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Each town has special celebrations commemorating how special the town is to its community. Albin Day has been going on for 96 years. The celebration is a full day of excitement for all ages. The parade is always a way to get people to see new businesses, who is doing what float and fun for the kids to get lots of candy. This parade has two parts, first was the kids parade which was full of kids loving to be active. The princesses float led the parade with their other classmates, showing the...
A night of questions and making sure the town was ready for Albin Day was on the agenda. The Albin Council had their monthly meeting on Thursday, July 11th. The council had only one building permit for the night. It is the Morales Building, they want to add on a little bit more to the building. The council was concerned about the set backs. It is 30 feet in the front for their house. Due to two of the council members being gone for the meeting there was questions they would have to answer later. The lunch program and the meal of the Wheat...
A calling for the new minister for the Pine Bluffs United Methodist was on the order. Ministers, Pastors, Reverends and priests believe in a calling. They may not know where they are going but they know it is their next adventure. Vicky Martinez and her husband Jim had that happen to them. The Good Lord had a new adventure for their future. The Martinezs' had raised two children. They were adopted but full of life. She worked for the Rifle church on the administrative side. Jim worked in the oil...
The crowns and sashes were laid out to present to the princesses and the queens for Albin day. Every year the girls that went to Albin Elementary get the honor to be royalty for Albin Day. It is so exciting to be able to be a part of the event. This year the queens were Kinzley Nusbaum and Jenny Rooney. Both of the queens will be seniors at Burns High School this coming year. Nusbaum loved the time when she was a princess for Albin Day. The year was 2013, and the queens at that time were Karissa...
Missionaries go on adventures that help others through rough times in other countries. Irene Madler from Burns decided to take her first missionary trip with the Holy Trinity Catholic Church out of Cheyenne. This trip was to Guatemala for six days, and they went to different towns to visit. The group went to a boarding school for girls. The girls stay at the boarding school year round except for two weeks when they go home to their parents. The nuns are in charge of running the school. The...
"If you're happy and you know it clap your hands." A song familiar to all of us. However, how familiar is the awareness of our body clues of feeling happy to all of us to truly "know it"? Recognizing body clues and sensations to aid in the next steps of labeling emotions is the first key skill in emotional intelligence. Unfortunately, these are not skills we are taught. Mental health development across the lifespan is as vital as physical and cognitive development. Understanding the biology of...
Powell, Wyo.-July 10, 2024- On Thursday, July 18, the Powell Research and Extension Center (PREC) will host a field day to share results from University of Wyoming crop research. The annual event is free and open to the public and will begin at 4 p.m. at 747 Road 9 in Powell. All ages are welcome. After opening remarks, participants will have the opportunity to visit prepared exhibits or tour the PREC facilities. During the tour, UW faculty, staff and graduate students will present research...
Primary Election Day is August 20, but voters may cast their ballots early beginning Tues., July 23, when the Laramie County Clerk opens the polling place in the atrium of the Laramie County Governmental Complex at 309 W. 20th Street in Cheyenne. County Clerk Debra Lee reminds voters they have fewer early voting days due to a new law that reduced the period from 45 to 28 days. Lee said the atrium polling site will be open to voters from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, from July 23 through August 19, except for county holidays. Voters...
July 11, 2024 -- The University of Wyoming accorded degrees upon the following students from Laramie County at the completion of the 2024 spring semester. The following degrees may be included on this list: BA (Bachelor of Arts); BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts); BGS (Bachelor of General Studies); BM (Bachelor of Music); BS (Bachelor of Science); BSAR (Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering); BSB (Bachelor of Science in Business); BSCE (Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering); BSCP (Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering); BSEE...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Bureau of Land Management will sponsor a wild horse adoption during Cheyenne Frontier Days on the south side of S. Lions Park Drive in Lions Park. This year, the BLM will offer approximately 16 halter- or saddle-started wild horses and two halter- pack-started burros for adoption. Approved bidders may participate in the adoption auction, in-person, on Saturday, July 27, at 2 p.m. All horses and burros up for adoption were trained at the Mantle Adoption and Training Facility in Wheatland, Wyo. Interested adopters will h...
CHEYENNE, WY — Laramie County Community College is proud to announce the list of graduates for the 2024 spring semester and those students earning a place on the president’s and vice president’s honor rolls. Under the list of graduates, students earning high distinction (HD) graduated with a cumulative grade point average between 3.75 and 4.0, and students graduating with distinction (DS) earned a cumulative GPA between 3.5 and 3.74. Students earning president’s honor roll recognition have earned a cumulative 3.75-4.0 GPA, and students on the...
Laramie, Wyo.—July 10, 2024—The University of Wyoming Extension recently released a new podcast dedicated to sharing agriculture and natural resource information, titled “From The Cowboy State”. Makayla Getz, Park County agriculture and natural resources educator, is the host and creator of the new podcast. Each episode is an interview with other UW Extension agriculture and natural resource educators from across the state. “I have a lot of great colleagues that have been more than happy to jump in and help me get this off the ground,...
The heat did not sway the Pine Bluffs Roping Club last Friday as they had the first of two 12.5 handicap events. Sixteen ropers showed up for the event and produced 39 teams. The heat was brutal but the cowboys and cowgirls all seemed to have fun and enjoy themselves. Anna Murdoch first saw the event on the television and thought it was cool. "I then started to watch U-Tube and was hooked" she said. Murdoch was riding a horse called Flo-Jo. For those of us that remember, Flo Jo was a female...
The Tim Malm Junior Rodeo, could not be daunted by the raging heat that persisted last Saturday. The temperature in the arena was well over 100 degrees but the cowboys and cowgirls stood tall and ran their events with smiles and determination. The event brought over 80 youths between the ages of four to 18 years old together in a competition of numerous events. Tim Malm was an up-and-coming rodeo star who, graduated high school and was going into the pro circuit. Tim was looking to become the...
One of the biggest events for Albin Day is the one pitch softball tournament. The tournament has 30 athletes that are divided into three teams. The team members each get a t-Shirt with the Albin Day logo and date and the color of the team that they are on. The teams are decided by chance as each athlete will pull a color from a hat and that is their team. This year the teams were yellow, orange and pink. The temperature on the field was warm as the tournament started but really heated up as the...
Another fun event at the Albin Day celebration is the Horseshoe pitching contest. According to Kelly Krakow, the director of the event, "There aren't as many teams as there have been in the past. But this year there are more young players than there has been." Since the tournament was held later in the day the temperature was not as bad. Also, the horseshoe pit is nestled between some tall trees that provided some well needed shade. Eight teams started the game. The tournament took a bit longer...