Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Let's take a trip back through time, when life seemed simpler and the land much less congested. A time when progress was exciting and folks were thrilled with electricity in their homes and indoor plumbing. At the Texas Trail Museum in Pine Bluffs a visitor can see the old times along with some of the fairly new. Lets face it though, the world has come a long, long way since way back then. And when we say a simpler time, well that's one persons own opinion. A farmer walking behind a plow with a...
The flags were flying everywhere, on houses and vehicles. Businesses shut down and families were enjoying each other in the town. The celebration for the 4th of July was full of activities on Sunday. But the main activity would be the fireworks at dusk. Laramie County Fire District # 5 out of Pine Bluffs put on a fantastic fireworks show. Through the day the fire department prepared for the night. They roped off an area conducive to keeping sparks out of spectators laps. Safety is number one in all cases. They then set up the container that wou...
Pine Bluffs would like to give a big warm welcome to the new Laramie County School District # 2 superintendent Justin Pierantoni! Pierantoni is originally from Rock Springs, Wyoming. After graduation he attended the University of Wyoming. From there he went to Lincoln #2 which is the Star Valley as a fourth grade teacher who enjoyed teaching Wyoming history, then an elementary principle for twenty years. He has been in Laramie for the last three years. Pierantoni was at point in his career...
M. A. D. at the Crossroads Community Church in Pine Bluffs. June 26, 2021 marked the first M.A.D. in the community. M.A.D. stands for- Make A Difference. The mission committee decided to give to the community. Seven people had contacted the church asking for help. The team set up which one of the seven needed the most help, what equipment was needed, and who was team leader on that site. The day started with a team meeting to make sure everyone had everything that was needed to get the job...
When life appears normal, and suddenly isn't, the door opens for countless questions, questions that often go unanswered. The sudden loss of a close friend or family member makes those questions even more glaring. The family of Cheyenne "Chey" Matthews faced these questions recently when they received the phone call every parent dreads. Their beloved daughter died by her own means on June 19. Chey as her friends and family called her was born in Sturgis, S.D., and grew up close to motorcycles....
The loss of a loved one leads to a multitude of questions and emotions. Among them are the “20-20 hindsight” questions. They “If only I had...” “Why didn’t I..?” “Why didn’t he (or she)...?” The survivor’s guilt as some call it, can result in a trauma of its own, according to Nichole Peralta of Karuna Counseling in Sidney. Peralta is a therapist and trauma specialist. “I think hindsight is horrible,” she said. Peralta and Liz Borgmann, who is the local volunteer for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and organizer, met June 29 to...
I was fortunate to be invited to attend the Fire District 10 Annual Awards Picnic recently. Actually, Linda was invited and I attended as the Plus 1. If you don't know where District 10 is at they cover a huge area from I80 to Colorado and from Otto Road to Albany County, mostly mountainous terrain. Firefighters have a special place in my heart since I've worked so closely with them in emergency management over the years. District 10 is a bit unusual in their awards picnic/banquet in that they...
Wyoming Boys' State was excited to conduct a 2021 session this year after having to cancel the 2020 session because of COVID-19. This year, for the first time since its founding in 1948, the session was conducted at the University of Wyoming's College of Business in Laramie. The College of Business was more than well suited for the activities of the week and provided technology and increased capability for an overall improved delegate experience. This year, there were 45 delegates representing...
F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo. --The Mighty Ninety gathered to conduct a change of command ceremony June 28, 2021, on the Argonne Parade Field, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, to welcome the 90th Missile Wing's new commander, Col. Catherine Barrington. Col. Peter Bonetti, the outgoing commander of the 90 MW, shared his gratitude toward the wing. "I would be a fool if I didn't recognize the help I've received this entire time," said Bonetti. "I can see everyone here now in the front row,...
SALT LAKE CITY, UT (07/02/2021)-- The University of Utah congratulates the incredibly resilient 8,442 graduates who make up the Class of 2021 during a virtual commencement ceremony on May 6, 2021. Local students who graduated from the U include: Jared Lange of Albin whose degree is listed as: Degree: Bachelor of Science Major: Political Science Major code description: Political Science BS The remarkably resilient Class of 2021 includes students who graduated summer 2020, fall 2020 and spring 2021-completing their degrees during the COVID-19...
Laramie County Clerk Debra Lee confirmed today that errors were made by her office in the calculation of Republican and Democratic precinct committee people at last year’s Primary Election. The calculation errors, which were published in the May 21, 2020 Election Proclamation affected 10 precincts for the Republican Party and 12 for the Democratic Party. Laramie County has 61 precincts. The errors resulted in some precincts electing one too many committee positions and others being short one. No other races were involved. State law provides t...
Puddle Jumpers! Not frogs, they are kids, children, little ones who start swimming on July 5th from 11:30 to 12:00. About fifteen little ones were at the edge of the shallow end of the pool. Some had moms and dads and others had grandmothers. They all encouraged the little ones to get into the water. At this age all of the students had to have inflated arm floats. Each life guard that was in the pool maintained three or four students. Their first task was getting in the water. Which most were...
At the Pine Bluffs rest area you can take a walk on the trail that leads to the Windows On the Past Pine Bluffs Archaelogy Site Interpretive Center. This dig site was started in 1975 by Charles Reher. In the building is the site of the original dig. A tour in the building with a guide helps one through the different findings. It has information of the Indians, that were in the area; what the town looked at in the beginning; plants in area now and then; artifacts that has been found at time of...
Is this from Tiffany & Co. or Cartier? Not quite, but you never know, Madelyn Jurek just might become the next hot jewelry designer. It may take awhile however, after all she is only eight years old. But she loves to design jewelry. Jurek and her family recently moved to the Hillsdale area where her mother home schools her and her siblings. After moving to their new residence Jurek met her neighbor who happens to make jewelry, and that piqued Jurek's interest, so she decided to give it a try....
Summer vacation is in full swing and sports is kind of on the back burner. High school sports anyway. As our young athletes enjoy the fun of swimming, running, hiking and all the other summer activities school is probably not even on their mind. So lets look at what they have been doing over the last year. We had athletes on the grid iron. Some looked like they were practicing yoga on mats, some played in courts and on diamonds. A few ran up and down the court. A few hit the court. Some ran around a diamond. Others threw a pigskin to other...
Tackle football will start for grades 4-6 shortly. The Summer Football Training Camp will be held on July 14-15 from 9-3 p.m. on both days. The actual season will begin on July 28. Students interested in the the junior program , may contact Patick Currie at 307-757-6537 or through email at [email protected] to sign up. More information is available with Currie. Sign up forms and flyers are available at the Pine Bluffs Post....
Start the holiday shopping early at the Burns Farmers Market from 12 p. m. to 3 p. m. . There were eight vendors at the Burns park on Saturday July3. A and K Creation owner Amy Votruba has horseshoe pieces that her brother makes. At the booth she has lotions, shampoo, candles, and jewelry that Votruba makes by hand. G/G meat company was next in the line of booths. They have jerky of different kinds. The company sells beef, bison, pork, and honey. The family all pitches in to help. Junk in a...
Is there more to the COVID vaccine than we are being told? I’m curious. I’ve never thought highly of the conspiracy theorists. Yet, with COVID, I’m left scratching my head. I haven’t heard any conspiracy theorists come forward yet but there are a lot of unanswered questions, particularly with the COVID vaccines. This is the most deadly set of vaccines in the United States in more than 20 years. As of May 21, 2021 there have been 4,406 deaths recorded in the CDC’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). That’s only four months of r...
