Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Soup, soup, and more soup. Who doesn't love soup on a cold winter evening! The second annual Soup Contest & “Pick A Movie” night happened on February 3rd at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. Pine Bluffs Recreation invited only the adults to bring a crockpot full of soup to the free event. There were three categories of soups to enter in. Chicken noodle soup, cream based, and broth based. At the end there was an overall “Soup Nazi”. It was a great cold night to try different soups. There were 14...
There's a new outlook for Shepherd’s Closet in Burns, Wyoming. Shepherd’s Closet “The Room” is the new name. The organization understands that some people feel that the name "Shepherd’s Closet" is a church issue. So they decided to add a new name to Shepherd’s Closet, “The Room”. To the organization it is not about the name as much as it is about helping people. There are several volunteers that assist in organizing the items for people to walk through and see the piece of treasure they may be looking for. This organization receives everything...
Every year the Albin Community Center has its annual wellness screenings. It is a perfect and convenient time to check how your blood work is doing without driving into Pine Bluffs or Cheyenne. This service is an opportunity for everyone in the Albin area to get a good start on the year for health purposes. To find out more details call the Albin Community Center at (307) 246-3386. They would love to get everyone in to the Wellness Screening. The more people that show up the better it is for more opportunities in the area....
The gym at the Albin Community Center was full of vendors of different agricultural products. The annual Southeast Wyoming Farm and Home Expo was held Wednesday February 1st from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. There were over 25 vendors attending the expo. There was a coffee vendor to keep everyone warm, too. People were a bit slow coming to the event. The weather has given everyone a run for their money. The ranchers and farmers were having problem getting out to the highway to get to the expo....
Verla Souders, 93, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, went home to be with her Lord on January 30, 2023. Cremation has been held and life celebration will be held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to share condolences and stories with the family. The services for Verla have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral Home. Verla Louise Souders was born in Ft. Morgan, Colorado on July 27, 1929, the daughter of Emil and Elise (Borman) Harms. The family lived in Snyder, Colorado before moving...
The tables were set at the Bushnell Fire Department hall on Saturday February 4th. The Bushnell Lions Club annual pancake feed was at Bushnell, Nebraska. The pancake feed has been going on since 1946 which happens to be the same time the Lions Club was chartered The Bushnell Lions Club works year round helping others. They serve in the Bushnell area. The members have been working on improving the park. Right now the members are working on renovating the public bathrooms. They support the annual...
Once a year everyone loves to know that they are appreciated for their hard work. February 6th through February 10th is School Board Appreciation week. To be on the school board a person is elected. But that is the easy step. The next step is the hard work. The trustees had to learn about different policies, statutes, and the different paperwork for funding, etc. But the most important job is listening. The trustees listen to the staff and the parents to determine what is the right way to make...
The greenhouse and hydroponics did great last year bringing in much more produce than my family could use. Some of the extra I sold, some I gave away, and I still have some in cold storage. The season started in April and ended with the cold snap in November. At the end I was getting clusters of peppers (5-6) instead of peppers growing singly. Tomatoes were left hanging on the vines and I'm still eating green tomatoes. The bottom line is that a greenhouse will extend your season and provide...
The smell of soups and grilled cheese sandwiches filled the air in Donald Eisenhauer American Legion Post home on Sunday. This was a gathering of members and locals that came together in honor of the Four Chaplains of World War II. Members of the Legion and Auxiliary Unit 60 made soups - Ham and beans, Tomato Bisque, Southwestern Sausage and Rice, and Potato Soup were served as well as grilled cheese sandwiches, meat and cheese sandwiches, and pinwheels. Also on hand were an array of delicious...
BHS FCCLA News by Shelby Clark, BHS Junior Burns High School FCCLA members met on Tuesday, January 10th during lunch to discuss their plans for the new year. Members went over their spring fundraiser plans to sell Little Caesar's pizza kits. Members will begin selling on Tuesday, January 31st. Fundraisers like this help to pay membership fees throughout the year. BHS FCCLA has produced many winners at the State competition in the past few years. Winning at State leads members to compete at...
Recently, one of the the Laramie County 4-H Robotics teams, the Circuit Breakers, competed in a FIRST Tech Challenge robotics qualifying tournament in Colorado. The team placed first with their alliance of two other teams, paving the way for them to attend the Colorado state tournament, where all teams compete for a spot in the FIRST Championship in Houston. Wyoming also has a FIRST Tech Challenge program with 31 teams statewide and the Circuit Breakers plan on competing in that statewide...
Only one student from Laramie County School District #2 qualified to go to All State Music. To play in All State Music, the school and a teacher recommend the student to apply for the honor to go play with a special guest conductor and other students throughout Wyoming. The student has to audition to qualify to go to All State. This year the audition was Etude 1 and 2, Scale 1 and 2, and Chromatic. The judges make sure the player knows the basic music to move on the next level. This year the...
The second game of the week for the Burns Broncs would be a tough one. It would pit the Broncs against the number one seated team in the 3A Southeast conference - 'the Douglas Bearcats'. The Bearcats are 16-1 with a conference record of 3-0. This would be a great test for the Broncs as they were coming off the great win over the Cyclones. This game would be different than the one that they had played the night before and the Bearcats would prove to be more of a challenge. The Bearcat defense was...
After facing the strong team of the Southeast Lady Cyclones the Burns Lady Broncs took on an even stronger team in the Douglas Lady Bearcats. The Bearcats are seated number one in the 3A Southeast conference with a 3-0-conference record and 14-1 in season play. The Lady Broncs worked hard to keep up with the Lady Bearcats but were outscored 18-74. It wasn't all Lady Bearcats though as Jordan Griess gave us some highlights with an intercepted pass and fast break down the court for a nice reverse...
Baylen Smith of Burns High School and his parents, Justin & Kristin Smith. Smith's memory is, "My freshman year going to state getting to room with Bo, Ben and Mitch. Those guys filled the fridge with sodas and the night after State drank every last one of them. His advice is, "There will always be obstacles in your life, you just have to get your mind set right and trust God and that he will lead you down the right path." *Editor's note: There was an error in the original story, we apologize...
After a long winter break the Burns Broncs boy’s basketball team hit the court against the 11-5 Southeast Cyclones last Thursday. The Cyclones are seated #1 in the 1A Southeast division and boast a 4-0 record in conference play. The Broncs however dissolved any lingering doubts about the break hurting the team. Talents were in question in the first quarter as the team faltered a bit but after that took control and beat the Cyclones 57-53. It took one quarter for the Broncs to work out all the kinks in their offense and defense that settled i...
The Hornets crossed the border on Tuesday to take on the Kimball Longhorns in a non-conference game. The Hornets have had quite the break due to scheduling and the weather that came through last week. Hopefully the break didn’t cause them to lose their edge. The Hornets are currently ranked number one in the 2A Southeast Conference with a 14-2 overall record and 2-0 conference record. Current polls have them ranked number one in the Wyoming State 2A division over Tongue River and Big Horn. Overall they are ranked number four in the state in a...
Last Friday the Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling team traveled to Wheatland to take on the Wheatland Bulldogs wrestling team in head to head matches. The Burns/Pine Bluffs team lost a heartbreaker and to the Bulldogs, 39-33. It was a close match and the team did well. Baylen Smith won his weight category with a pin-fall over Wheatland’s Caden Davis in 0.45 seconds. Colby Smith won his weight category with a pin-fall over Wheatland’s Anthony Johnson in 0.49 seconds. Cooper Sanchez won in the 145lb category with a pin-fall over Wheatland’s Quinc...
After the long weather break the Burns Lady Broncs took on the Southeast Lady Cyclones in a non-conference away game. The Broncs were well rested and anxious to take the court. The 14-2 Cyclones proved to be too much for the Broncs and outscored them 51-32. The Lady Broncs could not keep up with the Lady Cyclones offense and their full court press was just a bit too much for the Lady Broncs offense. The Broncs had some shining moments as DJ Kaur scored 13 points to lead the team in scoring. Kaur hit 40% of her shots from the floor. This...
The beginning of the signings for the year began with Cooper Lakin. He had the honor to be first this year in signing to Chadron State College in Chadron, Nebraska for football. Lakin has been looking at all the colleges since the beginning of his senior year. Each one has it pros and cons as colleges do. Once football season ended he decided he would like to to go to a college for football. Chadron State College was the last college he visited. He said, " The second we got there it felt like...
Takedown the Tumor Nationals Omaha, NE 5th-6th 82 Axton Ayers's place is unknown and has scored 0.0 team points. • Champ. Round 1 - Axton Ayers (Tri-State Grapplers) received a bye () (Bye) • Quarterfinal - Micah McKenna (Nebraska Boyz) won by decision over Axton Ayers (Tri-State Grapplers) (Dec 13-11) • Cons. Round 2 - Camden DeWispelare (NWTC) won by fall over Axton Ayers (Tri-State Grapplers) (Fall 3:53) 5th-6th 114 Jax Thurin's place is 3rd and has scored 34.0 team points. • Round 1 - Jax T...
