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The Pine Bluffs Lions Club roars about upcoming events. Diane Lyons received her 15-year pin by District Governor Robin Walters for being a member of the Pine Bluffs Lions Club. On top of that it was Lyon's birthday also. She received two honors in one night. There were four items to be addressed in the old business section. First was collecting items to auction off for the Alan H. Stewart Lions Camp. This camp helps youth and adults have a different outlook in life. Some of the camps are with...
A new coffee shop is coming to town. The Burns council met on February 28 at 5:30 p.m. The cleaning contract with Don and Mary Ackatz was needing to be looked at with more activities going on in the gym. The Ackatz’s were concerned about their once-a-week cleaning. They have done extra before the weekends. The Burns Council expressed that the Ackatz’s have done a great job with cleaning. They did ask for an executive session to go into more details. Danielle Allman and Ashley Osterman addressed the Burns council about a new business. They wil...
The 6th grade class of Carpenter Elementary School used the Engineering Design Process to construct egg cars! They had to have a car that would drive straight for 2 meters. They had a budget and limited amount of supplies to use for their designs. The cars also had to protect the shell of an egg on impact at the end of the two meters! Using decimal operations and the formula for calculating force, students were able to see just how much of an impact their cars were making. Some strategies includ...
Lois M. Birt, 83, of Topeka, passed away Thursday, February 24, 2022. She was born July 24, 1938, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the daughter of Dale and Agnes (Gillett) Nicodemus. She graduated from Hillsdale (WY) High School and attended Washburn University. Lois was employed by Shaw, Hergenreter, Quarnstrom and Kocher for over 40 years. Mrs. Birt was a member of the Moose Lodge of Topeka. Lois married Alfred Jr. Birt in 1953 in Wyoming. He preceded her in death on January 6, 1998. Survivors include...
Isabelle Brown, national spokesperson for Turning Point USA and news celebrity, spoke to Laramie County Republicans at their annual Lincoln Day celebration Friday night. Turning Point USA is a non-profit organization that advocates for conservative values on high school and college campuses across America. TPUSA is the dominant force in campus conservatism. Isabelle Brown is featured regularly on Newsmax TV and, at 24 years old, is considered one of the nation's leading authorities on political activity in our high schools, colleges and...
February 22, 2022 or 2/22/22 is a date to remember. The Carpenter third grade explored the date. They learned to do equations with two's, and what a palindrome is and that it is rare. A palindrome is a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards. It was introduced by Henry Peacham in 1638. However it is derived from Greek roots by a poet named Sotades (3rd century BCE). * It was found as graffito at the Herculaneum, a city buried by ash. Throughout the world many think...
Herbs play a major role in our lives. Probably more than we realize because we take them for granted. Most of our familiarity with herbs is through food. We use herbs to flavor foods and many identify with foods from particular regions, like basil, thyme and rosemary identify with Mediterranean foods. Cilantro is used in a number of Mexican dishes. Although most herbs are grown in the Mediterranean region there are herbs grown throughout the world. Many herbs will grow here in Laramie County...
“There is not a supply chain problem. The shelves are full.” Joe Biden, December 22, 2021. “We have saved Christmas! The shelves are full.” Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary, December 22, 2021. Repeat after me. There is no supply chain shortage. There is no supply chain shortage. The shelve are all full. The shelves are all full. Now repeat it again. That seems to be the rhetoric coming out of D.C. and the Biden Administration these days. I guess they think that if they repeat it often enough we’ll believe it. We used to have a term for...
F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE --F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo – Like most things in the military, the 37th Helicopter Squadron has a long history stretching back to their arrival on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. During the construction of the Minuteman III ICBM system, civilian helicopters were contracted to shuttle working crews throughout the missile fields. The helicopters were so useful, it was decided that an active-duty helicopter presence would also be useful. At the tail end of t...
The energy and music were flowing through the air at halftime at Burns girls' basketball. The Burns elementary music class and physical education put on a performance for the spectators in the stands at halftime at the girls' basketball game. Mrs. Morrison's music class placed exercise balls on five-gallon buckets. Each student had drum sticks to beat or play the balls. They played Cotton Eyed Joe. Mrs. Morrison conducted the students to play and perform at same time. This is using music and...
The Hornets started their road to the state championship game today against the Sundance Bulldogs. In a very fast paced and defensive game the Hornets did battle with the Sundance Bulldogs in the first round of the 2A regional playoffs. It was a defensive first quarter with neither team scoring until the latter part of the quarter. Reed Thompson was the first to score with a slam dunk for two points. Stu Lerwick, the player that set the new record for points scored in a game and the "Wyoming...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestling team attended the state championship competition in Casper, Wyoming. Congratulations to all the wrestlers who competed. The meet took place from the 25th to the 26th of February and the team did well placing `4th in the 3A division. Two of the Burns/Pine Bluffs team placed in the top six at the meet. Colter Haws who wrestles in the 195lb class placed 3rd beating Jimmy Dees from Powel with a 7-2 decision. Cody Winslow who competes in the 285lb class defeated Kolby...
In the last game before the regionals the Burns Broncs took on the Wheatland Bulldogs. The Bulldogs now sitting at 7-14 looked to be a good team to work out the rest of the kinks in the Broncs program before regionals. Only problem was that the Bulldogs already had worked out most of their kinks and wanted the win. The first quarter was slow and both sides were just warming up. Jackson Kirkbride hit a three while Luke Lerwick sunk a free throw for the Broncs only score in the first quarter. The...
The Lady Hornets knew that their road to the state championship was coming to Pine Bluffs and they wanted to have that road paved with wins from their games. The first brick that they needed to lay was the team from Wright, the Lady Panthers. In a game that sometimes resembled a Hornets football game the Lady Hornets took on the Wright Lady Panthers in the first round of the Regional Play-Offs. The Lady Hornets started off slow working out some of the jitters but picked up speed as the game...
The Lady Broncs headed off to Wheatland to face the Lady Bulldogs in what would be the last game before the regionals. This would be a chance for the Lady Broncs to fine tune their game and work out all the bugs before facing off in regionals. The Lady Broncs did a good job controlling the Lady Bulldogs and getting their defense in shape. The offense was on point as they were able to score 41 points in the game and beat the Lady Bulldogs 41-34. Rylee Jo Ward was the team's leading scorer with...
Katherine Love, Burns FFA Sentinel: Hello! My name is Katherine Love and I am the 2021-22 Burns FFA Sentinel. I am a senior this year. I joined the FFA because I showed cattle in 4H and found FFA to be an amazing opportunity to grow my cattle operation. It has also allowed me to become a better livestock judge and meet new people. I think FFA is a great organization that helps you meet a lot of great people and grow as a person. Grace Steenbergen, Burns FFA President Hey everyone. My name is...
This year Burns Indoor track had three seniors. The team has had a good year. The first senior was Emma Gonzalez. Her parents are Erin and Paul Gonzalez. The second senior was Joel Morales. His parents are Jose and Iris Morales. Morales's advice to the underclassmen was do not let people tell you what to do. Fight them if they do. His message to his parents was thank you for the support throughout my high school career along with everything I do. Morales loves them both. The last was Grace Steenbergen. Her parents are Sharon Fain and Dale...
The Indoor Burns/Pine Bluffs track team competed on the 25th at the Last Chance qualifier in Laramie. The team did very well and some secured their trip to State. Emma Gonzalez continues to place high in the long distance like the 800m run. The boys sprint medley relay team and girls 4x800 relay teams placed 2nd in their events. Coach Thurin said, “We had a great meet at Laramie on Friday the 25th. Several of the athletes out jumped and out ran their personal best. We look forward to competing at state this week in Gillette (March 4th-5th). T...