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Local University of Wyoming football fans will have extra reason to root for the Cowboys over the next few years. That's because Pine Bluffs High School senior Kyle Jeffres signed a letter of commitment as a walk-on to play football at UW last week. If that wasn't enough to be excited about, the 6-foot-2, 215-pound Jeffres was also recently named to the roster of the 2016 Shrine Bowl. Becoming a Cowboy has been a life-long dream for Jeffres and he is excited about being able to contribute on...
Soon, members of the tourism industry in Wyoming will be gathering in Cheyenne to celebrate a banner year, which saw about ten million people visiting the state in 2015, including over 4 million visiting Yellowstone National Park. These numbers are spectacular and deserve to be celebrated. And while we celebrate our number-two industry we also have to be vigilant that members of the Legislature do not attempt to gut bills that call for Wyoming to spend money promoting tourism. While our...
Clarence "Bub" Gieber, 89, of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, died at the Cheyenne Health Care Center on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, February 15, 2016 at the St. Paul's Catholic Church in Pine Bluffs with Father Kevin Koch officiating. Viewing will be held at the church on Monday from 9:00 a.m. until service time. Burial will be held in the Pine Bluffs Cemetery. Military honors will be provided by VFW Post 6. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to...
Items for possible inclusion in the weekly community calendar should be typewritten or legibly printed. All submissions should include the name and daytime telephone number of the person submitting the information in case questions arise. Items which may be included in the calendar are church events, club meetings, and school events. If your club will not be meeting or has a change, please contact us so we can update the calendar with the correct information as soon as possible. Items should be received on Monday at 5 p.m., one week prior to...
SourceGas is now Black Hills Energy, as Black Hills recently announced its successful acquisition of SourceGas, the natural gas utility serving 429,000 customers in Arkansas, Colorado, Nebraska and Wyoming. "Black Hills Energy is excited to serve our new customers with safe, reliable energy and to maintain strong local ties that benefit the communities where we live and work," said Shirley Welte, the new vice president of operations for Black Hills Energy's Wyoming natural gas and electric...
The Burns Lady Broncs continue to struggle to put up points as they fell to Pine Bluffs on Friday, 66-27, and Southeast on Saturday,35-23. Against Pine Bluffs, the Lady Broncs showed a flash of offense as they put up 11 points in the first quarter. Defensively they struggled as Pine Bluffs ran away with 21 points of their own. The Lady Broncs struggled to muster much more offense the rest of the first half as they scored three more points while giving up 14 to the Lady Hornets. At the half, the...
Sam Sharpe put up big numbers as the Burns Broncs pulled out a win against Southeast last Saturday at home, 46-43. Saturday was senior night for the home team. Sharpe led all scorers with 22 points. The Broncs found themselves trailing at the half 16-12. They were able to pull within two in the third as they scored 16 while giving up 14 to Southeast. It was the fourth quarter were the Broncs were able to secure the win. Burns outscored Southeast 18-13 in the final frame. "We did a great job of...
12 Years Ago Febraury 20, 1941 Potato school to be held here Feb. 27 Quality potato production in Wyoming will be the theme of a all-day potato school scheduled here for Thursday, Feb. 27. This will be one of a series of meetings on potato inprovement being held in the western part of the United States. Cooperating in putting on the meeting are the Wyoming Agricultural College and Extension Service, the Union Pacific Railroad and local committees. County agent Louis Schilt is in charge of the arrangements. Termed a “follow-up” on the suc...
Good morning Banner County! Here is hoping that all is well with all of you. We only had three days of school this week, so our boy had some serious cleaning to do. His room is, or was, scary to walk around in if you were barefoot. So this is at least a part of what is going on around here. Beginning today February 18 and going on through February 20 is state high school wrestling. I believe that we have qualified wrestlers, but am not positive. Also, high school girls basketball sub-district...
The 55 And Up Club met on Friday, February 12, for their monthly potluck luncheon. The theme for the day was Valentine’s Day. There were several door prizes given. They went to Kirk Rush, Bob Michall, Larry Enderson, Beulah Klinginsmith, Bob Rohn, and Carolyn Ragsdale. After the delicious luncheon, Carol Enderson gave a slide presentation of their visit to Torino (Turin), Italy. This week at the Hereford Community Church, Pastor Opdycke shared a Valentine poem and gave the history of P...
Friday night brought in a dense fog and a change in the air. Saturday had s sense of spring. The trees in Albin began to melt. The bark cracked with the weight of the frozen fog coming out. They all seemed to be saying, “Listen up, spring is here!” Maybe spring hasn’t arrived yet, but good news for the Town Council came in loud and clear. All of the SLIB projects were accepted for this bidding season. The town will purchase a SUV for business travel. The town was also given more money to finis...
The Pawnee Coyotes won one and lost one last week to move to 4-7 in league play and 5-12 overall. Last Thursday, the Coyotes hosted Briggsdale in a conference contest. From the opening tip-off, the Coyotes wasted no time taking control of the game in the first quarter, scoring 20 unanswered points in the first frame. In the second period, Pawnee was able to edge Briggsdale 13-12 to take a 33-12 lead into the break. The Coyotes outpaced the Falcons 19-10 to open the second half, jumping out to a 52-22 lead heading into the last quarter. With...
The Panhandle No-Till Partnership will again be hosting our winter conference at the Gering Civic Center on Feb. 23-24. The conference will focus on the benefits of no-till crop production. Whether you are considering adopting no-till crop production on your farm or you are a long time no-till producer, I think our conference will have something to offer to everyone who attends. If you would like to register for our conference please contact the Upper Niobrara White Natural Resources District...
A high scoring game at home saw the Pine Bluffs Hornets come out the victor against the visiting Kimball Longhorns 76-70. The win against the Longhorns is helping the Hornets prepare as they near post-season play. “Kimball is very similar to some of the teams we will play in the postseason,” said coach Will Gray. “It was a great test for the kids. They shot the ball very well, and they get up and down the floor well.” Not only is the win serving as preparation for later games, it sets another mark for Pine Bluffs. “That was our first win again...
Ben Bastian recently celebrated his 90th birthday with a family dinner in Cheyenne. Ben was born in Cheyenne and grew up on a farm near Burns. He is the only child of Wesley and Lela Bastian. He volunteered to serve during World War II and was sent to the European front, where he was wounded in battle. After the war, he married Bonnie Gaston. They moved to the family farm where they still reside. They’ve always enjoyed spending time with their family and have been wonderful role models for their children, grandchildren, as well as many n...
During the years before and through the 1950s, a train ran daily from Cheyenne o Sterling, Colorado. The train would run one direction one day and return the following day. The route included the town of Arcola, which no longer exists, and was northwest of Carpenter. Arcola had a water tower to provide water for the steam engine. The route continued to Carpenter, then on to Hereford and then to Grover, Colo. From there, it went to New Raymer, past the Pawnee Buttes and Stoneman, then to...
A second half rally by the Kimball Longhorns was almost the undoing of the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets, at home Tuesday. The Lady Hornets were able to hang on to win 49-46. "We played a solid first half but gave up 35 in the second half," said coach Lindsey Forbes. "We made defensive mistakes, turned the ball over and gave them lots of chances," Forbes said. The Lady Hornets hit the court with solid first half play as they outscored the Lady Longhorns 29-11. After the break it was the Longhorns...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs grapplers hit the road last weekend to take part in the Carbon County Invite. Wrestling at 195 pounds, Eldon Kelly rallied to place third in his division. Kelly kicked off his tournament with a bye before losing to Dryden Menk of Lyman. After getting another bye, Kelly defeated Hunter Cheney, Kadar Criddle, and Desmon Martinez to place third. For Isaac Ronning, 120, he started his Invitational against Trey Ward with a win. He went on to defeat Gaven Niles and lost to Kash Kaufman. Ronning rebounded with a win against Trey...