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Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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For the last week of Women's History Month let us talk a bit about The Town of Burns. Burns, Wyo., is the only town in this extreme southeast corner of Wyoming who can boast about having not just one but two women mayors. From the December 12, 1975 Pine Bluffs Post Archives: Burns, Wyoming now has a woman as its mayor. Mrs. Vic (Janet) Plambeck was named mayor Dec. 4 to replace Dennis Grubbs, who resigned the position due to ill health. Mrs. Plambeck, who was also the first councilwoman elected...
A walk through with the health inspector and quotes for a sprinkler system were on the agenda for the Burns Town Council meeting on March 28th at 5:30 p.m. For new business the town has received a quote on the west lawn of the town hall. They would like to see two more quotes by the next meeting. They feel that would be more accurate to determine what to vote for. The council will decide at the next council meeting. The old business is the second reading the Ordinance 11D.01b. Council member Dennis Bastian made the motion and council member Ric...
Town residents were invited to attend a meeting on March 22 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for the Community Master Plan held at the Pine Bluffs community center. Attendees signed in to have a chance to win some money off of their utility bill. Set up in the community center were easels of what the community would like to see more or less of. There were maps to mark and sticky notes to identify where a person would like to see improvements or had added items to the maps. Miriam McGilvray gave a...
Laramie County Bar Bucks handed out awards. Two local businesses received awards. Mike's Saloon in Albin received his plaque two months ago. Owner Ryan Braman was excited that his saloon has raised so many bar bucks for the Laramie County Community Christmas Basket Program. Pine Bluffs Distilling received the traveling trophy on March 26th along with a plaque. This trophy goes to top bar that has raised the most money for the year. This is the second year in a row for Pine Bluffs Distilling....
Once upon a time America fed the world. Not literally, of course, but we did export food all around the globe and gave quite a bit away to countries in need. In fact, we had so much land in production for food that our government was paying farmers and ranchers not to use it. Not so much anymore. Our farm and ranch ground is decreasing faster each year as the land is being sold for development. What is going to happen when we can no longer produce enough food to even feed ourselves? Just since...
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Although my mother said that for medical problems, it’s an old adage that can be applied to many situations. If we can keep from getting into a bad situation that’s our “ounce of prevention”. Getting out of a bad situation, the “pound of cure”, isn’t so easy. In fact, it could be a horrible nightmare and easier said than done. The last year has seen our economy sink, Americans abandoned in Afghanistan, fuel prices skyrocket, inflation soar to the highest level in more than 40 years, our co...
KINGS BAY, Ga. (March 24, 2022) - It has been more than 12 years since women were authorized to serve aboard submarines. While women comprise nearly one-fourth of the Department of Defense's total force, only a small fraction of women serve on submarines. The 15 enlisted women serving aboard the ballistic-missile submarine USS Wyoming's (SSBN 742) Blue Crew, homeported at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, recently reached a milestone accomplishment for all women who serve. These...
State FCCLA was held at Little America in Cheyenne 3/23-3/25. 12 student attended the conference and competed in various events such as Career Investigation, Entrepreneurship, Focus on Children, Sports Nutrition, and Cake Decorating. Burns High had 2 silver metal winners- Janice Horton and Aubrey Burns. They competed in the Focus on Family STAR (Students Taking Action with Recognition)event. They will travel to San Diego, CA June 29-July 3 for National FCCLA Leadership Conference where they...
The Pine Bluffs Town Council has special meeting and then a second meeting just for projects discussion on March 23 at 4 p.m. For new business, the contact for lawn maintenance and landscaping. Council member Allie Leitza made a motion that the Evergreen Lawn and Tree Care Company receive the contract. Council member Janna Kestner seconded. All approved. Next is the sixth-penny projects. Kim Patterson suggests to bond all projects except the water and road maintenance. They estimate around $95,000 per month (give or take) will be coming to Pine...
The discussion for personnel was on the agenda. Laramie County School District #2 school board meeting was March 23rd at 7 p.m. Chairman Julianne Randall opened the meeting with the pledge of allegiance. The motion to approve the agenda was made by board member Mike Olson. The second was board member Matt Haas. All approved The motion to move to executive meeting was made by board member Jeff Kirkbride. It was seconded by Russel Fornstrom. All approved. The executive session lasted about an hour. Board member Heida Romsa made a motion to come...
FORSYTH, MT (March 28th, 2022) – Recent changes in work, school and healthcare have increased the demand for reliable broadband service. With schools moving to distance learning and many companies asking employees to telework, demand for high-capacity internet access has increased significantly. Local broadband provider Range has played a key role in ensuring broadband-enabled solutions for businesses and schools in its serving areas of Montana and Wyoming. As a member of NTCA–The Rural Bro...
For those of you that have been following Hornets basketball for years you will remember the name Hunter Thompson. He graduated from Pine Bluffs High School in 2017 and was one of the top players on the Hornets basketball team for four years. He received a full ride scholarship to the University of Wyoming where he has been on their team for the past 5 years. Most recently he was in the starting lineup for UW in the March Madness NCAA tournament. Thompson has completed five years at UW getting...
The Burns Track and Field team were able to stretch their legs and shake off some of the dust at the John Ganser Invite Track and Field meet last Saturday. Ten teams from across the region both in Wyoming and Nebraska competed in the first meet of the season. Emma Gonzalez continued her run to be the best long distance runner in the district. Rylee Jo Ward pressed her strength as a hurdler and Jackson Kirkbride started his run for the top spot in the triple jump. Top finishers were Emma Gonzalez...
The mighty Hornets started their spring athletic season with the Morrill Early Bird 22 Track and Field Meet held last Saturday. Sixteen teams competed in the event with the boys team placing third and the girls team placing sixth. It was a good start to the season and some of the outstanding performers from last season were getting ready for the challenges of this year. Carson Rabou started out well with a first place finish in the 110m Hurdles and second in the 300m hurdles. He also took third in the pole vault with a vault of 11ft 6in. Reed...
The Ross family have been active in the wrestling arena all season long. Last weekend they traveled to Spearfish, South Dakota to compete in the Black Hills AAU Folk Style Wrestling Championship Meet. The Ross family travels around the area to different tournaments and competes as independents not associated with any school or organized group. Their son Axyl Ross competes in both the 50 lbs and 55lbs categories. He is in kindergarten at Burns Elementary School and will be in first grade next...
The 2022 legislative session started out boring and promised to continue way to the end. As expected in a budget session most bills not budget related either weren’t introduced or they failed without fanfare. There were a few, though, that I thought had a good chance this year that died. Some failed to pass and some weren’t brought forward by either Speaker of the House Barlow or Senate President Dockstader. After the special session last fall I didn’t expect the legislature to show any courage to protect Wyoming citizens from overb...
Instruments were tuning and voices were warming up on March 24th at the Pine Bluffs Historic high School in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. Carpenter, Burns, Albin, and Pine Bluffs 5th and 6th grades had come together for a musical contest. This competition is an individual achievement. Each student is scored on their ability of the song they perform. The students do not compete against each other. The judge reads the music the students perform and critiques them. The judge then shows the students...