Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Sorted by date Results 1 - 18 of 18
There are two council members up for reelection in Pine Bluffs.At this time there are six community members running for two seats on the Town council. They are Allen Buckendorf, David Crouse, Donald Herman, Barbara Martinez, Joshua, McGurn, and Dennis Michaud. Each candidate was asked some questions about who they are, what are there goals and what they want people to know about them. This is their response. Allen Buckendorf has been living in Pine Bluffs since 2001. He has a wife and three...
The regular meeting of the Pine Bluffs Town Council was called to order by Mayor Justin Fornstrom at 7 p.m. and the Pledge of Allegiance was said by all present. The Mayor went down the agenda in order. First on the list was the Agenda approval. Councilmember Allie Leitza motioned to accept the agenda and was seconded by Councilmember Mike Ragsdale. The motion passed. Next was the Consent Agenda. Councilmember Leitza motioned to accept and Councilmember Janna Kestner seconded. After some discussion on if there was a change to the Community...
Some of the houses of Cripple Creek are getting building permits at the Burns Town council on April 10th. The council voted each building permit on Cripple Creek separately. All the houses were on Block 1. But the lots of the houses were 1, 5, 6, and 7. Construction was halted due to some legal issues but construction has now resumed with the permits. Kayla Madler, president of the Burns Lions Club reported that they are working on Burns Day to be held June 10th. Plus they are getting more members every meeting. Mayor Clark asked Laramie...
Elijah Brand Fogg, age 25, of Huntingburg, Indiana, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at Deaconess Midtown Hospital in Evansville. He was born February 21, 1998, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, to Brand and Renee (Rihm) Fogg and lived in Pine Bluffs for 18 years before moving to Huntingburg Indiana. He worked as a crank shaft grinder specialist at Jasper Engines & Transmissions in Jasper, specializing in making the crank shaft for the Ford V10. Elijah enjoyed hunting, fishing, reading books and going...
The Lord called our mother and Grandmother, Betty Fae Nussbaum, home April 3, 2023. Betty (Pittman) Nussbaum was born to H.R. (Ted) Pittman and Marie (Kiene) Pittman on October 25.1928, at the hospital in Burns, Wyoming. During Junior High and High School, she stayed with her grandparents, Bill and Maude Kiene, in Pine Bluffs and graduated with the class of 1947. When Pine Bluffs High School celebrated their 100 years of alumni, Betty and one other classmate were able to attend. Betty worked at...
Elizabeth Louise Willoughby, a loving, thoughtful, and creative woman who cherished her family and friends, peacefully passed away on April 3, 2023, in Buffalo, Wyoming. A Mass of Christian Burial for Elizabeth will be celebrated Friday, April 14, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Buffalo, with Father Phil Wagner as Celebrant. A Vigil service will be held, and the Rosary recited on Thursday April 13, 2023, at 6:00 p.m. at the Harness Funeral Chapel in Buffalo....
The United States of America, the country I grew up in and love, the country I fought for and dedicated my life to, the country my brothers and sisters in arms throughout the centuries fought for, many dying for our freedom, the last light freedom, is dead. The events of the past week, indicting President Trump on a fallacious charge that has already been tried (with him winning) and refusing to allow a change of venue for the trial was the last nail in the coffin. I believe it can be resurrected, but only if the apathy of the American people...
Many people think of cacti as succulent plants. A succulent is a plant that stores water in various parts of the plant against those times when water is short. The common picture we envision is the cactus in the desert. In horticulture, however, the cactus isn't considered a succulent. The term is reserved for those plants that are commonly used for ornamental purposes and cacti are excluded. In botanical circles, succulents include cacti because of the classical definition of the term. Most...
Youth Bowling League By Emma Herrington, BHS Junior Local students from Burns Jr./Sr. High can be found on the bowling lanes in Cheyenne, Wyoming every Saturday. The youth bowling league helps students sharpen their skills, both physically and socially, and competitors have a chance to earn a scholarship by the time they graduate. The scholarships are awarded based on how many tournaments a student enters in their senior year. Some of the high school students will fundraise for the scholarship...
The Annual Music Festival at Pine Bluffs was able to give students of Laramie County School District #2 the opportunity to show their musical abilities. The event was held at the Pine Bluffs Historical High School and was broken up into three rooms with judges. All the different schools had scheduled times for each room. In each room the parents, friends, and grandparents were able to watch the students perform. The first room was with instruments. Judge John Morrison listened to the music and...
It’s that time of year again; time to start your 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 15th Annual Pine Bluffs Community Wide Garage Sale slated for June 3. Everyone in town and the surrounding areas is invited to participate. If you don’t live within the town limits, load up that flatbed, head to town and set up shop at the Community Center Parking Lot. Garage sale address and item information will be made available to poten...
The Hornets boy's track and field team traveled to Cheyenne to compete in the Okie Blanchard Invite meet held at the Okie Blanchard Stadium. The Hornets competed against 22 other teams from all around the state. The team did well and showed their stuff against some of the bigger schools from across the state. Alex Head took first in the 200m Dash and third in the 100m Dash. Travis Lerwick placed second in the 110m hurdles and fourth in the 300m hurdles. Jacob Slade found second in the high...
It was a beautiful day for track and field last Saturday and the Burns Broncs boy's track and field team took advantage of the weather. The Broncs headed to Cheyenne to compete in the Okie Blanchard Invitational Track and Field meet at Cheyenne East High School. The meet sponsored 22 teams from around the state as they all competed for the chance to go to state. Some of the boys Broncs did very well placing in the top three in their event. Cody Hape took first place in the 400m Dash and second i...
The Lady Hornets found their way to the Okie Blanchard Invite meet held in Cheyenne last Friday. The Lady Hornets competed against 22 other teams from across the state. The team was excited to hit the track on such a nice day. The team did well and some individuals were able to break the top three in the meet. Alyssa Slade, the current state record holder in the high jump, was fighting a quad injury she obtained during one of her earlier races and only placed third in the high jump. Taylor...
The Lady Broncs track and field team took advantage of the lovely weather that the area had and participated in the Okie Blanchard Track and Field Invite last Saturday. The event was held at the Okie Blanchard field at East High School. The field still had snow on it but the track was dry and in great condition. The Lady Broncs would have liked to do better in the meet but today was not the team's best performance. Only the 4x800m relay team broke the top three placing second in the race. The Sp...
The eggs were stuffed and the firefighters were ready for the egg huntin' kids. Laramie Country Fire District #6 hosted their second annual Easter Egg hunt in the town of Burns at the playground by the Burns town hall. The firefighters worked on preparing the eggs the night before the hunt. They even stuffed two Easter baskets to raffle off during the festivities. This year the firefighters had designated areas for the kids to hunt the eggs. There were four different age groups for the hunters....
The clouds rolled in and the wind cooled things down for a bit as the Bushnell Easter Egg Hunt began. But even with the weather changing a bit, the Bushnell Lions Club pulled off another great year of celebrating. They had many dozens of eggs, decorated by the Kimball Public Schools third grade class and the residents of the Kimball County Manor, placed throughout Hammond Park and around the Trinity United Methodist Church. Lots of children from the area participated in the hunt for real eggs...
The numbers were posted at the participating businesses and the eggs was stuffed and ready to be hidden by the Pine Bluffs Lions Club. This event was started about 100 years ago. In the past the Easter Egg Hunt was held on the golf course in the bluffs of Pine Bluffs. But with the weather this winter the roads were too rough for the cars to be up on the bluffs. So this year the Easter egg hunt was in the Pine Bluffs City park on Main Street. There are not many Pine Bluffs Lions Club members so...
