Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Pine Bluffs is seeing the end of the first business to open its doors on Parsons St. Anyone driving up the street today would have seen a hollowed out shell of a building that used to be the Sinclair. In 1957, after the completion of the interstate, Standard Oil approached brothers and partners Allen Jones and Jack Hildebrand and asked them to run their service station. Already in the fuel business, Allen and Hildebrand were running the gas station on Elm Street and decided to pack up and move o...
The Burns town council meeting opened with several requests for building permits as the weather allows residents to add on and upgrade. Ambulance director Jeff Bartels reports that there were 181 calls for the 2019 year, that's up about thirty percent from last year, and as we move into the new year the month of January has already seen eleven calls with about a fifty percent response rate. The Ambulance service has lost one EMT as Mike Atonis resigned due to a move to Arkansas, however, there a...
Leonard H. Harms, 81, of Hereford, Colorado, died at his home on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 13, 2020 at the Kimball Presbyterian Church with Pastor Alan Foutz officiating. Burial will follow in the Pine Bluffs Cemetery. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Leonard's Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. Visitation was held at the church in Kimball on Monday from 9:00 until 10:00 a.m. Memorials may be...
On January 13 2020, Evelyn Theresa Flierl Loyd quietly left this world to be with the Lord and her beloved Ernie. She was born in Denver, Colorado on July 16, 1926 to Simon and Irene Flierl. She and her siblings, Francis, Genie, Helen, Joe, Chuck and Ruthie attended school in Parker for 12 years. During school, Evelyn met Ernie Loyd. They married on May 5 1945, after Ernie's discharge from the Marines. After marriage, they began a lifetime of farming, dairying, and raising her five children Jim...
I’ve heard of elderberry all my life, but I’ve never paid any attention to it until recently when I began to learn of some of its medicinal properties. All I’d heard before was how good elderberry wine is. I’ve never tasted it and, as far as I know, I’ve never even seen it. Since I don’t drink, I never had a reason to even raise an eyebrow. Then I met Dan Young, a naturopath in Cheyenne who introduced me to elderberry, along with many other medical herbs and plants. That tweaked my interest. So I’m adding elderberry to my list of articles on t...
Pine Bluffs High School has initiated a new club called Environmental Club. Members like to call themselves the Pollution Police. While this is a fairly new club, there are roughly 20 current members. Anna Thomas, a teacher at the school, is the advisor/sponsor. Over winter break, members gathered at the school for a couple events. Members collected wrapping paper, boxes, etc. from around the community. They then organized the materials gathered and took them to Kimball to the recycling plant....
A normal day working for the paper can be dull at times, but every once in a while I get the opportunity to do something really unique. Master Sergeant Ben Smith, Sergeant Michael Watson, and Tech Sergeant Anthony Perez offered me that opportunity this week as they took me on a tour of the Air Education and Command (AETC) on FE Warren Air Force Base. In a constant state of preparedness that is typical of our military, the Field Detachment Training Facility trains 650 Airmen per population in...
In a new day when people are searching for new and healthier ways to combat things like stress, loss of energy, and common ailments many are turning to a more natural approach to healthier living. The essential oil craze has taken over and more and more people are discovering the benefits of all natural wholistic methods of feeling better. Heather Street is a Board Certified Traditional Naturopath. "A naturopath uses natural remedies to help the body heal itself," according to WebMD. Using...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets pulled out two wins at the Taco Johns Invitational this weekend. The Hornets started out the weekend with a win over Niobrara County touting a 91-50 score. On Friday the Hornets hosted the Lander Valley Tigers and keeping up the momentum edged out a 64-63 win bringing their season record to 5/3. Hoping to hold on to the momentum the Hornets went into Saturday facing the Rock Spring Tigers. Victory was not to be had for this game and the Hornets fell 53-55. "We had a wide...
PreK-K Division 34 Jaxon Lynch 1st Place 34 Jasper Gibson 4th Place 45 Laivyn Morgan DNP 48 Gavin Bibbey 4th Place 1st&2nd Grade 45 Ethan Bibbey 2nd Place 3rd&4th Grade 50 Kason Schindler 1st Place 65 Jax Thurin 3rd Place 95 Tuf Scarborough 2nd Place 5th&6th Grade 65 Cable Botha 3rd Place 70 Dom Boppre 1st Place 70 Joseph Coe-Lees 3rd Place 80 Ty Scarborough DNP Girls Division 45 Laivyn Morgan 3rd Place 82 MaKenna Thurin 1st Place This was a big tournament with lots of kids and only placed the...
Spotlighting scout this month is Scout Mason Rabou. Rabou is in his second year as a Scout and a member of the "Wolf" pack. He is activie in all scouting activities, and has worked hard on learning the Scout laws and what they mean. "I think it is important to be reverent. I love God and when I'm quiet and reverent in church other people can worship and I can pray." said Rabou. Earning patches, badges and belt-loops is part of the Scouts. Rabou is working with his pack on "Howling at the Moon" r...
1ST PLACE TEAM HOLY MOLY BRIAN MANSELL BOBBY BOYD RODNEY FREIER, JR. JENNY WILSON $460 2ND PLACE FEAR NOT DEB ADAMS LEO LEVENGOOD TONY FOLLOWELL TAMMY FOLLOWELL $385 3RD PLACE 2 LEGIT 2 SPLIT ALEX GREEN TRISTEN ZITEK KAYLA KRAKOW JESSICA ZITEK $315 4TH PLACE OUTSIDERS RENEE SATRANG BRANDON LEE CARRIE LEE ERIC SERRANO $280 Pine Bowl hosted the Annual Team Challenge for the 24th consecutive year. Participants came from all over the quad-state area. Bowlers from Greeley, Windsor, Fort Collins,...