safety and power outage tips to keep families safe and warm. Affordable Ways to Protect Your Home For as little as $1 per 6’ of insulation, you can stop pipes from freezing during winter and even when the power goes out. 1. Insulate pipes exposed to the elements or cold drafts with i...
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming Resource Advisory Council (RAC) will meet Feb. 2-4, in Laramie. The meeting is open to the public and will take place at the Holiday Inn, 204 S. 30th St., Laramie, beginning at 1 p.m., Monday, Feb. 2, and concluding by noon, Wednesday, Feb. 4. Planned agenda topics include discussions on regional mitigation, reclamation, implementation of Greater Sage-Grouse plans, and follow-up to previous RAC meetings. On Tuesday, Feb. 3, the meeting will include a working lunch and dinner. The public may attend...
Good morning, friends and neighbors, near and far! Brrrrrrrrrrr, that’s it. News is over! Haha, am I the only one out there who is really tired of this bitter cold? Bet not. You all know how I really feel about winter anyway. Snow is great the day before Christmas and that is about it as far as I am concerned. Moisture is great; that is, if it ever gets warm enough to thaw. Yes, “Baby, it’s Cold Outside”. This is the third day that school has been back in session. Today, Jan. 8, the high sc...
The 55 And Up Club monthly potluck luncheon will be held on Friday, Jan. 9 at noon, at the Friendship Alliance North Church in Grover. Everyone 55 years of age and older are welcome to attend. Come and join in the fun with your family and friends. Services were cancelled last Sunday at the Hereford Community Church. Next week, the quarterly business meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. before the worship service. The scheduled sermon topic is “Seeking God’s Guidance” and Holy Communion will be se...
What a pretty start to 2015 we had in Albin. The snow, still falling, covered everything in sight. But watch out for the roads. They are still slick and could cause you to run into something or someone. I took a new year’s run Thursday afternoon. The temperatures warmed to a balmy 28 and I thought it was a great opportunity to start a new resolution. Not even off 5th Avenue, however, a car came less than two feet from running into me. No big deal. It is icy and things travel when we want them t...
A significant structure fire started at about 8 p.m. Dec. 30, on the north side of the downtown business section of the town of Dubois. As of 10 a.m. Dec. 31 there was no identified cause of the fire. There were no injuries reported due to the fire. Fire inspectors are assessing and evaluating the incident. At the time, eight businesses had been affected. “Fire crews from Riverton, Ft. Washakie, Lander and Crowheart fought the fire through the night,” said Dubois Mayor Twile Blakeman. “At about 4 a.m. this morning (Thursday) it was under contr...
I feel like we are at important cross roads with the field pea industry here in our region. We have grown the field pea industry from a grass roots movement to what it is today. Today we have grown to 30,000 acres of field peas in our region with the opportunity to grow much larger. We need to continue to develop this industry which will add to the economy of our agricultural community. Field peas don’t really compete with other crops grown in our region as they mostly replace summer fallow a...
Hey there! My name is Crabbie Abner, but you can just call me Crabbie. That’s what I become when I’m hungry. My friends, who will tell you not to let my smile fool you, know better than to get within a claws-length when my stomach starts rumbling. Speaking of which.... I thought since this is my very first column that I would offer up a couple of (mostly) healthy recipes; one for vegetarians, and one for those that have a passion for chicken. Because I’m kind of a loner – who do you know that wants to share dinner with a fella like me – I ten...
