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It was a very festive night at the Community Center as the Purple and Gold Legacy Banquet kicked off its second annual banquet. Mike Lerwick, Chairperson of the committee was thrilled with the turn out and happy to see so many people enjoying themselves. The banquet is a fundraiser for the youth athletics organization of Pine Bluffs. Last year the committee donated over $100,000 to different organization's throughout the city. About 500 people attended the evening's events. Several of the...
The Mayor gave updates on projects and the council decided on a clean up date at the Albin Town Council meeting on April 13 at 7:00 p.m. Mayor Kelly Krakow is having Capital Roofing work on the women's bathroom. He believes that the new trash truck should be coming in the week of April 17th. The council is looking forward to it.“Discussion of the land agreement is about done,” mayor Krakow said. The council feels this has been a long process. “The High West agreement is done,” he stated. The council is waiting for the next steps for the trailer...
The people were lining up outside of the Burns Elementary gym to get into the event. For 33 years the Carpenter Elementary and Burns Elementary parents groups have been putting on Taco Bingo night. However there was a bit of a hiatus due to the Covid pandemic. In the past, the two groups would trade years on doing the fundraiser. This year, because of not having the event both of the parents groups decided to pull together to put the event on. The event opened the doors at 4:00 p.m. and the...
After the announcement of the candidates running for the town council of Pine Bluffs, two of the candidates have gone into the town office and have withdrawn from the ballot. Withdrawing from the town council race is Allen Buckendorf and Barbara Martinez. While there was no reason given for the withdrawals, the result is now there is four left on the ballot, which are: David Crouse, Don Herman, Joshua McGurn and Dennis Michaud....
The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is alive and well in Cheyenne according to Mr. Sheperd. Mr. Sheperd is the Commander of Cadets for the Cheyenne CAP Squadron. The unit has been going on for at least the last 10 years he said. The organization meets every Monday at the ANG Base just off Yellowstone Rd in Cheyenne. The CAP offers a cadet program to youth aged 12-21. Cadets take part in a 16-step program, which covers aerospace education, leadership training, physical fitness and moral leadership. The...
Last week I discussed the usurpation of the general welfare clause in the Constitution to the point where it’s now being used to the benefit of elected officials. The benefit could be for their campaigns to keep them in office, for the profit of their constituents so they can be reelected, and sometimes for personal profit. In any event, the general welfare clause is no longer being used in the manner it was intended by the Founders. The Commerce Clause, Article 1.8.3, is another enumerated power of the federal government that has been m...
This year the PBHS FBLA chapter has accomplished many great things. Our end goal for this year was to feel accomplished about how we did at the State Leadership Conference and just have fun. This year eleven students attended the FBLA State Leadership Conference in person, and three other students only participated in the statewide event in online testing events. The first night of the conference is always the opening night, where students hear a fantastic speech from a guest speaker. This year...
It's starting to get warm and new grass is coming up. Unfortunately, so are the noxious weeds. I walked the pasture this week and found dalmatian toadflax poking its first growth out of the ground. Toadflax is one of these weeds we need to plan for now and be ready to start controlling them as soon as they begin to emerge. Mow is the time to get them under control. Dalmatian toadflax is my greatest concern. One of Wyoming's most prolific noxious weeds, it's actually a pretty flower and about as...
Albin families were invited to celebrate an award that the Albin Elementary School had received. Last fall the Albin School received word they had won an award. This spring the staff went to Indianapolis, IN., to a special ceremony of the National ESEA Conference. The award was the 2022 National Elementary and Secondary Education Distinguished School Award. Only two schools in Wyoming received this award. It displays exceptional student performance and academic growth during school years...
Throughout all branches of the military, April is set as the Month of the Military Child. This is done to honor the youngest members of the military families. This special month long honor to the military child was established in mid 1980s by Former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger. This was set up to recognize the over 1.2 million military children for the scarifices and challeges they face on an everyday occurance. From their parents (yes sometimes both gone) going overseas, via a one...
The Hornets track and field team took to the road on Monday to take the trip to Burns for the Burns Invite track and field meet. The weather could not have been better. The wind was down and the sun was shining. The temperature was perfect and the athletes were ecstatic to be on the field instead of in school. The boys did well placing fourth out of 15 schools with a total of 75 points. There were 27 top 10-placement winners with a few breaking into the top three. Dalton Schaefer took first...
The town of Burns hosted the Burns Invite Track and Field meet on Monday. The meet was scheduled for last Saturday but was moved due to weather. Fourteen teams were invited to the meet. It was a beautiful day for a meet and the athletes sure seemed to be happy to be outside instead of in class. The Burns boy's team did well placing second with a total point score of 126. Several of the team members were able to place in the top three in their events. Cody Hape placed first in the 400m run and...
The Lady Hornets traveled the distance to Burns to compete in the Burns Invite. This meet was scheduled for last Saturday but due to weather was slipped to Monday. As the weather would prove it was a very good decision. The sun was so warm and the temperature was perfect for a meet. All the athletes seemed to enjoy the outside instead of the classroom setting. The field was nice and cool and everyone seemed to be having a great time. The Lady Hornets did well placing fourth with a total of 106...
Accolades for the Burns Lady Broncs just keep coming. The state champions have another feather in their cap as Coach Ward has been chosen as one of Wyoming Coaches Association (WCA) Winter Sports 2A Girls Coach of the Year for basketball. Coach Ward led the Lady Broncs to the state championship in the 2022-23 winter sports ladies' basketball season. This is the first time in the history of Burns basketball that the ladies have won a state championship. Coach Ward has been coaching for 28 years...
The Lady Broncs track and field team competed in the Burns Invite track and field meet on Monday. The meet was supposed to be on Saturday but was delayed due to weather. It was a perfect day to have a meet as the temperature was just right and the sun was shining. The Lady Broncs were happy to be outside instead of hitting the books inside. The team did really well placing third out of 15 other teams that competed. Several of the athletes were able to break into the top three in their events....
Midwest Classic Nationals 2023 Results Kearney, NE Boys 12 and Under 66 Jesse Gortney's place is 4th and has scored 3.0 team points. Round 1 - Jesse Gortney (Tri-State Grapplers) won by fall over Colt Christensen (Broken Bow wrestling club) (Fall 0:30) Round 2 - Colton Boroff (Central City Junior Wrestling) won by fall over Jesse Gortney (Tri-State Grapplers) (Fall 3:54) Round 4 - Kemper Thomas (Team Grind House) won by fall over Jesse Gortney (Tri-State Grapplers) (Fall 0:28) Round 5 - Ryan Tre...
Secretaries do the jobs of many. It can be a thankless task with long days. But the secretaries at Laramie County School District #2 are hard workers and do a great job in the schools and district offices. The first National Administrative Professionals day was in 1942. Another name for this is Secretaries day. It started during World War II due to the shortage of personnel . It was a way to support them, and help attract workers to the profession. Many countries celebrate the day. This year...
