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  • 2019 Burns High School Prom "A Night of a Thousand Lights"

    May 9, 2019

  • Scarborough commits to Casper College - Rodeo

    May 9, 2019

  • Herman and Shmidl enlist in Wyoming National Guard

    Victoria Smithey Pine Bluffs Post|May 9, 2019

    Two young men decided to be all they could be this morning at an official signing of intent to enlist in the Wyoming National Guard upon graduation. As parents Teresa and David Herman and Ana and Shawn Shmidl watched, Josh Herman and Bradley Shmidl accepted their enlistment promises from Sergeant First Class Kerry Wyatt and Sergeant Ethan Flick. In a ceremony at Pine Bluffs high school Monday morning the two young men stood proud as they agreed to serve not only their country, but also their com...

  • Big Boy 4014 and Living Legend 844 run again

    Victoria Smithey Pine Bluffs Post|May 9, 2019

    In 1868 a small out of the way spot was designated Rock Ranch. It was made up of a tent, a slab shack with a chimney, and one square shed. One year later this would become Pine Bluffs. By 1884 Pine Bluffs would become the largest cattle shipping point of the Union Pacific (UP) Railroad at its peak running over 800,000 head of cattle through the Texas Trail. A constant visitor to the station was the last steam engine built for the UP Railroad, the Living Legend #844. In a cloud of steam and the...

  • Shirley Jean Krauss(Leemaster) Hall

    May 9, 2019

    Shirley Jean Krauss (Leemaster) Hall, 67, of Hereford, Colorado, passed away May 1, 2019 at her home after a valiant fight against ovarian cancer. Shirley was born May 9, 1951 in Belmond, Iowa to Elmer and Eunice Krauss. She was the youngest of three children, born and raised on a farm in northern Iowa. She taught 1st and 2nd grades at Solomon Lutheran School in Woodville, Ohio for 1½ years. There is where she met her husband to be, Dale Leemaster. After marrying in Iowa on July 27, 1974,...

  • Major Harry Ornelas

    May 9, 2019

    Major Harry Ornelas, 94, Retired US Air Force, died April 26, 2019 in Albuquerque, NM. Rosary will be held at 5:00 pm at Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel, 1900 E. 19th St., Cheyenne, Wyoming. Memorial services will be held at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 10:00 am. Interment will follow at the Pine Bluffs Cemetery. Condolences to www.wrcfuneral.com...

  • Cushing honored at town council meeting

    Victoria Smithey Pine Bluffs Post|May 9, 2019

    Rosemary Henry from the Wyoming Municipal Power Agency stopped by the Pine Bluffs town council meeting last night to present our own Bill Cushing with a certificate of appreciation for his tireless efforts to help out his local area. In a short ceremony Bill was congratulated by Rosemary and Mayor Curtis with his wife Mary by his side. Bill has been tireless in his support of Pine Bluffs, and this recognition was a pleasure to witness. The council discussed final pricing for the niches in the...

  • USDA accepting applications to help cover producers' cost for Organic Certification

    May 9, 2019

    WASHINGTON, May 6, 2019 – USDA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced that organic producers and handlers can apply for federal funds to assist with the cost of receiving and maintaining organic certification through the Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP). Applications for fiscal 2019 funding are due Oct. 31, 2019. "Producers can visit their local FSA county offices to apply for up to 75 percent of the cost of organic certification," said FSA Administrator Richard Fordyce. "This als...

  • FBLA Seeks Sponsors

    Mary Jacobsen Pine Bluffs High School|May 9, 2019

    On behalf of Pine Bluffs High School's Future Business Leaders of America, I would like to invite you to become a sponsor contributing to the attendance of an FBLA member at the 2019 National FBLA Leadership Conference held in San Antonio, TX, June 27-July 3, 2019. Eleven FBLA members from Pine Bluffs High School earned the opportunity to compete at the national level because they received top honors in their respective events at the state level. These hard working individuals will represent Wyoming, at this conference this summer. FBLA...

  • May - Military Appreciation Month

    Victoria Smithey Pine Bluffs Post|May 9, 2019

    Since the birth of this great country America’s men and women have sacrificed life and limb for her freedom. No matter when or where millions have answered the call and defended the freedoms that we enjoy on a daily basis. The month of May is set aside to honor those brave men and women who believed in something bigger than themselves. Men and women who understood that freedom is never free, and that sometimes the greatest liberties come from the greatest sacrifice. On October 13, 1775, the Continental Navy was established. Fighting for the e...

  • Mother's day notes

    May 9, 2019

    nual holiday celebrated on the second Sunday in May. Mother's Day recognizes mothers, motherhood and maternal bonds in general, as well as the positive contributions that they make to society. It was established by Anna Jarvis, with the first official Mother's Day celebrated at St. Andrew's Methodist Church in Grafton, West Virginia, on May 10, 1908.1 Mother's Day today, is celebrated with gifts of flowers, candies, a dinner out and always with a card expressing love to a mom, or mother, or...

  • FIELD & TRACK

    May 9, 2019

    Girls 100 Meter Dash Varsity 4 Tangeman, Kami Fr Pine Bluffs 13.62 2 4 6 Abrams, Amber Jr Pine Bluffs 14.11 2 1 Girls 200 Meter Dash Varsity 4 Tangeman, Kami Fr Pine Bluffs 28.13 2 4 13 Graves, Mady Fr Pine Bluffs 32.64 1 Girls 400 Meter Dash Varsity 8 Baker, Coty So Pine Bluffs 1:26.02 Girls 800 Meter Run Varsity 2 DePaulitte, Alexis Fr Pine Bluffs 2:49.43 8 4 Madden, Maegan So Pine Bluffs 2:57.65 4 5 Shmidl, Ashley Fr Pine Bluffs 3:29.74 2 6 Martinez, Ingrid Fr Pine Bluffs 3:31.43 1 Girls...

  • Racing has gone to the Dogs!

    Victoria Smithey Pine Bluffs Post|May 9, 2019

    As the Saturday afternoon sun shone down on the unbridled and sweating dog flesh that milled around the track, the inaugural Corgi Derby was set to start. Dressed in their derby finery the corgi owners sipped Mint Juleps and Kentucky Mules while they waited for their heats. Five heats before declaring an overall winner almost 200 people stood outside the Pine Bluffs Distillery enjoying food from Butler Dogs and Fat Howards Chili. At 3:30 p.m. race master Charlie Brown sounded the bugles and the...

  • Pine Bluffs Spring Concert

    May 9, 2019

  • Spring 2019 League Standings

    May 9, 2019

    1st Place – EZ Pass, 5-1 2nd Place – Net Ninja, 4-2 3rd Place – No Diggity, 3-3 4th Place – Knotty Pine, 3-3 5th Place – Ball Busters, 3-3 6th Place – No Mas Pantalones, 0-6 The Pine Bluffs Adult Coed Volleyball Spring League began on Wednesday, March 6th and ran for eight weeks, with weather makeups, concluding on Wednesday, 24th. There were 6 teams total that made up the league. Umpire Kelli Erickson from Cheyenne umpired games every week. The Recreation Department would like to thank all t...

  • 2019 Burns High School Prom "A Night of a Thousand Lights"

    Victoria Smithey Pine Bluffs Post|May 9, 2019

    The junior class of Burns high school presented "A Night of a Thousand Lights" on Saturday, May 4th at the Historic Atlas Theater. Teens danced the night away to songs arranged by Burn's resident Cody Nusbaum while Dana and Jenna Stanford of Oh Snap 307 provided a fun photo booth experience for prom goers. Surrounded by fellow students the 2019 prom court consisted of Keenan Manlove and Kate Bach as junior attendants, Jack Ickes, Malli O'Neal, Lash Branigan and Shaylee Clark as senior...