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AmeriGas propane customers may not know it, but everytime they fire up their gas grill or use propane to heat their home, they could be contributing to local schools. It's all part of AmeriGas' "School Days" program, Participating schools receive annual funds that can be used anyway the school sees fit. For every gallon of propane sold, AmeriGas contributes two cents into the fund. Each school can receive up to $2,000 per school year. AmeriGas District Manager Gary Robertson visited Burns Jr/Sr...
It was September 1990, and then-Wyoming Gov. Mike Sullivan’s Irish temper was hot. It was at the Lander One Shot Antelope Hunt and I was driving then-U. S Sen. Al Simpson back to the hotel headquarters. Sullivan spotted us and came charging out. Simpson took one look and said: “Oh darn (well, words sort of like that), this is not going to be pretty.” As he rolled down the window, Sullivan let Simpson have his full fury about some project Sullivan had been working on for years and that he felt...
Jodee Alice Rhoades, age 56, and her battle against Huntington's disease ended Feb 21 2016 at Cheyenne Healthcare Center in Cheyenne WY. Jodee was born Nov 8, 1959 in Cheyenne WY to Marion & Saundra Reeder. Jodee was born and raised a proud ranch girl of Carpenter WY, graduating from Burns High School in 1978. This is where Jodee met her high school sweetheart Jeff Rhoades and they married July 15, 1978. The beginning of their marriage was spent traveling the mid-west for Jeff's job as a heavy...
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...
Good morning Banner County, friends near and far. It has been just a few days ago that February was here and now we are into March, like a lamb none the less. We have had some truly beautiful weather this past month. I recently spent the weekend with my daughter and three grands in Denver and Fort Collins. It was shorts and sandals weather as we visited the Museum of Nature and Science. And the whole world had the same idea as us. The parking garage was full and so many people were in there...
Many people in our area have been sick with bad colds. We hope they will all be well soon. This week at the Hereford Community Church, Pastor Opdycke continued her series for Lent. The sermon title for February 28 was Refreshment. One of the scriptures was from Romans 5. The sermon title for March 6 will be Seeing Differently. The 55 And Up Club potluck luncheon will be Friday, March 11 at 12 p.m. at the Friendship Alliance North Church in Grover. Everyone 55 and over are welcome to attend....
Well, what did you do with your extra day? Perhaps you finished a spring cleaning project. Maybe you took in a movie. Or if you are ‘old school’ you may have honored the day and Sadie Hawkins and asked a boy out to dinner. Whatever the extra day brought to you, we hope it was ushered In by a beautiful sunrise and a peaceful sunset. Some beautiful and bright people are celebrating birthdays. On March 1, Alyce Krakow, March 2, Jessica Malm Justin Manning and Dixie Rabou, March 3 Tracy Petsch, Mar...
Sometimes, the sweetest victories are the ones you have to fight, scratch and claw your way through. No one knows that feeling more right now than the Burns Lady Broncs. Just over a week ago, they were hanging on by the skin of their teeth and earned a spot in the 2A Regional Tournament by narrowly defeating Saratoga 29-27 in a play-in game on Feb. 22. In the regionals, Burns lost to Wright in the opening round last Thursday, but edged Big Horn 57-56 in Friday's consolation round and took out...
After sweeping through the regional tournament in Cheyenne last weekend, the Pine Bluffs Hornets have punched their ticket to the State tournament in Casper this weekend as a number one seed. The Hornets will kickoff the tournament against number 4 seed Big Piney at 9 p.m. on Thursday, at Casper College. The Hornets began their Regional play with a win against Sundance, 74-37. The first quarter of play was close as Pine Bluffs scored 19 while Sundance scored 15. Pine Bluffs added 12 to their tot...
The Burns Broncs kicked off their Regional tournament play in Cheyenne with a loss to Big Horn, 77-41. Big Horn came out strong against the Broncs in the first quarter. Burns was able to rally in the second quarter to get within striking distance of the Rams. "We were down 16-0 early in this game and were able to make it a four-point game in the second quarter," said coach Sean Patterson. Needing to gain some ground on the Rams in the second half of play, Burns found themselves spiraling fast....
Continuing on the path they started out on at the beginning of the year, the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets are headed to the state tournament in Casper this weekend. Pine Bluffs will be entering the tournament as a number two seed. Their first game will be against number three seed Kemmerer. The last obstacle on their path to the state tournament was regional play. The Lady Hornets kicked off the regional tournament with a close win against Big Horn, 67-63. Hot-handed shooter Kammie Ragsdale led in s...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling team finished in sixth place at the 2016 Wyoming High School State Wrestling Championships in Casper this past weekend. Moorcroft took first place in 2A. Team results were: Moorcroft – 221.5 points, Rocky Mountain – 159.5, Cokeville – 153, Greybull/Riverside – 131, Lyman – 131, Burns-Pine Bluffs – 108.5, Kemmerer – 100, Saratoga – 91.5, Big Piney – 82, Shoshoni – 81, Thermopolis – 71, Lingle-Ft. Laramie – 70, Sundance – 59, Wright – 55, Southeast – 41, Dubois – 33, Lusk – 31, Hulett – 27.5, Wind River – 11, H.E.M...
Alejandro Garcia of Pine Bluffs received the Summit Award as the male athlete with the highest grade point average at the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference's Indoor Track and Field Championships last weekend. He is a senior at Chadron State College. He has earned all A's during his three semesters at Chadron State, and also has set the school record in the 3000 meters and run a leg on the Eagles' distance medley relay that holds the school record....
12 Years Ago March 6, 1941 ED PROSSER’S HAND MANGLED IN WELL MACHINE ACCIDENT An accident last Friday while working with his brother on a well machine cost Ed Prosser the three last fingers and at least one joint if the forefinger of his left hand. Prosser, with his brother, Fred, was drilling another irrigation well on the land, which they farm together north of town when in some way his hand became entangled in the machinery. He was taken to a Kimball hospital, where it is now thought that his thumb and part of the forefinger may be saved. F...
The past several articles I have written have been about a systems approach we use on our farm to lower our groundwater pumping requirements and conserve water. I think a systems approach is required to truly become a steward of the land and water resources. We start water conservation by improving the performance of our soil. We leave the previous crop’s residues attached and on the soil surface. This residue management greatly improves infiltration of water into the soil and lowers soil m...
The Pawnee Coyotes ended their season Feb. 24 with a 71-51 loss to the Weldon Valley Warriors in the first round of 1A - District 4 playoffs in Sterling. The Coyotes fell behind 24-19 in the first quarter and the Warriors continued to outpace their opponents in the second frame 15-12 to take a 39-31 lead into the break. Weldon Valley was able to keep Pawnee off the board to start the second half, outscoring the Coyotes 15-8 in the third quarter. The Warriors kept Pawnee just out of reach in the fourth period, posting 17 points to the...
The senior companion program provides visits and other free supportive services such as grocery shopping and home management assistance to homebound, disabled, lonely or frail persons around Wyoming. Senior citizens over 55 volunteer to serve their peers by visiting weekly and helping with tasks which have become difficult for persons who live alone, but choose to live independently and age in place. Companions also provide Respite Services for Caregivers so that they might have a break from care giving for a short time. If interested please...
Eylisch Porter, a third year student at the University of Wyoming in Laramie was named to the President's Honor Roll for the fall 2015 Semester. The President's Honor Roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 ("A") grade point average for the semester. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. Eylisch is an English major/ Disabilities Studies minor student. To have maintained a perfect 4.00 GPA at the...