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The theme was Burn'n Thru at Burns Day 2022. The day was filled with activities on June 11th in Burns, Wyoming. It started out with a Pancake Breakfast at the Laramie County Fire Department #6 station. The firefighters were flipping pancakes as fast as they could with the long lines supporting the fire department. It was free but donations were appreciated. With the pancakes was ham and a drink to get a person ready for the day. The fire station was filled for hours. Next was the 5k walk/run....
An outdoor T.V. show director and producer come to Pine Bluffs looking for something to have at their camp fire. Rick Kreuter from Beyond the Hunt came to Pine Bluffs Distilling to have a bottle of Rye bottled to have for their camp fires. Kreuter and his wife Julie produce and direct Beyond the Hunt. Julie is from the sandhills of Nebraska north of Big Springs. Her family owns a ranch in the area. She grew up with ranching, riding horses and hunting with her family. Rick is from the Black...
Immediately following the opening of the June 13, 2022 town of Pine Bluffs council meeting, Mayor Justin Fornstrom presented scholarship awards to two Pine Bluffs students. Carson Rabou and Alexis DePaulitte were this year's recipients of the 2022 mayoral scholarships in the amount of $500.00. The meeting then turned to business and the council returned to the agenda and items were discussed as they were listed. Granting the Wyoming Department of Transportation an easement for the Highway 30...
Alice Darlene (Asselin) Fisher (91) passed peacefully in her sleep December 25, 2021, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. At her side was her daughter, Rhonda (Fisher) Gerberich also of Colorado Springs. Alice, in passing, finally realized her final life's goal - to pass on to her savior and be united, for eternity, with her husband of 63 years Frederick Dean Fisher. Alice was born September 19, 1930, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Albert and Stella Asselin. She was the youngest of six children (3...
Thomas Richard Porter, 84, of Carpenter, died on June 8, 2022. He was born on May 23, 1938 in Carpenter at home. Tom worked on the family wheat farm in Carpenter most of his life and cared for his disabled mother as long as possible in their home. He mentored his nephews each summer and gave them the experience of farm living. He was a mechanic in the Army National Guard and worked as a welder for WyCon Chemical in Cheyenne for several years. He spent a lot of his time providing mechanical and...
The Laramie County Clerk’s office is encouraging voters who want to vote at home to request their absentee ballots now. Absentee ballots for the August 16 Primary Election will be mailed starting July 1. “The process is very easy—just a phone call or email, but you have to be on the voter list to request an absentee ballot, said County Clerk Debra Lee. Voters can request an absentee ballot by calling the Clerk’s election office at (307) 633-4242, or emailing [email protected] (Subject: Absentee your name). Voters must provide...
June 14, 2022 -- The University of Wyoming lists 153 students from Laramie County on the 2022 spring semester President’s Honor Roll. The President’s Honor Roll consists of regularly enrolled undergraduates who earned a 4.0 (“A”) grade-point average for the semester. To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for a minimum of 12 credit hours taken for letter grades. For more information about the University of Wyoming, view the webpage at www.uwyo.edu. Students are: Burns: Harkiran Kaur Hillsdale: Gracie Mae Keiter Pine Bluffs: Tucker...
It's that time of year again. Time to submit your entries for the Laramie County Fair. The Laramie County Fair is the largest and oldest county fair in Wyoming. And guess what? It's not just for kids. While the 4-H and FFA classes draw a lot of attention there is a whole lot more to the fair that includes adults, too. The Fair Book is available online at www.laramiecountyevents.com/fair/. The Fair Book is where you'll find all the information available about the fair and what you can enter. I...
Wyoming’s emergency rule prohibiting commingling of poultry due to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been repealed, effective Monday, June 13. The rule was passed on April 19 by the Wyoming Livestock Board (WLSB) to limit the spread of HPAI. Since the initial diagnosis of HPAI within the US in February, the virus has spread across 36 states on 371 premises, affecting approximately 40 million poultry. HPAI positive premises are declining in Wyoming, due primarily to a decrease in wild waterfowl migration. As the virus is t...
On a bumper sticker the statement, “It needs to be reread, not rewritten” overlaid a picture of the Constitution. It appears to oppose a Convention of States but, at the same time, it showed ignorance of what the COS truly is. Until about three months ago I said the same. Then HJ0002, Convention of States, tweaked my curiosity and I had to actually research the COS rather than just listen to what others had to say. It didn’t take me long to realize they were wrong and didn’t have a clue about the COS. Now I understand the only people who sho...
CAMP GUERNSEY JOINT TRAINING CENTER, Wyo. -- Sgt. Tyler Holloway of Sheridan, Wyoming and Spc. Wyatt Walls of Albany, Oregon were announced the winners of the Region Six Best Warrior Competition at Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center, May 20, 2022. Holloway is a fire support specialist with the 115th Field Artillery Brigade in Wyoming, and Walls is a fire support specialist with Delta Battery, 2nd Battalion, 218th Field Artillery Regiment in Oregon. After a tough five-day competition, the two...
SPEARFISH, S.D. (June 8, 2022) - Black Hills State University released the Dean's List for the spring 2022 semester. A total of 638 students maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher while taking at least 12 credit hours. In addition, a total of 141 students maintained a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher while taking less than 12 credit hours. Congratulations to Alyssa Cudney, Hillsdale, Wyoming to the Dean's List....
MILTON, MA (06/09/2022)-- Curry College congratulates Lexie Jenkins of Burns, WY who was named to the Spring 2022 Dean's List....
Hello, Everyone. It’s that time of year, sign season. I’ve been encouraging you all to get involved and research all of the issues for yourselves, including candidates. Now’s your chance to meet the candidates in person. There are two functions coming up in Eastern Laramie County that everyone is invited to attend. The first happens on June 26th, starting at 5 pm, at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. This is the Pine Bluffs Pie Social that’s held every election year. The event hosts all of the candidates that effect Eastern Laramie County:...
CHEYENNE – Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee announced her bid for re-election today. Lee has served as county clerk since her appointment to the position in June 2016 and election in 2018. The County Clerk serves as the county’s chief election officer, clerk to the Board of County Commissioners, and budget officer. The office is responsible for elections, budget and finance, vehicle titles, real estate and document recordings and filings, recordkeeping, marriage licenses, liquor licenses and other permits. In 2017 Lee implemented e-recording so...
Day two of the Carpenter Antique Tractor Pull got underway with great weather. The crowd was on hand to watch more antique tractors, and the pickups division. The crowd and drivers were able to have their beverages and breakfast burritos as the pulls began. Second day results are as follows: Division-Pickups: Div. 6000 Weight MOD first Ben Mitchell and second Joe Hopkins. Div. 6500 Street Levi Leeling. Div. 6500 Weight MOD first Joe Hopkins and second Ben Mitchell. Tractor results: Division 1-...
The 2022 Wyoming Shrine Bowl was held last Saturday in Casper. It was quite the event for the Burns athlete who was able to compete in the game. Cody Winslow played on the South team and unfortunately the South lost to the North by a score of 37-3. This would be the 49th time the game had been played and the North team has dominated the series with a total of 26 wins, 19 losses and three ties. The South started out with a goal line stance that stopped the North from scoring early in the first qu...
During the Freedom in the Ring Livestock Show in Mitchell, Nebraska on June 4th and 5th, local youngsters converged on Mitchell to show their livestock. Tyler Humphrey of Burns, Wyoming was one of the showmen showing his market lamb. Also showing was Kason Bowman, also of Pine Bluffs, showing his market lamb as well. Humphrey took fifth over-all for his market lamb. He has been competing since 2014. Bowman finished his showing at the Freedom in the ring with earning a Champion Junior Showman....
The music was flowing in down town Burns. On June 11th at 11 a.m. the start of six bands were playing for Burns Day. There were two stages, once one band was finished the next band was beginning. The music was non-stop for the whole time, up to 11 p.m. The first band was a two person band by the name of City Creek Band from Cheyenne. They performed cover songs and requests. Their music was a variety. The second band was Country Club from Cheyenne. They are very poplar throughout the area. The ba...
There were several activities held during Burns Day. A bit of something for everyone. First was the 5K Walk/Run. There were about 15 people and one dog on the run. They started at the elementary school parking lot and ran through the town ending at the Main Street Park. The first place winner was LaVerna Anderson with her dog Buck. Clay James came in second. Then there was 3x3 basketball. There were two different ages. The young ones were in the South Burns Plex. The high school students and adu...