Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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A Sioux Falls, South Dakota man suspected of homicide was in custody in the Laramie County Jail last week following a car chase that started in Nebraska and crossed over into Wyoming, ending 10 miles west of Pine Bluffs on Interstate 80. On the night of Wednesday, April 27, Jared J. Stone, 21, led Nebraska State Troopers on a westbound pursuit on I-80 driving a 1988 Oldsmobile. As the chase approached Wyoming, troopers with the Wyoming Highway Patrol setup stop sticks the state line in an...
Back in the 1930s and 1940s, our little town of Lander had a group of crusty old fellows known as “the 9 old men” who pretty much ran things. Now keep in mind, in those days Lander was a big town in Wyoming. It was bigger than Gillette, Douglas, Cody, Riverton, Green River, Evanston, Rawlins, Worland, Jackson, Powell and Buffalo. Today, most of those towns are bigger than Lander or about the same size. Our nine old men included Pharmacist George Case, Hotelier Harold Del Monte, Banker Har...
Sharon A. Duffey was convinced her career path was firmly established as a piano performance major and private piano teacher. She had no desire to teach in a school setting – until the day she changed her mind. "After graduating, my husband and I moved to Cheyenne," she said. "A friend mentioned that schools needed substitutes and suggested I check it out. "My first assignment was music at East High, and my first class was concert choir," she continued. "As I began conducting, instructing, r...
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...
Laramie County residents suffering from mental health issues have numerous ways to get the help they need. Peak Wellness Program Director for Adult Mental Health and Youth Services for Laramie County, Jonna Hilzer-Dickie, said "there is a ton" of services available in the area. May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Hilzer-Dickie said mental health services have been available in Pine Bluffs since 2012, and most recently, Peak Wellness operates out of the Tri-County Medical Center in Pine...
The threat of more bad weather forced the cancellation of the Goshen County Invitational in Torrington scheduled for April 30, so it's a good thing that many of Pine Bluffs' athletes have already qualified for the state competition scheduled for May 19-21 in Casper. The unplanned bye week will give Coach Dustin Lee's team a chance to rest up before heading into two events this week. The first, is the Pine Bluffs Field Event Extravaganza on Thursday, May 5. This is a field event only, there will...
All A’s 12th Grade Brooke Darden Jaclyn Davison Taylen Fornstrom Casey Kukowski Caleb Pachel 11th Grade Natalie Christofferson Montanna Chrystal Ashlyn Culp Christopher Fornstrom Melissa Fornstrom Kody Hay Nicole Kimble Kami Schaefer Sierra Shelit Brandon Steege 10th Grade Taylor Crouse Haize Fornstrom Wyatt Fornstrom Leonardo Garcia Kenzie Graves Tillie Heithoff Alyssa Miller Harper Pachel 9th Grade Andrew Fornstrom Hunter Jeffres Torri Long Tucker Norman 8th Grade Amber Abrams Brian Arzola Romero Hyleigh Fornstrom Maddie Fornstrom Sophie H...
Wyoming State Rep. Tim Stubson said his nine years serving in the Wyoming Legislature and his heritage as a Wyoming native have prepared him to serve in Congress. Stubson, who announced late last year that he is running from Wyoming's sole seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, was in Pine Bluffs Monday to discuss his candidacy. Stubson has served in the Wyoming House of Representatives, most recently as Speaker Pro Tempore, since 2008, representing Casper. He said his experience running state government has prepared him to tackle the...
Good morning to all here in Harrisburg and Banner County, friends near and far! So here it is May and the question of the day is how much snow did you get last Saturday? We had at least six inches of the heavy, sloppy stuff. Visibility was not good and more than one vehicle was off of the road and into the ditch. I am still waiting to see if any permanent damage has been done to my young trees and some flowers. The lilacs have a hard time when this happens. So now it is supposed to start...
This week at the Hereford Community Church Larry Williams and Mike Reifschneider celebrated their birthdays. For the special Karel Smock read About Mothers. The sermon topic was Hope - It is impossible to cope without hope. One of the scriptures was Hebrews 6:13-20. Next week, May 8, there will be a special guest speaker from the Gideoons. He is a farmer from the Greeley area. Then on May 15 the sermon topic will be Life in Review. If you have news to share you can contact me at 970-895-2433 or...
I’ve been looking through past articles I’ve written to selectarticles I think were important as we move forward in agricultural production. My time writing “No-till Notes” is winding down so I’m trying to select articles of importance. The original version of this article was written nearly five years ago and I think it carries a lot of weight today. As we strive to improve the health of our soils we work with, we are banking on these healthier soils producing more per acre. These healthier...
1 Years Ago May 11, 1916 Origin of Mothers’ Day On the second Sunday in May 1907, Miss Anna Jarvis, of Philadelphia, invited a lady friend to spend the day at her home to commemorate the date of her mother’s death. It was then that Miss Jarvis disclosed her desire to dedicate a day to all mothers. Through the incessant work of this lady, the following year found the movement prospering, and on May 10, 1908, Philadelphia celebrated Mothers’ Day in church and home. She wrote thousand of letters to men prominent in public life, clergymen, influ...
Fire protection in the Albin area took a giant leap forward last Monday as Laramie County Fire District #3 took delivery of its new fire truck. LCFD3 assistant chief Lee Peterson said the 2016 Rosenbauer engine/tender combination will see immediate duty. "This truck will be first-out on all rural structure and car fires for our district," said Peterson. "This will be an addition to our fleet. With this engine, we will have a total of 12 trucks." Rosenbauer salesman Jason Kline hand-delivered...
Pine Bluffs seventh-graders Destiny Serrano, left, and Monica Sojka hang on to a tire swing at Pine Bluffs Junior/Senior High School Monday afternoon. The students were enjoying the warm spring weather in lieu of a power outage. According to the Web site for High West Energy, the outage affected 459 customers. Power was restored just before 3 p.m....
Without much discussion, Pine Bluffs town councilors passed a budget for the 2016 – 2017 fiscal year. The budget must pass two further readings to become effective. Amendments to the budget can be proposed and passed during the second and third readings. There were no amendments during Monday's first reading. Due to statewide budget cuts, revenue looks to be down $65,000 to $70,000. Pine Bluffs Treasurer Kim Patterson said the decline in revenue is “very much a reality,” but Pine Bluffs is fairing better than other towns in Wyoming. “We h...
