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The bicycles were lined up on the street at 7 a.m. for the morning ride. The Pine Bluffs Lions Club put on their annual High Plains Ride for Sight on May 29th. There were 19 riders this year. The riders included children, families, and seasoned riders. First was breakfast at the Pine Bluffs Park. The riders had rolls, fruit, juice, and water. There was a stop a quarter of the way through the course and a stop at the halfway mark. One group made it a third of the way. At the stops riders could...
The music was flowing out of the doors of the Knotty Pine Saloon. The Knotty Pine has been featuring live music on Friday nights throughout the month of May. This night was the band Country Skillet out of Laramie, Wyoming. Country Skillet has been playing together for at least four years. They love to play the classic country music. The group grew up listening to country music and going to dances with their parents and grandparents. It was a family affair. Shawn Hess applied for a grant to go to small towns in Wyoming for free. The Wyoming...
There was splashing water, giggles and laughter at the pool on Thursday June 2nd at noon as the Pine Bluffs pool with a barbecue permeating the air was opening for the season. This summer the pool will be free admission for all the happy swimmers. The only admission fees will be for swimming lessons and parties. The opening began with a barbecue as Mayor Justin Fornstrom and Council member Allie Leitza were cooking and serving up hot dogs, chips, water and cake. The pool did not open until 1...
WEST POINT, N.Y. - Cadet Wyatt Fornstrom, son of Todd and Laura Fornstrom of Pine Bluffs, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday, May 21. Fornstrom graduated from Pine Bluffs High School in 2018. While at West Point, he concentrated his studies in physical geography and environmental science. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the Field Artillery branch and will report to Fort Sill, OK for his first assignment. The mission of the U.S. Military...
When I first started gardening, and I mean something besides just zucchini, I just planted whatever seeds I wanted directly in the ground and expected them to grow and produce the vegetables that I wanted. Sometimes they did and sometimes they didn't. It seems like zucchini is what a lot of gardeners start out with because it nearly always grows and produces very well. Did I say, "very well"? I mean to say that it produces an overabundance of fruits. In fact, my neighbors started locking their...
Last fall I received an email from Kristi Noem, Governor of South Dakota, as the rhetoric from the Left-leaning faction of the Laramie County Republican Party was heating up and I, along with several other Conservatives, were pushing back. Governor Noem wrote, “As any fighter pilot will tell you, you take the most flak when you’re directly over the target.” Kristi Noem, Gov SD. I have to admit, I was feeling the strain of constantly pushing back as Ben Hornok and his cohort were doing their utmost to break the LCGOP and help Democrats. Gover...
The American Legion is all about the American Veteran, their service, their lives, and their families. We are a family for Veterans in that we have the American Legion Auxiliary, the Sons of the American Legion. and the Junior Auxiliary. We can reach out to all to assist, and support our Veterans. Recently, the Donald Eisenhauer American Legion Post 60 did just that, in a long reach of our hearts. On Saturday, June 4, 2022 we were honored to host the Eisenhauer family to honor Lloyd, Donald's...
The bikes were lined up to show off their skills. On Thursday June 2nd at 10 a.m. the kids showed up at the Pine Bluffs Community Center parking lot for the annual Bicycle Rodeo. This event is for the youth to learn the rules of bicycling in town. Pine Bluffs Police Chief Chance Walkama demonstrated how to use hand signals on a bike. This is an important way to inform other vehicles as to what you are doing at the time. He had the kids do this with him. Practice helps everyone. Chief Walkama...
Read for prizes all summer long by diving into Laramie County Library System’s ocean-themed Summer Reading Challenge! The annual program encourages everyone from children to adults to read for 25 days this summer to earn level prizes, a completion prize, and tickets to enter into additional prize drawings. The challenge begins on Wednesday, June 1 and runs through Monday, August 15. Beginning June 1, participants can register for the challenge online at LaramieCountyLibrary.org/SRC2022 or by visiting any Laramie County Library System l...
On Tuesday, May 17, 2022, the Pine Bluffs FFA Chapter held its Annual Member Banquet. Banquet attendees were served a smoked pork loin dinner cooked by Mr. Cox and side dishes prepared by the FFA members. The first awards of the night were the presentation of Degrees. Several 7th and 8th-grade members were awarded their Discovery Degrees. The Discovery Degree is presented to Junior High members who participated in chapter meetings and at least one event above the chapter level. Greenhand and Cha...
One of our local athletes Cody Winslow, has been chosen to play in the Wyoming Shrine All-Star Football game set for June 11th in Casper, Wyoming. Winslow played tackle and MLB on the football team but also was on the Burns Broncs wrestling team. Winslow was one of the wrestlers that went to state last year. He finished fifth in his weight category. Winslow was a 6ft 2in, 190lbs tackle that caught the South's coach's eye. This will be the 49th time the Wyoming Shrine All-Star Football game has...
This past weekend in Mitchell, Nebraska the Freedom in the Ring Livestock Show took place.This is the third year it has been held. Youngsters from all over the area converged on Mitchell to show their livestock. Ethan Bomberger was one of the showmen from Pine Bluffs showing his market lamb. Bomberger took third over-all for his market lamb. He has competed here all three years....
The chairs were filled with students for the athletics awards. May 23rd at 6 p.m. at Burns High School, they acknowledged what the students had achieved. First was football. Coach Romsa went through the slide show of what the team had achieved. Athletes that lettered are Freshman: Mason Medley. Sophomores: De'Drick Nichols, Tagr Holmes. Juniors: Brandon Winslow, Baylen Smith, Jose Flores, Jasper Nusbaum, Jared Allen, Cody Hape,Riley McLanghlin, Carter David, Cooper Lakin. Seniors Caden David,...
The tractors started up to get warmed up to wait in line for a chance to win the pull. In Carpenter Wyoming on June 4th through June 5th was the annual Carpenter Tractor Pull held every year the first weekend in June. The antique tractor and pick up pull is an all day event. There are different models, styles, and series' at the pull. If you want to know about the tractor all you have to do is ask. The most popular was the John Deere. There was food available along with a craft fair. Vendors...