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PINE BLUFFS, WYOMING – For more than 80 years, High West Energy has called Pine Bluffs its home. This year, High West and two of its longtime business allies have teamed up to donate $20,000 to the Pine Bluffs Beautification Fund (PBBF). Founded in 2020, the PBBF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to completing projects that will beautify Pine Bluffs and make it a more vibrant, attractive community for current and future residents and business owners. The first such project – entitled "Am...
Monday night the Town of Pine Bluffs announced that starting March 10th applications will be available for those who want to run for mayor and council members. Voting for the office of mayor and council members will take place in May of this year. There was a lot of conversation concerning a building permit at the town hall meeting. The building permit discussed was for a solar panel to be installed. It was noted that there is not a lot of regulations or rules preventing a solar panel being installed in city limits. However, the most concern...
The Pine Bluffs Public Library in an effort to enrich the community and youth through books. They try to host an event every month to bring the community out and doing more things but to still practice social distancing. Things have been a little difficult to plan and organize for the public, especially due to COVID-19. However, Laramie County Public Library in Cheyenne recently shared their new idea, a story walk! The book for this month's story walk is called "Mae Among The Stars". It's the...
Tyler W. Morgan, 23, of Burns passed away March 1, 2021 in Burns. He was born May 24, 1997 in Cheyenne to Tom and Debbie Morgan. He was a farmer and worked for Pine Bluffs Feed & Grain. He is survived by his parents, Tom and Debbie Morgan of Burns; brother Kaleb and his wife Gracie Morgan of Dayton, WY; grandparents, Theresa Morgan of Brunswick, GA and Lee and Jeannette Bishop of Burns; aunts and uncles, Val and Dewey Martin of Burns, Becky and Patrick Gleason of Burns and Clint and Brianna...
March 5, 2021 -- The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Laramie County at the completion of the 2020 fall semester. The following degrees may be included on this list: BA (Bachelor of Arts);); BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts); BGS (Bachelor of General Studies); BM (Bachelor of Music); BS (Bachelor of Science); BSB (Bachelor of Science in Business); BSCS (Bachelor of Science in Computer Science); BSME (Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering); BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing); CERT (Certificate); EdD...
Few vegetables are tastier than fresh picked peas. Maybe corn but you usually have to cook it rather than snack. I've picked peas right off the vine for a snack while I'm working in the garden. Delicious. This year I tried growing peas hydroponically and learned one major point about peas. Don't try to grow them right in front of an industrial gas furnace. They can't take the 100 plus degree heat that comes out of it. They grew but only produced enough peas for a few snacks. That's okay. It was...
National Vietnam War Veterans Day on March 29 honors the men and women who served and sacrificed during the longest conflict in United States history. It was on March 29, 1973, when combat and combat support units withdrew from South Vietnam. Generations later, Veterans of this time period are gaining the respect that was not so freely given upon their return. Involving five U.S. presidents, crossing nearly two decades and 500,000 U.S. military personnel, it left an indelible mark on the...
Mid-level Future Business Leaders of America (MLFBLA) of Pine Bluffs High School recently went to State in Douglas and came home with a large amount of awards. Alex Daugherty placed first in digital citizenship, second place in business etiquette, and third place in business math and financial literacy. Jessica Hoffman placed third in public speaking, FBLA facts, elevator speech, and critical thinking in which she competed with Avery Sweeter. She also took fourth place in business math and...
F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. – The 90th Medical Group on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, is now offering the COVID-19 vaccine every Friday at the Base theater for all Active Duty military members, all DOD civilians, all retirees and all beneficiaries 18 years or older while supplies last. Anyone who has already received their first dose can schedule their second dose 28 days or later. On the day of the appointment, patients are asked to check in using the same text message received when scheduling the appointment. Individuals will then...
Only the best of the best players are chosen to receive All-State honors. The Wyoming Coaches Association announced their selections for the 2020-21 All-State Honors for the Southeast conference. Pine Bluffs had two players selected for this prestigious honor. Jaden Shelit, a junior at Pine Bluffs HS is one of the best players in the conference as chosen by the Wyoming Coaches Association. This is the second year in a row that Shelit has received this honor. She was one of the leading scorers...
All Conference selectees are the top ten players in each of the four conferences in Wyoming. Coaches for both the boys and girls from around the state vote on who they believe are the top ten players in a conference. The Pine Bluffs Hornets are in the Southeast Conference and both the boys and girls basketball team did very well in the results. All together they had nine players chosen. The Pine Bluffs Varsity Basketball teams had very successful seasons. It would be hard to say that one athlete stood out. That is why the Wyoming Coaches...
The Burns Broncs headed off to Wheatland to face the Wheatland Bulldogs in the first game of the Regional Basketball Tournament for a chance to go to State. The Broncs had faced the Bulldogs twice before and had a 1-1 record. They were hoping to start the tournament off with a win against the Bulldogs but Wheatland had other plans. The Broncs started off well but the Bulldogs came on strong in the second half and took the win 58-41. The first quarter was a good showing for the Broncs as they put nine points on the board and was able to hold...
For many years, Burns and Pine Bluffs high school students have been traveling to Cheyenne to join either Cheyenne Central high School or Cheyenne East high School to compete in indoor track. However this year things have been a little different. Due to covid and new restrictions on student attendance at competitions Cheyenne Central and East decided combining teams was not a great idea this year. This is how the Burns/Pine Bluffs indoor track team started. Coaches came together to figure out a...
The Lady Broncs started off the Regional Tournament facing the Wheatland Bulldogs. The two teams had met twice before with the Bulldogs coming out on top in both of the games. The Broncs were determined not to let the past repeat its self and wanted to start the tournament off with a win. The Bulldogs were determined to move forward and go to state and the Broncs were in the way. At the end of the day the Bulldogs would repeat history and beat the Broncs 65-54. Two of the Broncs led the team in scoring with 11 points. Madison Thompson and...
Fornstrom Racing ventured down to Fort Morgan, Colorado for the first race of the year. With two new cars added to the team, they pulled together and placed high in the results. Car no. 1, with driver Doug Fornstrom placed second. Car no. 777 whose driver - Clint Fornstrom took third place. He has not done racing for twenty years. Car no. 711 took fourth place with driver Zach Fornstrom. Zach has been around racing for years, but this was his first time racing. Fornstrom Racing is off to a...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets played the second game at state against the Sundance Bulldogs. The Bulldogs are longtime opponents of the Hornets and they met twice before this week. Both times the Bulldogs came out on top so the Hornets had their work cut out for them. The Hornets had a rough start but came on strong. However the Bulldogs were just to much for them and they lost the game 65-37 putting them out of the tournament. The Hornets were a little slow in the first quarter as they only managed...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets also had their State Championship Tournament last week. They played the Wyoming Indian Lady Chiefs last Friday in their first game. The Lady Hornets were hoping to win the first game and keep the streak going all the way into the finals. Led by Jaden Shelit who scored 13 points the Lady Hornets could not overcome the Chiefs. The Chiefs beat the Lady Hornets in the first game 53-45. The first quarter was a bit rough for the Lady Hornets as they were only able to put...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets went to the state championship tournament last Friday. They were looking forward to taking the top honors or at least placing in the top three in the state. Their opponent would be the Rocky Mountain Grizzlies. Led by Ty Sweeter and Stuart Lerwick the Hornets were looking good through the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, the Hornets were unable to keep up the pace and they ended up losing a heartbreaking game 50 to 45. The Hornets and Grizzlies were pretty much evenly match...
In the second game of the state tournament the Lady Hornets wanted revenge and a chance to move on in the tournament. The next team they would face would be the Shoshoni Lady Wranglers. The Wranglers lost to Sundance earlier in the day and they wanted another chance to more forward in the tournament. But the Hornets proved to be too much for the Wranglers and the Hornets won a close one 53-51. It was an up and down game with both teams going full force at the boards. The first quarter would be t...
Joel Embiid is a 7ft tall professional basketball player currently leading the Philadelphia 76ers to the best performance record in the Eastern Conference. On March 7th, Embiid was supposed to compete in his 4th All-Star game but COVID19 contract tracing forced him to miss the game. Based on early season performances many are tipping the Center from Cameroon to be the most valuable player in the NBA this year. On March 10th Geraldine Lang a long-time resident of Pine Bluffs Wyoming turns 92...
Girlz Nite is a monthly event hosted by Crossroads Community Church in Pine Bluffs. The event is targeted towards girls in 5th, 6th, & 7th grades. The goal of Girlz Nite is to teach that each girl is God's special and unique creation and that they have purpose-they matter. Too often, young girls are inundated with negative messages and consequently have low self-esteem or view themselves in a negative light. They feel like they have to be like someone else, perform better, be smarter, or have a...