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Articles from the April 10, 2014 edition


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  • Hydrogeologic study shows need for reduced groundwater use

    Zachary Laux|Apr 10, 2014

    The Wyoming State Engineer's Office (WSEO) released a hydrogeologic study of the Laramie County Control Area (LCCA) last week, showing graphs and presenting scenarios aiming to address concerns of groundwater. The consensus of the study is the reduction of groundwater withdrawal is needed. "If groundwater withdrawals continue to increase, expect there to be areas in the county (both localized outside of, and within, the LCCA) where groundwater extraction becomes impractical," a section of the...

  • Can Wyo learn from Canadian energy reservation?

    Bill Sniffin|Apr 10, 2014

    An energy development concept that seemed to fit Wyoming when first proposed 40 years ago has recently been back in the news. This idea was to establish “energy reservations” in various isolated parts of the country. And no place in the USA has the vast amounts of energy that Wyoming has. And as the least populated state in the country, we must admit we have some isolated places, too. As I recall, the concept involved grouping power plants, nuclear plants, refineries and other ene...

  • Wedding announcement

    Apr 10, 2014

    Chris Gleckler and Terri Ornelas are happy to announce their marriage. The couple were married March 24, 2014 in Kimball, Neb. Chris and Terri have made their home in Pine Bluffs.... Full story

  • New notes

    Apr 10, 2014

    The Sisters Grimm is proud to be one of 2,300 bookstores and libraries across America supporting World Book Night 2014. On April 23 – Shakespeare’s birthday–25,000 volunteers from Kodiak to Key West will give away half a million free books in more than 6,000 towns and cities across America. The Sisters Grimm serves as a community base for local givers, receiving the books that they will be giving out and providing useful resources. Sisters Grimm will also be hosting a reception for local givers on Wednesday, April 16 at 6 p.m. At that time,...

  • Potatoes on the move

    Apr 10, 2014

    April 3, Brown Enterprises loaded a semi truck full of certified potato seeds. The potatoes will be shipped to California, Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska and Washington. Ruben Ramirez stands on top of the truck overseeing all the potatoes. Nora De La Cruz helps with the machinery....

  • Community Calendar

    Apr 10, 2014

    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 th... Full story

  • Day care garden discussed at town meeting

    Allie Hurley|Apr 10, 2014

    During the regular town meeting on April 6, Nancy Sundin introduced an idea to the council. She explained the south side of the Day Care building has been growing a lot of weeds. Her idea is to pull the weeds and add a garden. Sundin said she has noticed a lot of spring weeds growing on the side of the day care. She said she is going to talk to the director of the day care and ask to add a garden for the kids. There is no landscape, only rocks and weeds Sundin said. She said vinegar is a good spray to use to kill the weeds. “It actually k...

  • Lady Hornets exceed expectations at Bayard Invite

    Zachary Laux|Apr 10, 2014

    The Lady Hornets' performance in the Brayden Invitational track and field meet Saturday was a pleasant surprise for Coach Dustin Lee after the team placed fourth overall out of 19 teams. "That's the highest ranking that any of my teams have gotten at that meet in the past six years at least," Lee said. The Lady Hornets' success in this particular meet was especially impressive, given the vast size of the meet, Lee said. "That was the largest that meet has ever been," he said. "And it is always...

  • Broncs take third in Bayard Invite

    Zachary Laux|Apr 10, 2014

    The Burns Broncs track and field team performed well overall Saturday, tying for third place in the Bayard Invitational. "It was a great day," said Coach Cole Manlove, impressed with many of the boys on the team. The Broncs tied with the Cody-Kilgore team, both with 46 points. The Lingle-Fort Laramie Team took first at the meet with 73 points. Manlove highlighted the combined performance of Wyatt Berg, Taylor Kirkbride, Tegan Johnson and Noah Taylor in the 4x800 meter relay. The team placed...

  • Athlete of the Week: Sam Hanson

    Allie Hurley|Apr 10, 2014

    Sam Hanson, Senior at Pine Bluffs High School, has been chosen as athlete of the week. She is involved in cross county, basketball and track. What she likes most about cross country is that Pine Bluffs and Burns combine schools and compete together. Hanson said she likes the fact that two rivals can come together and win state championships. Basketball is Hanson's favorite sport. She started playing when she was in third grade. Hanson said the reason why basketball is her favorite is because...

  • Contractors to bid on Med Center Construction

    Allie Hurley|Apr 10, 2014

    The Cheyenne Regional Medical Center is taking the next step in gettng the new Medical Cinic in Pine Buffs up and running. There will be a bid for a general contractor. All who are interested will place bids on the contract for the construction before 1:30 p.m. April 15 at Pappas and Pappas Architects. The bids will then be opened and read publicly. The architect will use his cellphone for the official bid time at 1:30 p.m. Before bidding begins, any general contractor who wished to bid on the project had to attend a pre bid meeting at 2 p.m....

  • Burns News

    Sharon from the Burns Library|Apr 10, 2014

    Burns schools will have an early release April 17 to start their Spring Break that goes through April 21. Old School Café will be closed April 18 in honor of Good Friday. The café will also be closed on April 25 so Charlene can watch Derik swim at the regional games for the Special Olympics. These will be held in Cheyenne and many are going to cheer Derik on! Go, Derik! We are rooting for you! Webster’s American Dictionary of the English Language was printed April 14, 1818. The introduction of a standard American dictionary helped sta...

  • Albin News

    Charlene Smith|Apr 10, 2014

    Things on the streets of Albin are pretty quiet. It was warm enough this weekend, however, to tempt some young folks on to the basketball court. The sounds of summer are slowly getting easier to hear. Spring Soccer has begun and Jillian McLaughlin is still in need of refs. Come out and cheer on the Wildcats as they kick in a few goals. The Albin Baptist Church has a weekly bible study group on Wednesdays. 5 p.m. is the Spanish version and 7 p.m. is English. On Thursday mornings at 6:30 a.m....

  • We're in an elementary band

    Allie Hurley|Apr 10, 2014

    Family members, friends and class mates gathered April 2 to watch fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth graders preform in the Laramie County School District 2 Music Festival at Pine Bluffs Elementary School. Students displayed their musical talents and then were critiqued by professional musicains. Some students preformed vocals while others preformed band music.The fifth and sixth grade choirs preformed as well as the sixth grade girls ensemble from Pine Bluffs Elementary. There were many solos,...

  • Banner News

    Barb Cross|Apr 10, 2014

    Good morning Banner County and surrounding friends near and far. I do believe that spring has sprung, although as surely as I say that it will snow. I have had tumble weed duty as often as I possibly can get out there, and let me tell you, I still have a month of work ahead of me. I am not alone on this job either. Rod and the kids have also enjoyed the task. Might not have a good choice of wording when I say ‘enjoyed,’ but I will let you fill in the blank! Happenings in the Burg this week inclu...

  • Bushnell News

    Jamie Carpenter|Apr 10, 2014

    The village board met at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. The community center board meets Monday, April 14. The Sisters Grimm will host a reception for World Book Night givers at 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Feel free to stop by if you’d like to learn more about the program or find out how to participate next year. The actual World Book Night book giveaway event is Wednesday, April 23 - givers will be handing out free books to light or reluctant readers and encouraging them to read more. The bookstore will be c...

  • Hereford News

    Carolyn Ragsdale|Apr 10, 2014

    For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Carolyn Ragsdale read “Why Did Jesus Fold The Napkin?” It was Communion Sunday and the congregation began the service by burning their burdens.Pastor Opdycke read Psalm 118. Then Holy Communion was served. The sermon topic was “The Civil Trials.” After the Jewish leaders had condemned Jesus to death, they took him to the Roman authorities because they were not permitted to kill anyone. They went first to PIlate, but when Pilate found o...

  • Looking Back

    Apr 10, 2014

    1 years ago April 10, 1914 Fort. Worth. - That there is a world-wide shortage of cattle was the gist of an address delivered by the T. Pryor of San Antonio, Tex., at the thirty-eighth annual meeting of the Texas Cattle Raisers’ association at Fort Worth. Pryor said high prices tend to increase the cattle supply on hand and diminish consumption. 75 years ago April 13, 1939 Poland is the key nation in Britain’s campaign, through Russian adherence to a Stop Hitler bloc is far more vital to the British cause. But Poland will not allow soviet troo...

  • No till notes: 'Improving our productivity, part 2'

    Mark Watson|Apr 10, 2014

    Last week I talked about the loss of soil health in our traditional winter wheat/summer fallow cropping system that has been the predominant system used by producers over the past several decades. In terms of soil health this is probably the most detrimental crop production system. When I have listened to experts in the field of soil health talk at conferences over the past several years there are a few key components to restoring soil health. The soil needs residues on the soil surface to...