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A Burns native is repeating history as he helps put in the new Burns High School's football field and track, just as he did 43 years ago. Les Horst, project superintendent of Knife River, helped install a track and field at Burns in 1971 when he was going to be a freshmen at Burns High School. He helped lay the sod on the football field. Horst said a lot of volunteers, including a lot of athletes, helped put in the old track. Horst later graduated from Burns in 1975. He said he has been in the...
The Pine Bluffs Council approved on second reading of the Fiscal Year 2014/15 Budget during Monday’s town meeting. Changes had been made to the budget before it was approved. The third and final reading of the Fiscal Year 2014/15 Budget will be on Monday, June 16 at the Town meeting. The RV Park has been separated as its own stand alone fund. The first reading proposed the RV Park expenses to add up to $31, 743.08, which would be its share out of the general fund. Now that it’s a separate fund, the expenses have raised to $70,100.00. $100 com...
If you like tourism like I do, then it is easy to appreciate what Yellowstone National Park means to Wyoming. Some 3 million folks come to the world’s first national park each year. Almost a third of them are international tourists. This reality came to me when a young Asian woman sat next to me recently on a flight from New Orleans to Denver. It was hard for me to determine if she was American or one of those international tourists. It was also hard to figure out how old she was and what she wa...
David A. Rucker, 48, of Burns died May 24, 2014 in Burns. He was born March 11, 1966 in Indianapolis, IN to Michael and Carol Rucker. He was a mechanic. He is survived by his father, Michael Rucker of Burns; children, Brandi McMonagle , T.J. Rucker and Kaitlyn Rucker all of Thornton, CO ; siblings, his twin, Michael Rucker, Jr. of Thornton, CO, Lisa Smith of Cheyenne, Stephen Rucker of Lakin, KS and Tyson Rucker of Burns. He was preceded in death by his mother, Carol Rucker. Those who wish may...
Ruth Shepard, 93, of Westminster, Calif., passed peacefully on Jan. 5, 2014. Ruth was born to Fred and Ella Brodine, July 15, 1920, in Elm Creek, Neb. She attended school in Pine Bluffs and married Harry Stahla in 1939. They resided in the Kimball area. She had three children (Harry, Marilyn, and Barbara). Ruth worked a variety of jobs throughout her life- farming, food services, banking, and dog grooming. In 1961, she married Harry Shepard of Cheyenne and helped to raise his five children...
Olivia and Eli Etherton would like to announce to birth of their brother Alec Wayne Etherton, whose parents are Scott and Kassie Etherton of Lincoln, Neb. He was born on Sunday May 25 at 8:14 p.m. weighing 5 pounds, 13 oz and 20 inches long. Grandparents are Pat Etherton and the late James Etherton of Lincoln, Bill and Pam Wiggam and the late Nadine Wiggam of Hillsdale....
David Lawrence Heinert was born in Gainesville, Fla., on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at 9 pounds, 12 oz, and 22 inches long. He is the first child of Lisa (Nelson) and Seth Heinert, and the first grandchild of Jeff and Kim Nelson of rural Bushnell. Please join the family for a baptism reception to be held at the farm on June 8, 2014 from 2-4 pm....
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 th... Full story
Pine Bluffs Pine Bluffs High School would like to thank the following local groups for maintaining scholarships for our seniors. Our students work extremely hard and it is always nice to reward them for this effort. Scholarships are especially beneficial because it provides students with much needed assistance as they start the next stage of their journeys. The winners of this year’s local scholarships were: Samantha Hanson Pine Bluffs Teacher’s Scholarship Pine Bluffs Chamber Scholarship Charlotte E. Gross Scholarship University of Wyo...
Double Bar G held its second rodeo on Friday night and the rain did not stop cowboys and cowgirls from having fun. One cowboy who wouldn't let the rain stop him from competing was Logan Young. He competed in team roping and calf roping. He didn't receive a time for team roping. However, Young and his horse, Clutch, did receive a 14.3 for calf roping. "There's all kinds of events but my favorite is roping," Young said. Young said he has always lived on a ranch and grew up roping. He said it's...
The Panhandle Senior Ladies Golf Association held its first outing of the year at Courthouse & Jail Rock Golf Club at Bridgeport. The team of Donna Andrews, Myrna Carroll, Julie Walworth and Nancy Oconnell won first place and shot two birdies. Second place was captured by the team of Gail Magers, Sharon Nuss, Beth Korell, and Sharon Havely which shot four birdies. Third place went to the team of Terry Espinoza, Jill Wozniak, Joy Eberhardt, and Rose Jacoby which made 3 birdies. The team of Lynn Schukei, Kay Snyder, Donna Engleman and Chris...
Funds will be administered by Wyoming Smart Capital Network and are estimated to help businesses raise up to $43 million of capital. The Wyoming Consortium of Municipalities announced today that it has secured an additional $4,345,555 in funding for the state’s small businesses through a second disbursement from the U.S. Treasury Department’s State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). The Town of Pine Bluffs is a member of the 17-member Consortium. “We’re pleased that our success is being rewarded with an additional $4.3 million to fund...
A hardware store that contributed to the development of Pine Bluffs is going out of Business. Lipps Lumber and Hardware's last day of business will be on Saturday, June 7. Lipps' only store is in Pine Bluffs. The business provided parts to clients in town as well as surrounding areas. When Lipps opened five years ago, it was a booming store because Pine Bluffs had a good housing market. But after the housing went down, it wasn't enough to carry the business. "It's not paying to stay open,"...
This summer, get out of town and enjoy some new activities. The Pine Bluffs Recreational Center has planned bus trips that will take residents to fun, summer-time destinations. The bus trips are scheduled for once a month throughout the summer. The recreation center gives residents the opportunity to get out of town for the day and do an activity that isn’t available to do everyday. The trips are also for people who would like to visit different places, but can’t drive or choose not to. Some trips are planned for kids, while others are ide...
The caption on this photo is: "First Hotel in Pine Bluffs, 1892." If you can identify any of the people in the photo, call the Pine Bluffs Post staff at 307-245-3763. The Texas Trail Museum is now open for the summer. Stop in to see more of your town's history....
About 40 years ago, Alyce Krakow was sending her children to school. Living out in the country, far out, the school district gave the Krakow’s two options; drive a bus or drive their children to meet the closest bus. Alyce choose the job opportunity and has no regrets. “They were paying for the fuel and transportation and giving me a paycheck, so I don’t think it was a bad deal.” Alyce had a grandson of one of her first students on her bus this year, and realized just how fast 40 years goes by...
The Texas Trail Ringnecks hosted its annual Days in the Wild May 20 and 21 for Laramie County School District 2 students. Kids from kindergarten through sixth grade participated in the event. With the help of many volunteers, the Texas Trail Ringnecks put on the two-day event without a problem. More than 500 students went through all nine stations, and everything went smoothly. Every year, the Ringnecks try to come up with different ideas for each station. This year, we had a police dog...
The 2014 Farm Bill makes the Livestock Forage Disaster Program and Livestock Indemnity Payments permanent programs. The Farm Bill provides retroactive authority to cover eligible losses back to Oct. 1, 2011. The Livestock Forage Disaster Program provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who suffered grazing losses due to drought or fire. LFP payments for drought are equal to 60 percent of the monthly feed cost for up to five months. The payments for fire on federally managed rangeland are equal to 50 percent of the monthly feed...
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Carol Opdycke read “Renew Your Character” from her devotional. The sermon title was “The Old Lamplighter.” A person would walk along the street in the evening and light the street lights. Ephesians 5:6-20 tells us to live as people of light. Just as the lamplighter left a trail of light behind him, we should leave a trail of light behind us as we tell others about Jesus and show our love by our good deeds. Next week the sermon topic w...
Looking for a secure method of destroying your old, outdated personal files? Laramie County Farm Bureau Federation will provide a FREE service to SHRED your personal files on Wednesday, June 18, from noon till 2 p.m. Clean out your old bank statements, pay stubs, tax records, household bill stubs, medical bills, credit card bills, cancelled checks, legal papers and more...Box them up and bring them out to Farm Bureau Financial Services 206 Main St. in Pine Bluffs. Each person is limited to 100 pounds or 2 copy paper size boxes. Free Shred Day i...
Good morning! I hope you all are enjoying the beautiful, cool summer morning that we have had for the past several days. The rain we have been getting sure has been nice. The fields and pastures are looking great. Have you seen many snakes yet? We have quite a few bull snakes out and about, scaring the socks off of us when we least expect it. The work for the 2014 Cattlemen’s Ball is coming to completion as the folks involved put on the finishing touches. The Central/Banner 4-H Club members w...
The community center board meets Monday, June 9. The village board meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 11. If you have news, announcements, meeting times/dates, information about events happening nearby, or anything else you’d like to share, please contact me at [email protected] or 308-230-0683....
1 years ago June 5, 1914 The Frontier committee has let to the colorado Tent and Awning company the contract for decorating streets of the business district for the 1914 Frontier Days celebration. The contract calls for much more elaborate decorations then have been attempted in the past. Uniformity in decoration is to be observed in the district bounded by Fifteenth street, Pioneer avenue and Eighteenth street, At frequent and regular intervals the streets will be spanned by flag and bunting decorations and by curtains of colored electric...
Vacation Bible Fun at Golden Prairie Church, 4996 Road 226, Burns June 9-13 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. call 547-2254 to register Pd. Adv. Summer Break has arrived! One of my favorite treats in the summer is ice cream, especially home made! June 2 is National Rocky Road Day and it’s all about eating ice cream, specifically Rocky Road Ice Cream. Want to make your own Rocky Road Ice Cream? Just add nuts (almonds and/or pecans), mini marshmallows, and chunks of semisweet chocolate to your favorite ice cream recipe. Today would be the perfect day to m...
Last week I wrote about the abundant moisture we have received in our area the past fall and so far this spring. I’ve also been tracking field pea and winter wheat yields over the past several years along with annual precipitation. I like to do this to see how our various dry land crops perform regarding the precipitation we receive during the growing season. Moisture is almost always the main limiting factor in crop production yields in our area. I use moisture received from the 1st of O...