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The Donald Eisenhauer American Legion Post 60 held the annual Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 30 at the Pine Bluffs Cemetery. Those in attendance were subjected to Wyoming's chilly wind, and all stood together during the ceremony. Post 60 Commander John Wise started off the ceremony with the Pledge of Allegiance and Melinda Gibson sang 'America the Beautiful' and later the National Anthem. Pastor Dan DeBruyn said a prayer written by Department of Wyoming American Legion Chaplain Brian...
Reviewing leases and voting on ordinances. Pine Bluffs Council met on May 25th at 4:30 p.m. For new business and actions items there was three ordinances and two resolutions. The first ordinance is the second reading of Ordinance 2022-05. This is an Ordinance amending Chapter 5 of the code of ordinance of the town of Pine Bluffs,Wyoming entitled “Building Regulations” by creating article10 modifying and reorganizing those provisions governing the implementation of a solar access permit system, establishing a procedure for permitting and pro...
Burns Lions Club announces Grand Marshal for Burns Day parade. Harvey and Jere Humphrey have been in the Burns community since 1975. They operated the H & J Grocery in Burns which they owned for five and half years. They help out the community for numerous events, Harvey Humphrey was the mayor for 10 years. He has been on the town council at different times and throughout the years also on the Utility board. Harvey Humphrey is still on the Utility board. He has also been a youth baseball coach...
The week before Memorial Day, the town of Pine Bluffs in partnership with Evergreen Lawn and Tree Care prepared the cemetery grounds for visitors. The grass was mowed and the cemetery grounds were cleared of debris from the wind. Justin McLaughlin, Public Works Operations Coordinator replanted the columbarium walk with some beautiful salvia, a plant that “we feel will do better in this area” stated McLaughlin....
It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Lloyd Allen Eisenhauer announce his passing on May 20, 2022, in Cheyenne, Wyoming, he was 91 years old. Lloyd was born August 6, 1930, in Wallace, Nebraska, to William "Harry" and Truly (Padgett) Eisenhauer. He was the fourth oldest of seven boys: Don, Delbert, Bob, Tom, Howard and Loren. In 1942 the Eisenhauer family moved from Wallace, NE to Pine Bluffs, WY where he graduated from Pine Bluffs high school in 1948. At the age of 17,...
M.A.D. stands for “Make A Difference” and that is what those who attend Crossroads Community Church hope to do on June 25. This is the second year that Crossroads is sponsoring a community service day to help those in the community who do not have anyone else to help them out with those little projects around the house and yard. Last year they were able to complete projects for seven different people. The projects included painting trim on a garage and a porch, trimming hedges and bushes, washing windows, dusting and a moving project. The app...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. –Crews with Simon Contractors and the Wyoming Department of Transportation are scheduled to begin concrete slab work County Road 140/Stuckey Road today. County Road 140/Stuckey Road, north and southbound lanes, are estimated to be closed for ten days at the interstate 80 interchange while concrete slab work is completed. Work includes saw cutting, removing failing concrete slabs and crushed base, replacing and compacting the base, then pouring new concrete. I-80 eastbound travelers needing to access the TA Travel Center are d...
As the gardening season gets underway I've found a great deal of pleasure and enjoyment watching my granddaughter learn about plants and working in the garden. She's about two and a half now and still loves to be outside with us. A version of this article ran about a year ago but having her with me in the garden this year has been so much fun I had to speak to the topic of gardening with children again. She is actually starting to learn about the plants and she still mimics our actions. She...
In the final installment of this series we’ll look at how the process works. I hope I’ve been able to allay any fears of fraudulent elections in Laramie County. Our system is secure and you can be certain that your vote will be counted as cast. Security at the polls starts with the poll book. Although it’s electronic, the voting machines aren’t. Every machine is stand-alone and tallied separately. No voting machines or other equipment is connected to the Internet. This makes it difficult at the voting centers but ensures the integrity of our...
Five Pine Bluffs Lions Club members were honored. On Saturday May 21st at 9 a.m. The Pine Bluffs Lions Club honored members who had passed away. Each Lions Club family was presented a brick with the Lions Club members name. The bricks will be placed at the memorial wall at the Allen H. Stewart Lions Camp in Casper, Wyoming. The first Pine Bluffs Lions Club member was Charles " Chuck " Lyons. He became a Lion on November 1st 1982, Chuck served 39 years. He also served in the United States Navy....
At the request of the elementary school teachers the Laramie County Fire District No. 5 in Pine Bluffs were invited to make contact with the children to share the importance of fire safety and allow the children to see real firemen and their equipment in person. This helps ease the fear of children and lets them know the firemen are their friends. "The district fire Chief asked for volunteers from our fire district to help share our mission to save the children and public from fires." said one o...
"Eye of the Storm" is a piece that was put in the Smithsonian Museum. Curt Theobald is a resident of this fine area and graduated from Pine Bluffs High School. His family has been farming in this area for years. He still helps with the farming but he now has his own business. Theobald started at a young age being interested in piecing wood into objects. His first attempt was an airplane. Theobald would use toothpicks to keep the glues together. Once he asked his mother for more toothpicks. She...
The Wyoming Coaches Association have announced the 2022 All-State recipients in track and field and the Pine Bluffs Hornets did well. The Hornets have a total of four honorees. The Hornets boy's track and field team have Dalton Schaefer as an All-State Honoree. Schaefer placed second behind Carson Rabou in the pole vault and placed sixth in the long jump. The Lady Hornets track and field team had three All-State recipients. Cathy Purdum. Monse Serrano and Alyssa Slade. Purdum placed first in...
The Wyoming Coaches Association have announced the 2022 All-State recipients in track and field. The Burns Broncs were honored with two All-State Award winners. The Broncs boys track and field team had Jackson Kirkbride who placed first in the triple jump to claim the state title. Jackson was also part of the 4x100m relay team that finished second. On the Lady Broncs team Emma Gonzalez is also an All-State Honoree. Gonzalez placed second in the 1600m run, second in the 3200m run and third in...
The Burns Broncs Athletic program is getting a couple of new faces. Anndee McKinney will be the new Lady Broncs head volleyball coach. She will be taking over a pretty successful team. She will also be the new Lady Broncs assistant basketball coach. Look forward to some new ideas and results. The Broncs will also have a new assistant football coach in the name of Travis Romsa. He will also be the new assistant coach for the Broncs basketball team. When you see them wish them both good...
The dedication of hard work from the Burns Future Farmers of America was celebrated and honored on May 16th at Burns High School for Burns FFA Chapter Banquet. The Chapter officers opened the Ceremonies. Each officer described what the purpose of their office was. FFA President Grace Steenbergen welcomed all the members and parents to the banquet. Azael Flores then gave the invocation before the meal. The meal was catered by Diane Christensen's class. The class served chicken alfredo and...
High West Energy had the honor of co-sponsoring and hosting the Military Affairs Committee's Military Appreciation BBQ on May 21. It was held at the High West Energy Service Center. High West Energy and Nuvision sponsored the barbecue this year. The attendance this year was around 450 (not including volunteers or businesses). Many of the High West Energy family assisted with the days events. Members: Val Eastman, Rachel Van Demark, Brandon Fullmer and Marv Powell did the grilling along with...
Kindergarten and sixth grade graduation A mortar board of purple and gold on top of heads lining up to go into the the gym at Pine Bluffs Elementary. On May 26th at 10 a.m. The parents, grandparents and friends watched for their students. Twenty-four Kindergarteners lined up with twenty-five sixth graders on both sides walking into the gym to take their places on the stage. The Kindergarten students sang the "Kindergarten, Kindergarten" song. The sixth grade sang "Have It All" to Mrs.Lisa...
Burns senior Maddox Pollard has signed to play golf at Taft Community College. His golf coach from Cheyenne South is Micheal Loveland. Pollard will be going to Taft Community College in Taft, California. He was thrilled with the opportunity. Pollard thought he was heading to Arizona for baseball, but was thrilled to be heading to California to play golf. He will be studying Logistics and accounting at the Taft Community College. He is the son of Mark and Carissa Pollard of Burns,...