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Former Trail Days committee member and rodeo announcer Jim Darden of Pine Bluffs was honored Saturday before the youth rodeo. Jim Darden led a fascinating early life in West Texas pursuing a rodeo career with his college buddies and worked for a stock contractor. He announced many rodeos in Oklahoma and Wyoming and always kept the crowds entertained with his quick wit and rodeo knowledge. Darden was a talented artist and had cartoons published in numerous western magazines and also painted...
CHEYENNE, WY – The Wyoming Secretary of State’s Office has launched a new campaign finance tool featuring county and municipal campaign finance reports filed with Wyoming’s 23 counties. Campaign finance reports that have been uploaded by counties can be found by clicking on the “County Reports” tab on the Filed Reports page of the Wyoming Secretary of State’s Campaign Finance Information System. The deadline for primary campaign finance reports to be filed by candidates and committees is August 13th. “Ensuring that Wyoming’s Campaign Financ...
Veterans have worked hard to help keep our freedom safe along with the land that we as American's live on. But sometime we, as America's need to be reminded of where each of the veterans who have served their time in the military has done just that. The Donald Eisenhauer AmericanLegion Post 60 did that in a brick laying ceremony of veterans all over the world. On Sunday, August 4th at the Veterans Memorial Plaza in Pine Bluffs, part of the Trail Days celebration was the annual Bricking Laying...
As the primary election approaches, I’d like to use my column this month to provide some information about one of the biggest campaign issues – property taxes. Wyoming residents have seen unprecedented and significant increases in their property taxes over the past two years (2022 = 35%; 2023 = 27%). However, in the two years prior, we saw decreases (2021 = -12%; 2020 = -11%). In fact, over the past ten years, we’ve seen decreases in four of those years, with two years resulting in substantial reductions (2017 = -10%; 2016 = -20%). Specifically...
Everyone we know, meet, or pass in the grocery store has their own set of personal life experiences that are unique from our own. We all come from different places, have our own set of genetics, and have different parents or families, which is part of what makes us unique from each other. We can even have different experiences than our siblings who grow up in the same home as us. Our experiences are part of what help us learn, create adaptations to the world around us, and how we continue to...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming National Guard held send-off ceremonies for different batteries of the 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Regiment in Torrington, Gillette, Lander and Casper on July 30, 2024, supporting the Soldiers and their families as they embark on their eighth deployment in the past 20 years. The send-off ceremony formally recognizes the Soldiers and their families who are about to deploy. It also demonstrates that they have the full support of their community, leadership a...
The Cheyenne League of Women Voters is providing local voters with several online tools to become informed before casting their ballots in the primary election either early or on Aug. 20. Throughout July, League members interviewed candidates in contested races for Wyoming House districts, Senate District 6, Laramie County Commissioners, Cheyenne Mayor and City Council Wards I and II. Cheyenne LWV Vice Chair Dr. Keren Meister-Emerich, who has spearheaded this project, explained, as an interview was conducted through Zoom, the video was...
Over the years, one of the most asked questions I get from entrepreneurs is what grants are available for new businesses and how do I get a business loan. Securing business capital can be frustrating and defeating for many individuals that have had the dream of turning their unique idea into a new small business. Grants are mostly non-existent for most startups unless your local community organizations or government agencies offer financial incentives. To help reduce barriers for startups, the...
Laramie, Wyo.-July 30, 2024-This summer, the University of Wyoming launched its first controlled environment agriculture class. Controlled environment agriculture (CEA), at its most basic, is producing food indoors. It involves facilities ranging from standard greenhouses to hydroponic vertical farming complexes. The new summer course, funded by the Wyoming Innovation Partnership (WIP), offered a unique opportunity to start building a skilled workforce in CEA for the state of Wyoming. "This...
Laramie, Wyo.-July 30, 2024-Just in time for canning season, the University of Wyoming Extension has updated and expanded its signature food preservation publication, "Preserving Food in Wyoming." This free downloadable resource is designed to help Wyoming residents safely can or freeze their harvest at home. Appropriate for both experienced and aspiring food preservers, the publication provides research-tested recipes and step-by-step instructions for preserving vegetables, fruit, meat and...
CHEYENNE, WYO - First Lady Jennie Gordon's Wyoming Hunger Initiative, in partnership with the John P. Ellbogen Foundation, allocated $118,400 this summer to anti-hunger organizations in the form of "unrestricted" funding defined as expenses to anti-hunger organizations that may not fit the criteria for infrastructure or food. Wyoming Hunger Initiative prides itself on being uniquely positioned to provide the framework and foundation for successful collaborations and solutions to hunger statewide...
This is the fourth year for the Conner Graves and Tyler Morgan Memorial Cornhole Tournament. Trail Days is the perfect time to host this event as both Conner and Tyler were local members. Conner Graves was an all-state graduate of Pine Bluffs High School. Tyler Morgan was an all-state graduate of Burns High School. Both were fatally injured in a four-wheeler accident about four years ago. The Graves and Morgan families wanted to keep their children's spirits alive and set up this tournament. The...
Mud volleyball is growing in popularity. The Trail Days tournament had 31 teams sign up this year, which was seven teams more than last year. Teams had a variety of unique names like, Wet Bandits, Slippery when Wet, John 3:16, Nacho Average Squad, Off in the Woods and Ball Busters. No matter what the name the players seemed very anxious to hit the muddy water during the hot blistering weather. The competition was fierce, and the contestants were eager to jump and dive after the ball. Maybe just...
The Pine Bluffs Trail Days Covered Wagon Car Show was a huge success. Over 30 cars, trucks, motorcycles and rat rods owners showed up to display their hard work and results to a crowd of over 100 grateful spectators. Awards were given to the best of show, people's choice and some specialty awards given by Jeff Weller. Jeff Weller has been doing this for the last 14 years and the event has been growing. Next year will be the 15-year anniversary and Weller is going to go all out. He will have a...
On Saturday the Pine Bluffs Trail Days Horseshoe pitching tournament was held at Reher Park. It was a clear blue sky, and the temperature was baking. The stifling temperatures did not deter the enthusiasm on the contestants. There were 28 pitchers comprising 14 teams. Teams were picked at random by the computer. One of the teams was Ryan Graves and Erick Reza. Reza was from Albin and competed in the Albin tournament last month. Another contestant, Joyce Bilson comes up from Garden Plain, Kansas...
The Pine Bluffs Roping Club held its seventh roping event of the 2024 season last Friday night. The event held at the Pine Bluffs arena drew more than 45 ropers in what could be called the dust bowl of the season. The event was the sixth 10.5 handicap event held this season and had a total of 106 teams. This was the largest number of teams this season. Mother nature tried to be cooperative and lowered the temperature but did not send any moisture for the arena. Sondra Williams came up from Arizona for a family reunion. She likes to compete in...
The second Annual Multi-Sport Day, a special event hosted by Wyoming State Parks, Adaptive Adventures and the Cheyenne Veterans Administration, will be held at Curt Gowdy State Park, Aug. 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This one-day event will showcase adaptive equipment for individuals with accessibility needs in the outdoors, and will help those guests discover a community that can help them recreate outside. Regarding the program, Adaptive Adventures Executive Director Chelsea Elder says, "We are excited to partner with Curt Gowdy State Park and...
Pine Bluffs Trail Days kicked off with the 24th annual 5K/1 mile Longhorn Stampede Fun Run/Walk. The event started at 7 am on Saturday at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. The start line and finish line were both at the center. All total there were 45 contestants signed up. Ages ranged between eight years old and 69 years young. Runners came from all over the area. There were runners from Kimball and Bushnell, Nebraska, Morrison, Colorado, Manhattan, Kansas, Las Vegas, Nevada and Dewey, Arizona, as well as Pine Bluffs and Cheyenne Wyoming. Ther...
August 1, 2024 - New blood tests provided by Thermo Fisher Scientific yield swift and precise results to aid clinicians in crafting tailored treatment strategies for patients. Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (CRMC) is excited to announce the addition of advanced tests from Thermo Fisher Scientific to its array of services, aimed at bolstering the diagnosis of allergy and autoimmune diseases for patients. The newly introduced blood tests encompass the ImmunoCAP™ Specific IgE whole allergen tests and ImmunoCAP™ Specific IgE allergen com...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Governor Mark Gordon was briefed by State Grants Integration Manager Dru Palmer and Grant’s Management Office Administrator Christine Emminger regarding the recent launch of the Wyoming Grant Assistance Program (WYGAP). The briefing was captured during the taping of the Governor’s Morning Gather podcast, released today. WYGAP is a technical assistance program, administered by the Wyoming Grants Management Office, designed to provide local governments, tribal organizations, state agencies, non-profits, and small busin...
Our beloved bacon is under the research microscope, along with wildfire smoke, simple blood tests for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease, and diabetes/weight loss drugs that may protect our brain. All of these and more were under discussion when over 14,000 researchers from around the world gathered in Philadelphia and virtually last week for the 2024 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). “The creative energy and expertise being brought to the table to find preventions, treatments and a cure for Alzheimer’s disease are very excit...
Pine Bluffs was full of activities during the first week of August. The celebration of Trail Days is a time for families, friends, and classmates to get together and reminisce. It is a time for some competition, challenges, hugs, and maybe a bit of dancing. It was the 74th Trail Days that started with the Coronation of the Trail Days Queen and Attendants. This years queen was Kaitlynn Schnell, daughter of Klent and Sara Schnell. The first attendant was Kierstyn Klinginsmith, daughter of Ryan...
