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U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) spent the 4th of July weekend visiting with Wyoming National Guard troops serving in Bahrain. Barrasso visited with members of the 133rd Engineering Company, a unit based out of Laramie, that is stationed at Isa Air Base in Bahrain. There are currently over 160 Wyoming Army National Guard soldiers deployed in Bahrain. Among those serving the 133rd Engineering Company is Kaylee Taylor, of Burns, who was promoted to Specialist on June 1, and is a medic. She has... Full story
The Albin council members and mayor Kelly Krakow worked quickly through their agenda Thursday evening at the Albin Town Council meeting in order to get to what small towns do best. Help prepare for their festival, Albin Day which was held on Saturday. Laramie County Commissioner Chairman Troy Thompson visited with Krakow and the council on a few topics involving the county. Thompson said the fire ban for the county would be enforced “soon.” He added the Archer Complex is complete and the com...
George Wayne and Louise Jacobsen served as grand marshal’s for the 85th annual Albin Day God Bless America parade. The Jacobsen’s are long-time Albin residents and recently celebrated their 57th wedding anniversary alongside three children, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren....
The 85th annual Albin Day began with over 70 guests enjoying a breakfast of pancakes, bacon and all the trimmings sponsored by the Burns FFA. From there, people moved to spots along Main Street to catch the Kiddie Parade. With four floats, one horse drawn carriage and 20 bikes, dune buggies and wagons, it was a sight to see. The Albin Day Princesses showed off their sparkle in a pink and purple float. The Grand Entry Parade kicked off with Grand Marshall’s George Wayne and Louise Jacobsen b...
Dorothy Mae “Dode” Zitek will be celebrating her 80th birthday on Wednesday, July 24. Dorothy was born the daughter of Floyd and Lydia Sharrah on a ranch in Nebraska. A couple of years later she helped to welcome her sister, Clara, to the family. In 1951, the family moved to the Hereford, Colo., area. Dorothy attended school at Grover, Colo., and finished her high school education there, receiving her diploma in 1952. Last year she celebrated her 60th high school reunion. Following high sch...
Crowder A daughter, Ashley Sage Crowder, was born to Sarah Kemp and Robert Crowder of Cheyenne at 3:14 p.m. on Feb. 7, at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Warriner A daughter, Kristian Michelle, was born to Amanda and Jason Warriner of Cheyenne at 1:30 p.m. on July 2, at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center....
Larry L. Modlin, 70, of Bushnell, died at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne, on Saturday, July 13, 2013. Larry Lee Modlin was born in Kimball, Neb., on Oct. 29, 1942, the son of Leonard and Esther (Evertson) Modlin. He was raised and attended school in Bushnell through the 10th grade. He transferred to Harrisburg and completed his high school education in Harrisburg and graduated in 1960. Larry farmed and ranched on the family farm for many years. He worked for the Kimball County Road Department for more than 30 years while still helping his...
Kimball Summer Sidewalk Sales and Bazaar Come to downtown Kimball on Saturday, July 20 for Kimball’s Annual Summer Sidewalk Sales and Bazaar. Merchants, home-based businesses, crafters and vendors will line the sidewalks with “Fantastic Markdowns” and “Special Savings” throughout the downtown area, starting at 8 a.m. until noon. Hit the sidewalks early for the best selection and “Unbeatable Prices.” Things are happening in Kimball, Neb.!...
Thursday, July 18 Fun for Kids Fun for Kids — Porcupines will be presented for preschoolers at the Pine Bluffs Branch Library at 10 a.m. Wyoming Places Dig in to Wyoming Places at the Burns Branch Library from 7 to 8:30 p.m. with Venice Beske, special projects librarian for the Wyoming State Library. Wyoming place names will come alive as Venice explains how the names are related to archaeology, biology, folklore, geology, history or language. (Adults) Serenity Al-anon Pine Bluffs Serenity A...
Pine Bluffs’s own Brooke and Derede Darden will be performing at the Cheyenne Frontier Days Free Entertainment stage next week. Performances are set for Monday, July 22, at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, at 11:30 a.m., and Friday, July 26, at 4 p.m....
In the July 4, 2013 edition, the article “Burns students check out Ann Arbor,” it should have read Annapolis Maryland, not Ann Arbor Mich. This was a reporting error and we apologize for any inconvenience it may have caused....
Mid July and the temperatures are climbing. The farmers are climbing into their harvesters. And the drought and poor ratings are climbing higher than a feather in a wind storm. According to Farm Journal’s Ag Web, in Nebraska, as of last Thursday, 1,300 acres had been harvested compared to 1,160 a year ago at this time, yielding 35.0 bushels per acre, compared to 43.0 bushels per acre in 2013. The first of June, farmers were yielding 41.0 bushels per acre. Colorado harvested 2,170 acres c...
Due to a lack of a quorum, the Pine Bluffs Senior Center meeting didn’t perform any voting business Monday morning at their monthly meeting. Director Angie Robertson updated the members in attendance on the grant she has submitted for new carpet in the center. “We won’t know anything until next month, but are very optimistic of getting funds for the carpet,” explained Robertson. Robertson reviewed some of the bids she received from stores and contractors. She added the board might be able to...
Rain poured on the Pine Bluffs Rodeo arena Friday night but the =G Rodeo series went on with just a bit of a delay in the breakaway roping. Chase Stricklin was the first rider in the ring after the rain. He stayed atop his steer to score 68 points and a $10 payout. Will Budy was the only bull rider to keep his seat. He earned 65 points in open bull riding. There were no qualified rides in the novice bull riding event. Reata Hoar and Kenna Noble took first and second respectively in novice goat... Full story
Brenson Bartlett of Cheyenne won the mutton bustin’ competition at the Kids Rodeo during Greeley Stampede over the weekend. The six-year-old son of Brannon and Kelly Bartlett took home his fifth buckle since beginning sheep riding three years ago. He is a member of Mountain States Young Guns in Colorado. He and his family will be traveling to Abilene, Texas in August where he will compete in the Youth Bull Riding World Finals. He is also qualified for the American Youth Bull Riding Finals in I...
The Panhandle Senior Ladies Golf Association held this week’s outing at Rolling Green Golf Course in Morrill. Taking first place and shooting one birdie was the team of Ellen Ramig, Donna Engleman, Phyllis Greenwood, and Bev Lee. In second place, also shooting one birdie, was the team of Terry Espinoza, Sally Plover, Mary Ann Brothers, and Loretta Haught. Third place, again with one birdie, included Linda Fischer, Sylvia Debus, Chris Lapaseotes, and Gail Magers. Vickie Nemnich had a hole out. F...
The monthly village board meeting was held last week. The primary topic of discussion was the hiring of a new village clerk. Lea Grant, who lives here in town, was selected. Please welcome her to the position! The board also discussed past due water accounts. They all agreed that the water would be turned off to households who don’t respond to letters sent informing them of overdue payments. The village will also move forward with collections on outstanding bills. Building permits were a...
Good morning Banner County! We have enjoyed some pleasantly cool mornings the past few days and rain! Some wheat and corn fields may survive until harvest yet. I certainly hope so. So many of our community members have been hailed out, some totally destroyed. We hate to see that and as we see the combines begin to roll into our area we keep a close eye on the weather, right along with you. One thing the hail hasn’t managed to destroy is the weeds. Things are looking pretty shabby around our l...
Please feel free to call, 547-2249; e-mail, [email protected] or just stop by with your news and information. Who is buried in the middle of the Cheyenne Frontier Days arena? Steamboat was the star horse of the bucking bronco events at Cheyenne Frontier Days from 1901 to 1914. He was named Steamboat because he had a broken bone in his nose which caused him to make a snorting sound like a steamboat. One of the nation’s best, and most distinctive logos, the image on Wyoming’s uniforms depicts a cowboy riding a bucking horse. This symbol has be...
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Pastor Opdycke read a quote from the poet Longfellow. Then she told a little about two books she recommended that everyone read. The first book is called “The Preachers Wife” and the second book is called “The Cross in the Shadow of the Crescent.” The sermon title was “Living Compassionately.” The scripture in 1John 4:19-21 tells us to love God and to love each other. Pastor Opdycke told two stories to illustrate. The first story was abo...
Albin News Readers, Monte here after a one year hiatus which began with the birth of our second son. On Sunday, Mr. Tavin Ronald Lerwick turned one year old. He unwittingly celebrated by grabbing a handful of delicious chocolate frosted cupcake while all the people at the table sang a strange song. Mom usually isn’t that careless with cupcakes so he made sure to quickly jam as much as possible in his mouth once he got it there. Please don’t expect a regular supply of news from me, but I aim to...
July Newsletter First and foremost, I hope everyone is having an enjoyable summer and is taking advantage of the extra family time. As can be expected I always enjoy summer break. Personally, I love the extra time with my family. Professionally, it gives us some time to look hard at the previous year. We evaluate all of your successes and hurdles, and then we eagerly start planning for a new year. Next year there will be many changes, with a lot of newness. This will bring a lot of excitement and possibly some bumps. Do know that I always look...
A friend shared this saying with me. It was brought to her by way of her elementary school-aged daughter. It sounded vaguely familiar, but right off the bat I couldn’t figure out why. Here it is: “I’m Burger King and you’re McDonalds. Gonna have it my way and you’re gonna like it.” Yeah. Read that one again. And maybe a third time or fourth. I laughed at first when I read it. Then it wasn’t so funny. I know I’ve heard that phrase before, but the part that struck me hardest was I can remember sa...
1 years ago Last Monday morning a crew started in to move the Union Pacific depot to the new site where the old stock yard stood. Up to the time of going to press the depot still stands on the old location, but the structure has been jacked up and is about ready for the pull. It has not been fully decided whether the depot will be skidded, rolled or hauled to the new site. Wednesday afternoon, as usual, the clouds again hovered over the Pine Bluffs District in thick masses, but this time the...
Right now the grills are as busy as a bee at the Rose Bowl Parade. It’s so hot, though, no one is thinking football or flowers. Just focusing on the tick-tick-tick-whoosh of the sprinkler and little giggling voices coming from the swimming pool. Not even the hum of the air conditioner can drown out the gurgle of your stomach. It’s dinner time. Grill time. Just in time to accompany grilled creations, farmers markets are in full swing. Giant juicy tomatoes, stalks of asparagus, fresh-dug car...