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The Pine Bluffs Future Business Leaders of America and Senior Center are teaming up to bring residents a night of fun and romance come Valentine's Day weekend. Although aimed to be fun, the proceeds are important for the future of the senior center. Several high school volunteers with FBLA agreed to help the senior center put on the Sweetheart Dinner and Dance Fundraiser in response to a tightening budget due to state and federal funds falling through. "At least two-thirds of our income that we...
Robert Leroy Eisenhauer, 85, of Cheyenne (formerly of Laramie) died Jan. 31in Cheyenne. He was born May 22, 1928, in Wolbach, Neb., to Harry and Truly (Padgett) Eisenhauer. The family moved to Pine Bluffs in 1942 where he graduated high school in 1947. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1948-1952, including two amphibious landings at Inchon and Wonsan during the Korean Conflict. At the end of his service, Bob met Geraldine (Gerry) Geaney in San Francisco, California. They married on Aug.... Full story
Zeveriah Orneals, 13, shovels snow Jan. 31 after Pine Bluffs was covered by snow the night before. According to the National Weather Service in Cheyenne, Pine Bluffs received 6 inches of snow that night. Pine Bluffs saw more snow accumulation Tuesday. According to the National Weather Service, the Pine Bluffs area has a slight chance of snow Thursday through Saturday....
Chris Lidstone of Lidstone and Associates reviewed the options for financing the Kimzey land purchase. Pine Bluffs Town Council members listened Monday evening as Lidstone laid out three different scenarios that could finance the purchase. Each option has different expectations and requirements. Lidstone said he would recommend the council look toward the Wyoming Water Development Commission and the Wyoming Drinking Water State Revolving Fund option, which would be $1,541,000 in a grant and...
Budget session, Representative John Eklund says, it is a fast paced session. It is a faster moving session in the biennium and he prefers a slower pace. "It is really hard to break away from the budget and there is a lot on the floor to decide," Eklund says. Sixty-seven bills are starting on the house side with 70 making their way through the Senate side of the capitol. "I am trying a bill that will put responsibility for determining school safety for firearms with the school boards," Eklund...
Dear Residents of Pine Bluffs: Sorry if while I was plowing out a certain church’s parking lot, handicap and old people’s driveways, that I have disturbed you and your sleep. I am sorry but sometimes there just isn’t enough time in the day to meet YOUR schedule and if more people were out with shovels I would not need to start so early helping the needy. Again, I do sincerely apologize for any inconvenience we may have caused to you or to PB2 who had to get out of bed and come tell me to stop helping people at 5:30 a.m. I guess that means... Full story
Editor: It is our opinion the KWGN Channel 5 should not allow Robert Geha to interview anyone. Most of the time he is obnoxious, inconsiderate, rude and antagonistic. Half of the time he doesn’t even have prepared questions to ask the person he is interviewing. He appears to believe that asking insulting questions make up tough interviews. We have called the station before to complain about his insulting and rude behavior but it just seems to go on and continue. Anthony Keith and Sheera Poelman do a fine job of interviewing without u... Full story
Art of Marriage When you were standing at the altar reciting your marriage vows, did you have any idea that marriage would be so complex? It probably didn’t take you long to understand that your spouse is not as much like you as you thought or that your expectations didn’t become reality. Marriage is more like artwork than a mathematical equation. And like any art form, it requires an investment of time, focused study and the right tools. If you need to soften some of the edges in your relationship, or want to brighten the landscape of your mar... Full story
Kayla Kirkbride, daughter of Glen and Rochel Kirkbride, is an active fifth grader at Burns Elementary. Along with getting all As in her classes and being an honor roll member, Kayla plays the clarinet in the band. Her mother played it and when she went into the band room she liked the sound of it. "It's fun," she said. Recently, Kayla participated in the science fair and placed first with her hypothesis that asked what was better, grass-fed or grain-fed beef. Her topic, "Beef; what's in its...
The home meet for the Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestlers brought the South Bison to the mats Thursday night. Six seniors along with their parents were honored as the evening started. Coach Dan Clayson hoped the match would bring some worthy opposition for the grapplers. Although Burns lost the meet, 52.0 to 23.0, the parents and fans of Burns/Pine Bluffs were happy to see wrestling without driving a long distance. The grapplers traveled to Mitchell Saturday for a meet but no results were available at... Full story
Twenty minutes doesn't add up to a complete basketball game. But three quarters of well-played ball is enough for Coach William Gray to keep moving the Hornets forward. "We were down by 5 halfway through the third against Kimball, and then they hit back-to-back threes," Gray said. "That sequence deflated us a bit and we couldn't recover." A loss is a loss, 78-54, but Gray doesn't look at it as a defeat, saying Kimball was "the best team we will play all season." He was proud of the Hornets and...
Opponents can be intimidating. An undefeated opponent can make players want to join the other team. Coach Barry Ward and the Lady Broncs are loyal to their school and team against all odds and undefeated teams. Lingle strolled into Burns Friday night with a high level of confidence, expecting a walk to a win. Burns had a game plan in mind carrying their own level of confidence. "It was a great game that was played at a really high level," Ward said. "We had some kids really step up and play...
Squeezing in practices and keeping a team up during a three-game week can be difficult. Start the week with a loss and it tends to be more difficult. Coach Patterson was pleased with the competition level the first 12 minutes against Wheatland Tuesday afternoon. Burns took the lead for a small portion of the game, but Wheatland put up a fight. "Wheatland went on a 16-1 run to end the half that put the game out of reach," Patterson said. "The kids continued to battle in the second half and...
More than 50 grade-school students attended the South Bison Cheer clinic Saturday in Burns. Participants learned how to articulate words and add enthusiastic moves to the words. The youngsters left with a new pink shirt and a knowledge of the cheer squad. The South Cheer team conducting the clinic know a little about cheering. They had six All-American cheerleaders last year and claimed back-to-back 4A State Championships. At the end of the clinic, the 50 youths performed a half-time show for...
Coach Tim Brunelle admits it has been a “rough road this year.” Even coaches know sometimes the roughest roads lead to the sweetest views. And Brunelle is hopeful of a nicer reading on the scoreboard. Friday night found the Coyotes in Fleming. Going into the contest Brunelle felt confident that he brought the “better team” to the courts. However Fleming was unrelenting from the beginning of the game. “We struggled to score and turned the ball over too often,” Brunelle said. “It was just not...
Loss is never easy but when it comes in twos, it can knock the wind out of a team’s sails. Coach Lindsey Forbes wanted to be sure to push the Lady Hornets back into the wind and keep moving forward. She said she is still confident in the Lady Hornets, even after a rough week on the road. A loss on Friday to Kimball, 51-40 in a non-conference game, didn’t worry Forbes much. Kimball has depth and size where Pine Bluffs is short on the bench and stature. So the loss was nothing to worry about eve...
Pawnee Lady Coyotes have hit some dark spots early in the season. Head coach Samantha Ramos is not only struggling with inexperience but also lack of depth on the bench. Pawnee often overcomes with their uncompromising teamwork and effort. The team packed their gear bag and headed to Fleming Thursday night for a “must-win” league game. Pawnee was defenseless against the Lady Wildcats who almost doubled their average of points per game against the Lady Wildcats. The loss, 58-37, was a dif...
Pine Bluffs resident Jeanette Foster can't explain her love for children, but has maintained her interest in child care since she was a teenager. "I started out babysitting as a teenager, and nobody would tackle the type of kids that I watched," she said. Her interest in child care grew since then, with 24 years in child care experience. "I have worked with kids for a very long time," she said. "I had a child care service in Pine Bluffs for almost 17 years and during that time my husband and I...
Two Wyoming Health Fair Blood Draws will take place in Carpenter and Burns later this month. The first blood draw will take place 7 a.m.-9 a.m. Feb. 13 at the Carpenter Elementary School Library. The other will be held 7 a.m.-9 a.m.Feb. 20 at the Burns High School. Laramie County School District 2 Nurse Pam Shults, who organized the blood draws, said low-cost tests will be available to anyone who participates in the blood draws. Tests can range in pricing between $30 and $40, depending on the test. Scults said these tests are reduced in price.... Full story
Jeff and Sandy Bruckner are getting off the Subway and moving toward "Grandma come and play." The Bruckners handed over the sandwich bags last week to TJ and Jillian Antinora from Fort Collins, Colo. TJ Antinora and his wife Jillian have been in the Subway business for about five years and were looking to expand their business. Through word of mouth, they heard the Bruckners were retiring. "It just seemed like a good fit for us," TJ said. "The markets (Subways markets for Colorado and Cheyenne)...
That little rodent over in Pennsylvania was scared Sunday by his shawdow and went back to sleep for another six weeks. Maybe he was a Broncos fan and predicted a nasty day on the field. It was still a good game to watch, seeing Percy Harvin get to run back a touchdown in a Super Bowl. Something he never would have got to do with the Vikings. Now, on to the madness of basketball for a while. A bit of news from the Albin Elementary halls: Arizona school districts, including the Dysart Unified... Full story
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Shirley Wiggin read “Peyton Manning’s Christian Faith” then Pee Wee and Cecelia Smock sang “The Bible Is My Guide,” which they wrote, and “God’s Kept Me All These Years” accompanied by Pee Wee on the guitar. The sermon topic was “More Precious Than Gold”. Psalm 19 tells about the wonders of God and the goodness of His law. The works of creation and God’s word are more precious than gold. Next week the sermon topic will be “Gideon.” The... Full story
A special village board meeting was held Wednesday, January 29 at 6 p.m. Verne Hackbarth announced that the Panhandle Area Development District will be present at the regular February meeting to talk about the programs that are available in our area. The new village office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The board reminded the audience that the village has a “tumbleweed wagon” available for residents to use to gather up their tumbleweeds and take out by the lag... Full story
Good morning! It has been cold outside. By the look of it it will continue to be this way for awhile yet. I did not give one thought to the amazing Pennsylvania Phil, the weather predicting groundhog last week. Sunday came and with it reminders of him. One quote I seen by Maxine said “Super Bowl on Groundhog’s Day, count on winter going into six weeks of overtime.” That is another one that slipped my mind, the super bowl. Guess you can say my favorite part of that is the Clydesdales. And to qu... Full story
1 years ago Farmers have commenced hauling grain again. They report the roads improving and that about all of the big snow we had is gone, but leaving two-thirds of the ground covered with ice. The Basket Ball team will go to Kimball Tuesday evening, February 10, for a game with the Kimball team. A number of the friends of the players will accompany them. Fred Weigman of Albin was in town a couple of days this week getting out a sale bill for his sale which will be held on February 17. Rev. Woodworth arrived here Saturday and will take... Full story
