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Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Governor Mark Gordon, State Superintendent Jillian Balow, Educational Policy Advisor Lachelle Brant, and our own Superintendent Jon Abrams joined forces on Tuesday evening with local teacher Sara Schnell to host the Hour of Code here at Pine Bluffs Elementary. In an effort to encourage children to learn twenty-first century skills, the Laramie County School District is taking part in the national push to demystify computer code and encourage participation in computer science programs. The...
Concern over truck parking was a topic of the Tuesday evening town council meeting this week as a resident addressed the possibility of introducing an ordinance to better regulate semi truck parking within town limits. There was some discussion of the thought that there was already an ordinance in place to address this, but haphazard parking has brought this subject to light once more. Mayor Curtis and other members of council have agreed to look into the ordinances that may already be in place...
Lois Ornelas passed away January 16, 2020. She was born on January 25, 1936 in Julesburg, Colorado to Ralph Armstrong and Velma (Dalton) Armstrong. Lois lived in Julesburg until the age of six and then moved to Pine Bluffs, Wyoming with her grandparents. She married Harry Ornelas April 25, 1953 in Pine Bluffs and for the next seventeen years they lived at many different Air Force bases around the country. In 1970 they moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico enjoying the sunshine, mountains and great...
Voncele G. Brown, 80, of San Diego, California, died in Cheyenne, Wyoming on Monday, January 13, 2020. Funeral services will be provided by Cantrell Funeral home and will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 27, 2020 at 609 S. Walnut, Kimball, Nebraska, with Pastor Dan DeBruyn officiating. Burial will be held in the Kimball Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Monday. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials...
Spring is nearly here and, if you haven't planned your garden yet, you're behind the eight ball. In other words, it's nearly time for seeds to start going into the soil. There's a lot of preparation that goes into a successful garden, whether it's flowers or vegetables. The preparation needs to begin several weeks, if not months, in advance of planting outside. Over the past several months I've written articles on the various aspects of planning and planting a successful garden. This week I'm...
Everyone in today's day and age knows about Apple's wireless earbuds, AirPods. While airpods are nice and efficient for the newest generation of iPhone's, there may also be some cons, such as affecting kids motivation to learn. AirPods are wireless earbuds that connect to your device by Bluetooth. AirPods also connect to "Find My iPhone," this allows you to track your airpods if you misplace them. While they are amazing to have outside of school, they can often become distracting to students,...
Sisters Judy Brayton and Joyce Hopkins were born ten months apart and when they were young, their parents split. Brayton remained in Wyoming, while sister Joyce moved away to Norfolk, Virginia. Brayton grew up in the Sheridan, Wyoming area and after graduating from high school, she headed off to college where she was majoring in physical education. During her college financial struggles, she talked with a friend, who convinced her to check out the military. At the age of twenty, Brayton...
The Burns Lady Broncs were able to pull out a win this weekend with a 34-26 win over the Buffalo Bison. Sophomore Rylee Jo Ward dominated the court with a total of 15 points for the game. Senior Miranda Mosley played hard managing one of the games two three-pointers. Junior Madison Thompson dominated the defensive play. “The kids played really good on the defensive end of the floor. Madison Thompson played incredible defense and led us with 8 steals” stated Coach Ward. The Lady Broncs are sporting a 5/6 record for the season, but the girls are...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets walloped the Southeast Cyclones on Friday with a final score of 24/17. Jaden Shelite (14) dominated the court with 12 points for the game. Coach Forbes was impressed with the way that Dylan Sweeter (44) and Shelby Thurin were able to hustle the ball. “Dylan Sweeter had 13 rebounds and 7 points. Shelby Thurin did a great job coming off the bench. She was able to give us a spark on both ends of the floor” stated Coach Forbes. There are definitely some things that the Lady Hornets need to work on, overall the game sho...
While the Southeast Cyclones came out strong, by the end of the first quarter the Hornets had tied the game 14/14. The second saw a back and forth scoring effort, but by the end of the second the Hornets had pulled out a six point lead. The Cyclones fought hard, however, and this was not an easy win for the Hornets. By the buzzer the Cyclones just couldn’t manage that final point and the Hornets took the 60/59 win. The boys played hard this game and fought for every point they took. Seniors Justus Golding, Dante Jacobsen, and Michael Shain m...
PreK&K Division 33 Jaxon Lynch 1st Place 36 Jasper Gibson 4th Place 44 Laivyn Morgan 2nd Place 50 Gavin Bibbey 3rd Place 1st&2nd Grade Division 45 Ethan Bibbey 1st Place 46 Charlie Chechuck 2nd Place 53 Jesse Gortney 1st Place 3rd&4th Grade Division 66 Jax Thurin 2nd Place 82 Carson Ruhaak 2nd Place 96 Tuf Scarborough 3rd Place 5th&6th Grade Division 76 Ty Scarborough 1st Place...
In conjunction with the holiday rush, last month the library cancelled its normal book club meeting and held a flower arranging class for those that were interested. Local resident Jane Baker, who obtained a degree in floral arrangement from Denver, Colorado, came to show those of us in attendance that anyone could arrange a tasteful display to brighten up the home. With a bouquet of Roses, some babies breath, a few lilies, and a pretty vase or two Baker was able to make arrangements that would...
The theme for the fourth annual Women's March was "Women Rising". A platform for women to talk about the issues that they face including, but not limited to: reproductive rights, women's issues, LGBTQ rights, and as a first, Native American rights. This years theme encouraged women to get involved in more progressive movements and to seriously consider running for office. Lori Brand, the events organizer felt that the march was a perfect place to make candidacy announcements "Because you're goin...
