Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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It's not often that a business continues to grow and prosper after being around for 100 years, unless there have been major upheavals, like being absorbed into a larger, more modern corporation. And it's just the nature of human beings to gossip, and repeat what they've heard others say, negative or positive, especially about businesses. So, the management and staff of Farmers Bank would like the community, and public at large, to know that Farmers Bank has always been a 'home owned and home...
The Burns Town Hall was busy with voters today, as they decided who was going to run the town government for another term. Judy Johnston, the incumbent in the mayoral race, lost to Ralph Bartels, 36 to one. Others receiving write-in votes included James Clark and Vernon Testerman, Sr., both with two votes, and Rich Bastian and Jeff Appleman with one each. In the councilman race, for four year terms, Rocky Stoner and Betty Nussbaum won with 33 and 29 votes respectively. Coming in a close third...
My favorite all-time tourism slogan for our state was the short-lived BIG WYOMING, which described our towering mountains, vast high plains, amazing deserts and long distances. Just about everything about Wyoming over the last 180 million years has also been BIG. Although it was vast, the Wyoming of 180 million years ago sure looked different from today. Instead of high plains with semi-arid desert lands and towering mountains, that earlier place was wet. Very wet. Wyoming is a land of giants...
The Laramie County School District 2 discussed, at length, the real possibility of enacting and enforcing a random drug testing policy for all junior high and high school students who participate in any school sponsored extracurricular activity including sports, band, choir, drama, student council, journalism, FFA, FBLA and FCCLA. And, while the board voted to approve the first reading of the policy, one board member voted against it, Jack Bomhoff, stating “The policy can demoralize the c...
During the last week of April, Burns Elementary students and staff participated in a fundraiser for CureSearch called Sock it to Cancer. They raised $3367.50. The idea for this event started when Teagan, one of the Kindergarten students in Paige Epler's class, was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year. Pam Shults, school nurse asked her mom what the school could do to help Teagan. She said we could raise money for CureSearch. CureSearch is a non-profit organization whose mission is to end...
Old Man Winter and Jack Frost may have had plans to disrupt this past weekend's SEWAC meet in Lusk, but the powers that be had other ideas, and moved the meet up one day, enabling athletes to complete their events ahead of the rain and snow. The Pine Bluffs varsity girls team came in third, while the Pine Bluffs boys team took second place honors. Junior high athletes also participated in this meet, with Pine Bluffs girls team placing second and the boys team placing third. According to Coach...
For someone coming off an injury, Paden Wilson made sure that he made up for lost time at practice by placing first in the 100m Dash, 400m Dash, and second in the 200m Dash. He also lead the first place team in the 4x400 Relay, which included Rowan Fichtner, Noah Taylor and Klayton Clark. Coach Cole Manlove said of Wilson, “I'm happy to see Paden Wilson run again after a three-week hiatus.” The Burns boys finished first in the team standings, while the ladies finished second. Also running in...
The Pawnee track team participated in the North Central League meet May 5 at Sterling High School. Teams that participated included Briggsdale, Fleming, Pawnee, Prairie, Peetz and Weldon Valley. "We had a great effort from all our kids, including adding new events to help the team," according to Pawnee Coach Kathy Adams. "The boys team was tied for the lead going into the final event. Unfortunately for us, Fleming had a 4x400 relay team, and we didn't." Pawnee's lone female track and field...
Student musicians still have time to apply for scholarships to Northwest College’s 2015 summer music camp. The 25th annual Yellowstone Summer Music Camp (YSMC) for middle and high school band and choir musicians gets underway with an afternoon registration Sunday, June 21, and ends Friday afternoon, June 26, with a gala concert for parents. The YSMC attracts over 100 students each year from across six states, including Wyoming and Montana, to the NWC campus in Powell. Many scholarships are available, but some are given on a first-come, f...
Pine Bluffs Branch – Laramie County Library Bam! Pow! Read! Friday, May 22, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Stop by the library on May 22 and help us celebrate the summer reading kick-off. All ages are encouraged to sign up for the Summer Reading Program, where you choose your own goal and win prizes as you complete it. We'll also have all the supplies needed to create your own superhero identity. Treats provided. (All Ages; Pine Bluffs Branch) Teen Movie Night: Into the Woods Tuesday, May 26, 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. A fantasy movie about a baker and his wife a...
On August 22, 2015, Casper Mountain and the Nordic Trails Center will host the first USA Cycling “American Mountain Bike Challenge” (AMBC) to ever be held in Wyoming. The AMBC is a series of nine events held in the United States allowing mountain bike racers to earn points toward gaining a spot in the National Championships held annually. The Casper Sports Alliance (CSA), bid on the event in November of 2014 and was awarded one of the nine competitions being held this year. Work has just begun and efforts are moving forward to get the race cou...
1 Years Ago May 13, 1915 The Town Election The town election passed off very quietly here Tuesday. Some tried to start something but failed. Despite the fact that there was only one ticket up there was a large vote polled, which shows that the people are interested in public affairs. There were 124 votes cast, four more than last year. The result of the vote is as follows: For Mayor C.E. Carlstrum 83, for Councilman C.H. Busehow 90, For Councilman F.R. Davison 90. Art Osborne received 30 votes for mayor and a few scattering of votes were cast...
The Bureau of Land Management and the Wyoming Honor Farm will host a wild horse and burro adoption on Saturday, May 16, in Riverton, Wyoming. On Friday, May 15, potential adopters can preview the horses and burros that will be available for adoption. The Honor Farm will also offer a free clinic to discuss the gentling program. The clinic will feature demonstrations focusing on catching a horse, advance and retreat, picking up feet, and beginning to ride. The gentling clinic and preview of horses and burros runs from 1-3:30 p.m. and is open to t...
H.A. True, III, and David L. True, partners, recently announced the names of the recipients of the True Companies Children of Employee scholarships for the 2015-2016 academic year. Those receiving the employee scholarships are Cordell D. Burry of Pine Bluffs; Treva D. Bitterman-Buller of Wellington, Co.; Dillon A. Clark of Dickinson, ND; Wyatt J. Dunlap of Wheatland; Alexandria D. Eckhart and Rachel M. Pribbernow of Casper; Erik A. Elisson of Glenrock; Ashley C. Garhart and Britney A. Garhart of Guernsey; Kathryn A. Gerving of New Salem, ND;...
March 30, 2015 2:00 am. Tabatha Ivy Kolkman, 4572 Teal Lane, Burns, arrested in the 100 block of Interstate 80 fon a misdemeanor charge of possession of a controlled substance. April 3, 2015 1:45 p.m. Tabatha Ivy Kolkman, 4572 Teal Lane, Burns, arrested on a warrant for a misdemeanor probation violation. April 4, 2015 10:07 p.m. Joshua T. Oakes, 305 W. 5th St., Burns, arrested on a misdemeanor charge of battery. April 20, 2015 11:14 p.m. Erik Nathan Foley, 1320 Myrtle St., Brighton, Co., arrested on a Wyoming warrant, I-80 eastbound, milepost...
Good morning Banner County, friends near and far. Today is the middle of the month of May. Amazing how quickly the time flies, whether you are having fun or not. April brought us showers, May brought us flowers, more showers, and snow. For the second year in a row we had snow on Mothers' Day. However, this year we had enough snow to warrant canceling church on Sunday, and school on Monday, mostly due to extremely muddy, washed out roads. Before the snow started we had right at 4-1/2 inches of...
Fifteen people attended the potluck luncheon for the 55 And Up Club on Friday, May 8. The theme for this month was Mother’s Day, and all the mothers received flowers. The door prize was won by Harold Weisbrook. The 55 And Up Club holds their potluck luncheons on the second Friday of each month. Anyone 55 and older is welcome to attend. The Hereford Community Church cancelled their services this Sunday because of weather and bad roads. Next week the sermon topic will be The Church. Coming up J...
ay flowers. Sometimes April Showers bring May snow drifts. I know we are a little dry in our area, but wouldn’t it be better to have four or five wet rains than one big snowstorm? Watch what you wish for, right? I am pretty certain all the green grass is still under those drifts of white just waiting to be mowed later this week. Although the tulips might not come back, they are only meant to be enjoyed for a short time. Summer flowers are on their way. Some reports on the storm that I heard w...
We have now planted field peas on all of our dry land fields for a third time in our winter wheat, corn, field pea crop rotation. We have learned quite a bit over this time on growing field peas and what to expect and watch for as this rotation continues over time and I thought I would share some of what we have learned and a few things to watch for in field pea production. I had several calls earlier this year on how we approach fertilizing our winter wheat following our field pea crop. Field...
Golden Apple Award certificates were presented to 14 outstanding classroom teachers by the Arch Coal Foundation. The Golden Apple Awards are part of the Arch Coal Foundation’s teacher recognition program, which recently honored 10 superior Wyoming teachers with its highest award – the Teacher Achievement Award. Golden Apple recipients earned finalist status in the program, distinguishing them among the top tier of the 2015 nominees. “Wyoming is fortunate to have many classroom teachers who are professional, caring and innovative,” said Keith W...