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Whatever is in the water in Pine Bluffs, somebody better bottle and sell it...quick! Whatever the secret ingredient is, it's creating state champions! Just a couple months after the boys and girls bring home 2A state basketball championships, the boys track and field team earn one of their own. At the state track and field meet in Casper this past weekend, the Pine boys were able to hold off Thermopolis to take the 2A title, but it wasn't without a fight. The margin of victory was a meer 5.25...
Xenophobia: intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries. The definition of the oddball word Xenophobia came true in all its ugliness here in Wyoming when the United States government wrongly imprisoned more than 11,000 Americans of Japanese descent in a camp between Cody and Powell during World War II. However, there are so many stories that have come out of that incarceration and many of them are positive. One of the best and most often repeated is how a young Cody Boy...
The Pine Bluffs Police Department is investigating a vehicle break-in that occurred sometime between 11 a.m. on May 19 and 10 a.m. on May 20. Authorities say a white Dodge Ram 2500 was broken into and taken for a joyride by unknown person(s) from the 300 block of West 4th Street. During the incident, the vehicle sustained damage and several items were stolen from inside the vehicle. For claiming purposes, Pine Bluffs Police have elected not to reveal what items were stolen. They ask anyone who...
The gym at the Historic Old High School in Pine Bluffs was packed with family, friends, school faculty and administrators who turned out to witness the 28 seniors of the Class of 2016 receive their diplomas last Sunday....
The 34 members of the Burns High School Class of 2016 received their diplomas last Sunday....
A Pine Bluffs town employee's error led to the east portion of Pine Bluffs Park being closed. Pine Bluffs Deputy Clerk Rene Baker said a town employee errantly sprayed the wrong chemical on the grass, causing it to die. The mistake also affected the town baseball field. Pine Bluffs Public Works Director Jerry Lamb said the error was an honest mistake. According to Lamb, the park has been re-seeded and should take three-to-four weeks to grow back, after which it will be reopen...
Good morning Banner County, friends near and far! It is a beautiful morning here in Harrisburg and the wind is still blowing. That keeps me from working outside and is not pleasant no matter what one is trying to do. It blew so hard that this past weekend was a loss so we went to the movies. Have you seen the movie “Eddie the Eagle”? The kids and I went to see it. Very inspirational and based on a true story. It involved a young man with lots of determination who overcame the odds wit his hea...
This week at the Hereford Community Church, Vera Williams and Carol Opdycke were celebrating their birthdays. There was no special. The sermon topic was Two Judgments - The Great White Throne Judgment and The Bema Seat Judgment. One of the scriptures was Revelation 20:11-15. Next week, May 29, the sermon topic will be What Matters. Coming up on Saturday, June 11, the church will hold their annual yard sale, bake sale, and car wash beginning at 9 a.m. If you have news to share you can contact me...
The joy of graduation and all the extra company is but a memory. We now move into the thick of summer with school ending this week and family vacations hitting the roads. Before you hit the road, you might want to check out the Albin Community Garage Sale at the Community Center May 26 from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. and May 27 from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. After Memorial Day festivities, you might want a little local fun. The Pine Bluffs Community Garage Sale will be Saturday June 4 from 8 a.m. until the l...
“I am a farmer. I take sunlight, water and carbon dioxide and make them into products that I can sell.” Dr. Dwayne Beck made this statement at a recent No-Till winter conference sponsored by the Panhandle No-Till Partnership. Dr. Beck also stated “No-till is not about the lack of tillage, but about managing soil water, soil structure, soil biology and carbon compounds in the soil.” It is a common misconception among producers and educators that no-till is simply stopping tillage and replaci...
1 Years Ago May 25, 1916 Egbert Items Miss Lena Hesse of Kansas who has been visiting at Burns is spending the week with friends here. Little Anna Bell Stratton met with quite a painful accident last week. She was standing near her father who was chopping when when the ax flew off the handle and hit her in the check, cutting quite a gash. She was immediately taken to Pine Bluffs where Dr. Marshall dressed the wound, which now seems to be healing nicely. Terrible fire The residence of Charles Sample was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon...
Burns branch manager of Wyoming Bank and Trust, Lorna Dunlap, said her bank received notice from the Federal Bureau of Investigations that a new wave of phone scams has hit, and they're targeting the elderly. “There are reports of scammers requesting that seniors send large-dollar amounts. They're encouraging the elderly to put money into investment accounts,” Dunlap said. Farmers State Bank Board Chairman John Gross said scammers have always been a problem in the banking industry. “It's called phishing. It happens all the time,” Gross said. ...
Pomp and circumstance were the order of the day last Sunday and family, friends and faculty gathered in the gymasium at Pawnee High School in Grover, Colo. to celebrate the achievements of the Class of 2016. Junior attendants Christine Koerting and Drew Ellis got the ceremony started, escorting the graduating seniors toward a candle lighting ceremony before making their way to the stage. Pawnee School District Superintendent Bret Robinson welcomed the graduates and guests, followed by the invoca...
William “Bill” F. Filkins, age 87, passed away May 16, 2016 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Cheyenne. Bill is survived by his sons: Jeb, Kurt and Brad Filkins, daughter-in-law Gail Filkins, grandchildren Abigail Nichols, Angela Brown (Michael), Allison Miller (Nate), Joshua Parent and Turner Filkins (Kaitlyn), great grandchildren Hannah Bryan (Seth), Brinna Nichols, Cheyanne Bohr, Sarah Bohr, Joshua Nichols, Kyson Miller, Kirk Daves, Emma Brown, Logan Nichols and unborn Grayson William Filkins due 9/15/16, and two great-great gra... Full story
The best Wyoming high school athletes in the state for the 2016 Boys Outdoor Track and Field season have been named by the Wyoming Coaches Association. There is no voting for all-state. The honor goes to the top two athletes in each individual event and the winning relay team. Among the selections are four boys from Pine Bluffs: Jorge Garcia (also selected in 2015), Hunter Thompson, Kyle Jeffres and Wyatt Norman. Klayton Clark was the lone all-state selection from Burns. The Pine Bluffs girls...
Distance running wasn't Jorge Garcia's first choice. But that didn't stop the Pine Bluffs High School Senior from leaving his mark on the school's cross country and track programs. Jorge Garcia is the younger cousin of Alejandro Garcia, a former PBHS distance runner with his own legacy here in Pine. When Jorge began competing, Alejandro helped with his training, and it paid off. PBHS track and field coach Dustin Lee said as a freshman, Jorge was keeping pace with the seniors during...
Kirk and Judy Rush of Grover will celebrate their 50 years of marriage on Sunday, June 5th with an open house from 1 to 4pm. It will be held in the indoor arena of Dave and Judy Wilson. (Directions from Grover, CO: 4 miles east on Rd 122, 1 mile north on Rd 97, east on the driveway). Blue tubs will mark the way. The Rushes have spent 44 of their 50 years living on their ranch at Grover, CO where they raised their daughter, Lee. During that time they have had a cow/calf operation, registered Quarter Horses that they raised and trained and later...