Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Almost four years ago a young man named Eric Trowbridge "ET" started a company called Array. ET had a vision of a company that would bring Wyoming into the future. As most of us know the government is leaning harder and harder on states that make their money from fossil fuels. People are pushing against production of coal, oil, and gas, and Wyoming natives are starting to feel the pinch. Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden says that fossil fuel workers should just be able to learn a new...
Monday’s town council meeting saw the passing of resolution 2020-06 the final reading of the increase of the local electric rates to take effect on the first of April. After much discussion and a four to one vote the new resolution was passed. There was some concern over the timing of the resolution with Councilwoman Janna Kestner bringing up the possibility of the new charge causing a strain to the pocketbook of our local seniors, but Mayor Curtis pointed out that the rates had not changed in over ten years, and that doing the first i...
Once again Molly Williams entertained our local little ones on Thursday when Fun for Kids sponsored their family unit. Children learned about the different types of families that exist in today's world while also honing counting, colors, and singing skills. Willams introduced "The Family Book" by Todd Parr and "Guess How Much I Love You" by Sam McBratney When all the reading and learning was over the children were able to make paper bag houses. Molly Williams and Mary Cushing host fun for kids...
Joseph "Pat" Perreault, 85, of Cheyenne passed away on February 24, 2020. He was born on March 17, 1934 to Yvette and Emile Perreault in Montreal, Canada. Pat joined the Air Force on September 24, 1951 and retired from the US Army on December 29, 1972. He served overseas as a French interpreter and in military intelligence in Germany, France, Korea, and Vietnam. Upon leaving the military, Pat worked as Director of Property Exchange until 1981. Pat married Elaine Jacobsen Serzynski on August 30,...
SPEARFISH, SOUTH DAKOTA…Black Hills State University has released the Dean’s List for the fall 2019 semester. A total of 722 students maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours. Jessica Malm of Albin, WY *Business Administration, Professional Accountancy....
Grow hemp and you'll get rich! Profits of $20,000 to $30,000 per acre are possible. Well, not to be Debbie Downer, but any scheme that portrays itself as a "get rich quick" proposition, more than likely deserves a fair amount of scrutiny. As many of you know, I have been a proponent of legalizing the production of hemp in Wyoming. Along with two other colleagues, I was the first to present a case compelling enough to the legislature, that the first bill in Wyoming history was passed in 2017 to...
Thinking one's time will end in the public school setting or high school sports probably rarely crosses the mind of most high school students as they are participating and enjoying their time in athletics and school events. Yet inevitably that time will come and the realization will set in that high school is coming to an end and some of the most fun years of your young adulthood are wrapping up before your very eyes. Nostalgia is a word that is probably better reserved for when you get old and...
Jim Lish was born in Sacramento California to the late Melvin and Barbara Lish. While California was his first residence, it would not be his permanent. He grew up in Moab, Utah, which he calls his hometown. "We moved to Blytheville, Arkansas during my teens and that is where I ended up graduating from school." Lish said. After High School Lish attended the University of Central Arkansas majoring in Chemistry (premed) and had plans to go to University of Arkansas Medical School. "I joined the...
Local resident Refugio Cerenil competed this weekend in the USA Powerlifting Championship in Casper, and while he wasn't able to bring home a medal, he was able to out perform two of his own personal best records. The championship consisted of three categories, bench press, squat and deadlift. When Cerenil competed in the Trojan Iron War back in December he had only competed twice, but was able to bring home second place including making the top ten for bench press in the whole state. Hoping to...
Hornets The Pine Bluffs Hornets started regionals with a massive win over Wright with a final score of 78/7. The boys stumbled a bit on Friday with a 52/71 loss to Big Horn, and came back to end the weekend with a 80/39 win over Glenrock and a 69/91 win over Sundance. The Hornets will face the Wyoming Indian in the playoffs this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Good Luck Hornets! Lady Hornets The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets showed up for regionals this weekend scoring a win for all three games. The ladies...
Bowlers from all over the tri-state area competed in the Top Gun Scratch Tournament on February 29, and March 1. There were 62 bowlers from around the tri-state area competing for the top honors. On the first day, Saturday, bowlers were eliminated until they were down to 12 bowlers. Sunday, the 10th the top 12 bowlers set a good pace. Winner on Sunday for the Top Gun Scratch Tournament Devan Des'hotel from Casper, Wyoming. Second place was Tristen Zitek, from Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. Third place...