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Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Beginning Monday, April 13, residents of Pine Bluffs will have to deal with a lot of noise, and detoured traffic on Interstate 80. The noise will be caused by demolition of the Beech Street overpass, beginning at 9 p.m. According to WyDOT Resident Engineer, Tim Morton, the demolition and clean-up are scheduled to last for at least two days, and from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. only uniformed first responders will be able to pass through the barriers for emergency situations in the Beech Street area south...
On Saturday afternoon the Pine Bluffs Lions Club hosted their annual Easter egg hunt at Leaning Rock Golf Course hiding Golden eggs, one in each age category. For each special egg turned in, a new $5 bill was given to the lucky finder. Such was the case with the youngster above. He willingly gave up his egg for the money, but didn’t to have his picture taken, so mom happily came to the rescue. How the kids claimed their eggs didn’t matter, like the young lady on the ground. Afterward, eggs wer...
Does size matter? It sure does when you are Wyoming, whose massive geographic size has nothing to do with its great advantages of being the smallest state in the union when it comes to population. Spanning 97,818 square miles, the 563,000 people occupying our state are unique in all the USA. For example, we are the only state that does not have a city larger than 65,000. The New York Times did a story a few years ago bemoaning, in the writer’s opinion, the horribly unfair U. S. constitution, and...
Dr. Douglas W. McConnell, 57, of Kimball, died at his home in Kimball on Saturday, March 28, 2015. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 4, at the Kimball High School gym with Doyle Smith, LeRoy Sanford and Darla Fisher officiating. A lunch was provided immediately following the service. Cremation will be held following the service and interment will be held at a later date. The family accepted friends at the funeral home on Friday. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to...
Dear Editor: It was with some concern that we, the board of directors for the Wyoming Press Association, read recently of the American Civil Liberties Union’s decision to close its Wyoming office. Over the years, the ACLU and its Wyoming staff have been crucial in the ongoing effort to maintain government transparency. Without the steadfast support of the ACLU, some of the advances made in Wyoming’s open meetings and public documents laws would never have occurred. The ACLU has been a true and loyal supporter of the cause of open government. Bu...
Items for possible inclusion in the weekly community calendar should be typewritten or legibly printed. All submissions should include the name and daytime telephone number of the person submitting the information in case questions arise. Items which may be included in the calendar are church events, club meetings, and school events. If your club will not be meeting or has a change, please contact us so we can update the calendar with the correct information as soon as possible. Items should be received on Monday at 5 p.m., one week prior to...
Keeping track of our climate is the subject of the Cheyenne – High Plains Audubon Society free public lecture scheduled for April 21 in the Cottonwood Room of the Laramie County Public Library, 2200 Pioneer Ave. Guest speaker Nolan Doesken is the state climatologist at the Colorado Climate Center at Colorado State University. Ever wonder how climatologists know if we're getting warmer or colder, hotter or drier? Nolan Doesken will describe where all of our weather data come from and how climatologists track local and national patterns and t...
Nominations are being sought for the 2016 Leopold Conservation Award® in Wyoming. The award, presented by Sand County Foundation, the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) and Peabody Energy, recognizes Wyoming ranchers who demonstrate outstanding, sustainable management of natural resources. The Leopold Conservation Award is given in 10 states in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, who called for an ethical relationship between people and the land they own and manage. The $10,000 annual award is presented as the most prestigious...
The sun wasn't out, but at least it wasn't snowing, hard, and it turned out to be an all-around great day for the Pine Bluffs boys and girls track and field teams at the Bayard Invitational last Thursday. The Pine Bluffs girls came in fourth out of a field of 17 teams with a total of 50 points, while the Pine Bluffs boys tied for second place with Hemingford in a field of 16 teams. Nearly half of the boys' points were earned by Jorge Garcia, who placed first in the 1600m Run, with a time of...
“It was a good day at Bayard for the Burns track and field teams. The weather cooperated for the most part, and a number of our athletes took advantage to put up some solid marks for the second meet of the season. I think that we will continue to improve our marks as the season progresses, and we get more time to build our training,” state Burns Girls' Track and Field Head Coach Brooks Hoffman. The Burns Girls' team finished third overall, with a total of 54 points, with six individual mem...
Seven members of the Pawnee Coyote track team placed in the top ten at the recent Highland Invitational meet, and Coach Kathy Adams could not be happier. Luke Duggan brought home the only first place medal, running 4:45.24 in the 1600m, and also placed second in the 800m run. Along with Duggan, Joey Sanders, with a time of 5:39.65, and Josh Keiper, 6:21.23, also completed the 1600m run. In the 800m run, Duggan was followed by teammates Josh Keiper, 2:40.09, and Josh Duggan, 2:48.86. In the 110m...
In a short meeting, the Pine Bluffs Town Council made short work of the town's business, which included announcing the date for Town Clean-up Day. Jerry Lamb said June 8 has been set aside for the clean-up day, and said that items like scrap iron would be picked up by the town a day or two before. Lamb also said that he is still working on getting something set up for recycling tires. The council voted to accept the resignations of full-time Pine Bluffs Day Care employee Julie Armstrong, and...
Betty Schaefer(formerly Betty Brower, 65, Pine Bluffs Class of 1967), competed at the USATF Masters Indoor National Track and Field Championships in Winston Salem, N.C. with her team the SoCal Striders. She won three Gold medals. She won the 65-69 800m, and was the lead runner in the 4x400 60-69 relay, where the Striders set a new American record; was in the 4x200 60-69 for the Striders, which also set a new American record; and finished with a bronze in the 65-69 60m sprint. Last year she was the top American runner in the 400m...
It's that time of year again, to start annual spring cleaning. Clean and organize your home and then be ready to peddle your gently used treasures at the Pine Bluffs Recreation Department's seventh annual community wide garage sale, planned for June 6. Everyone in town and the surrounding area is invited to participate. If you don't live within the town limits, load up that flatbed, head to town, and set up shop in Pine Bluffs' City Park. Maps of the town, marked with the participating garage sales, will be made available to potential shoppers...
I like to play with people by approaching strangers and making a comment to them which they are not expecting, and then waiting for their reaction. Often I do this in a grocery store where I see a gentleman pushing the cart while the lady is out grazing or gathering items. Many times a lady's purse is in the child seat of the cart. I start by walking up to the gentleman and say to him, “I like your purse.” Usually the lady, who is nearby, will start laughing, and the guy will realize it is a joke. Here are some of the reactions I have got...
Pine Bluffs FBLA had a great showing at the Future Business Leaders of America state leadership conference March 19-21 in Cheyenne. Placing in the competitive team events were Scott Gross and Kyle Jeffres, first place, Global Business; Scott Gross and Chris Kimzey, first place, Emerging Business Issues; Madison Heithoff, Bailey Hitner and Chris Fornstrom, first place, Business Presentation; Taylen Fornstrom and Ashlyn Culp, first place Desktop Publishing; Mollie Heithoff and Ashlyn Culp, fourth...
The Pine Bluffs Lions Club, which has been hosting the area's 'big' Easter egg hunt each year for almost a hundred years, once again provided area children with the opportunity to hunt for the brightly colored eggs. This year the organization added a new twist by planting one gold egg in each age-designated area. Children who were lucky enough to find the golden oblong orbs were rewarded with a crisp new $5 note. Once the eggs were all found little slips of paper inside of them were collected by...
This past Sunday was Easter and it could not have been any more beautiful weather wise. Many of us enjoyed family, friends, and food, some at home and some away. Whatever your circumstance I hope you had the nicest time. Although my grands are getting fairly big, there is still one little one that we all get just a huge kick out of watching during the holidays. They have a whole different perspective on things don't they? We worked around the yard a little this past long weekend, but not as...
That little bunny delivered some tasty treats and good times to the little ones of Albin at the annual Easter egg hunt. The Albin Community Center sponsored the event that over 35 children and their families attended. A big thank you to the community center and town hall staff for helping with the day. The next thing hopping your way is the Albin Garage Sale April 16, 17 and 18. Dixie Malm is in charge of the event. Give her a call if you want a table at the community center, or would like your...
The Hereford Community Church celebrated Easter with a sunrise service. Dawn Freeman and Brenda Haun were celebrating their birthdays. For the special Steve Hauer sang Behold. Pastor Opdycke’s sermon title was New Life, and the scripture text was 2 Corinthians:5:14-17. The Prairie Songbirds presented the Easter cantata Risen This Day under the direction of Erinn Flaharty. The choir members were Shirley Wiggin, Marietta West, Rita Johnston, Carol Opdycke, Kathy Zitek, Karel Smock, Jan and S...
Wyoming’s U.S. senators have signed letters to Senate appropriators requesting that they include language to prohibit spending on implementation of the United Nations (U.N.) Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). In the letters Senators Mike Enzi, John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., and other senators led by Jerry Moran, R-Kan., and James Inhofe, R-Okla., expressed concerns with both the substance and the process by which the treaty was adopted. “We are deeply concerned that the ATT does not expressly recognize, in the body of the treaty text, the fundamental, ind...
1 Years Ago April 8, 1915 Buster Again in Jail Buster Byers who was recently acquitted in the grain stealing case is again in the county jail. On last Friday Buster imbibed too much artificial patriotism and armed himself with a six-shooter, and decided he would paint the town red. He got so boisterous and made such desperate threats that it was thought best to put him in the hands of the receivers. The officer was called and Buster was disarmed. When they attempted to take him into custody Buster balked and showed considerable resistance....
In the last column, we introduced a general overview of the allocation system used by the NRD as one of the tools used to maintain adequate ground water supplies. As the District moves forward to set allocations for the irrigation years 2016-2018, we want to share how the process works and what we’re trying to accomplish. In 2004 the Nebraska Department of Natural Resources designated the entire South Platte NRD as full appropriated, or using as much ground water as there was ground water recharge. Later that same year, the South Platte R...
There is a developing feed source for the cattle industry here in our region with the introduction of field peas as an alternative feed source for the livestock industry. The production of field peas across our region has come about as producers look for alternative crops to transition back to winter wheat in their crop rotations. The addition of field peas has proven to be a sound agronomic practice in crop rotations which benefits the winter wheat production. As producers we are attempting to...
