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Mayor William Shain administered the Oath of Office to the Town of Pine Bluffs new treasurer Monday night. Kim Anderson, a native of Massachusetts, and a graduate of the University of Massachusetts, began work as the town's treasurer Monday. Anderson is a former Air Force officer, serving in the military from 1992 until 1997. She was an executive officer in aircraft maintenance, handling personnel matters, and other administrative issues. She has spent the majority of her life on the east...
The Pine Bluffs Town Council approved Resolution 2015-03 at Monday night’s meeting, which allows for the funding of the Main Street Lighting project. The resolution is a necessary part of the grant application, which will be submitted to the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) for the amount of $195,000. The money will be used for procurement of materials, construction and maintenance of the new lighting, which will be able to be seen from 4th Street north to 2nd Street. Larry Silvey a...
It would be hard to find anyone in Wyoming who is not reeling from hearing about the death of Mick McMurry, 69, of Casper March 10. Rarely does a family, a city or a state come across a citizen like McMurry. He was Wyoming’s Good Samaritan. His business career, after years of hard effort during the state’s lean years, prepped him for an amazing record of success. He was wealthy thanks to a persevering attitude that allowed him and his partners to discover two of the biggest natural gas fie...
Luverne E. ‘Vern’ Gade, 91, of Pine Bluffs, passed away at the VA Medical Center in Cheyenne on Friday, March 13, 2015, surrounded by his family. Luverne was born April 6, 1923, in Miller, SD, a son of the late Emil and Louise (Becker) Gade. Vern was raised in Pine Bluffs and graduated from Pine Bluffs High School in 1941. He loved all sports, and while in high school he was all-state in football, basketball, and his favorite sport, track. Vern served in the United States Army with the Counter Intelligence Corps. He was honorably dis...
The Pine Bluffs Girls' and Boys' track and field teams are getting prepared for the upcoming season, which begins March 28 at the Kimball Invitational. Returning this year for the girls senior Jaden Ragsdale, juniors Celestial Jackson, Brooke Darden and Taylen Fornstrom, and sophomores Montanna Chrystal and Jadyn Golding. Ragsdale, who competed in Nebraska last year, is back in Pine Bluffs, and according to Coach Justin Lee, she has improved on her shot put and discus throwing, and says she...
The Pine Bluffs Boys' track team will return to the field this year with six state qualifying athletes, two of whom will be finishing their high school careers this year. Seniors Preston Thurin and Scott Gross showed a lot of talent during the state contests last year according to Coach Dustin Lee. Thurin competes in several events including sprints, long jump and triple jump. Coach Lee said, "He showed a lot of talent last year, and is one of the quickest kids we have on the team." "Scott's...
Let there be LEGOs! That is the theme of an activity that will be held at the Pine Bluffs Branch of the Laramie County Library on Friday, March 20. That particular day is an early release day for students in the school district, so the library is going to provide LEGOs and treats for students in grades Kindergarten through six. This event will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and the LEGO creations will be put on display at the library. On Thursday, March 26, Down by the Pond is the theme for the 10 a.m. story time for Pre-K aged children....
The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Laramie County at the completion of the 2014 fall semester. Students are: Pine Bluffs: Christopher John William Gorman BA; Cortney Nicole Robertson BS....
March 10 10:32 p.m. Jennifer Lee Deberard,of Cheyenne, Highway 215 two miles south of Albin, arrested for Driving under the influence. March 11 9:58 a.m. James Daryl Watts, of Pine Bluffs, 6393 Road 224, Pine Bluffs, arrested for an outstanding Wyoming warrant. 1:35 p.m. Rodney Dean Reed, of Burns, 1144 County Road 148, Burns, arrested for Failure to register as a sex offender. March 12 1:20 p.m. Andrew Thomas Iverson, of Burns, I-80 Service Road, B15, Burns, arrested for Failure to appear. March 16 2:00 a.m. Christopher Shane Bolejack, of...
Good morning to you all out there in news land, hope your week has been going well. The merry month of March is officially half over, can you believe it? The third quarter of school ended last Friday, March 13, and school will be out before we know it. The seniors are going on their well-deserved and earned educational trip here in the near future. Sometimes those are most educational for the adults involved. Years ago I was one of those adult sponsors, and as we headed back from Colorado we...
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church, Karel Smock read The Value of Time. The sermon topic was The Test from Matthew 4:1-11. Next week the sermon topic will be Calling Disciples. On Palm Sunday, March 29, Pastor Opdycke will be doing baptisms, taking in new members, and Holy Communion will be served. Then on Easter Sunday there will be a sunrise service at 7 a.m. followed by breakfast. The Prairie Songbirds will perform an Easter cantata. Helen Burbach will be celebrating...
Did you hear that? This weekend the sounds of summer snuck in before the spring flowers sprung up out of the cool wet soil. Above the coo of the doves, you could hear children laughing, and the hum of bike chains circling around town and the rhythmic bounce of a basketball on the court. On the field was a pickup game of soccer. One little boy was so anxious to play something outside, he was playing Frisbee. Alone. That is no small task. But he got his 60 minutes of exercise in for the day. More...
1 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 18, 1915 The Minstrel Entertainment A Howling Success The entertainment given at the Opera House Tuesday evening by Division No. 2 of the Ladies Aid was a complete success. It demonstrated beyond question that Pine Bluffs has plenty of talent and can do something when she tries. Each part of the program was acted out well and the Ladies Aid deserves much credit for this splendid effort. If we had time and space we would be pleased to make special mention of each number and give credit that is so justly due. The...
Field pea planting is just around the corner so I thought I would share with you my ideas on raising field peas. We’ve been growing field peas on our farm for several years now and I know there are a lot of first time growers or fairly new growers in the area. I might be able to shorten the learning curve for the newer growers by sharing what we have learned over the years we’ve grown field peas. The first step to growing a successful field pea crop is to buy certified seed. The purchase of seed...