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Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Summer storms can be pleasant, but when the rainfall occurs frequently and in torrents, damage is almost always the result. This problem was a major topic at last week's meeting of the Laramie County School District 2 Board of Trustees. Rain from several summer storms, which occurred in close succession, caused damage to the gymnasium floor at Burns Junior-Senior High School where volleyball is scheduled to be played this fall. It's unclear whether any of the damage was caused by roof leaks, but...
August has to be just about the best month to be in Wyoming. Love the weather. Love the sights. Love traveling around. Unfortunately for us, most of our August travel in the state has seen Nancy and me traveling through the state on our way OUT of the state! We have been in Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska and Iowa so far in August and are just wanting to be back in the Cowboy State. I am writing this from western Iowa where we are attending Nancy’s high school reunion and the wedding of a f...
Rylee Anderson was named Lady-In-Waiting for 2016 after a selection process which included submitting a written application, an accomplishment book, a horsemanship skills demonstration and an interview. Rylee, who is the daughter of Robb Anderson and Elaine Anderson, is a 2014 graduate of Burns High School. Rylee currently attends Laramie County Community College, majoring in agriculture education. Rylee grew up actively participating in Cheyenne Frontier Days™ events; and she represented the Daddy of ‘em All® as a Dandy for four years. “I have...
Items for possible inclusion in the weekly community calendar should be typewritten or legibly printed. All submissions should include the name and daytime telephone number of the person submitting the information in case questions arise. Items which may be included in the calendar are church events, club meetings, and school events. If your club will not be meeting or has a change, please contact us so we can update the calendar with the correct information as soon as possible. Items should be received on Monday at 5 p.m., one week prior to... Full story
A friend of mine once told me a joke about the United States Postal Service. This was way back in the day, when Kinney's Shoes had not yet been gobbled up by a larger company that was afraid of a little healthy competition. Please bear in mind that this friend was also an employee of said postal service at the time. If the jokes one hears at the postal service are anything like the ones you hear when you're working in the medical profession, or in my case related to someone working in medicine,...
Late migratory bird (duck and goose) seasons and a variety of licensing proposals will be presented at a series of public meetings to be held during August and September in various locations throughout the state. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department invites the public to attend or comment on the proposals. New proposals include increasing the daily canvasback limit from one to two and adjusting opening dates to start on Saturdays. Other proposals include designating 80 percent of the limited quota sandhill crane quota to residents (currently...
Wyoming Game and Fish Department personnel and other partners joined together to visit over 1,600 sage grouse breeding grounds, or leks, this year. The effort was part of the annual count of greater sage grouse. Each year Game and Fish, volunteers, private consultants and federal agencies visit as many of the known leks to record the numbers of male sage grouse. “What we saw across the state was consistent with several neighboring states and that was an uptick in the number of male sage grouse on the leks,” said Tom Christiansen, Game and Fis...
The Laramie Region welcomes Dericke Lavoine as the new Habitat and Access biologist in Yoder. Lavoine comes to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department from Indiana. He was born in Indianapolis and grew up in a military family and has lived in many places, including Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he completed a semester of college. He later graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with a bachelor’s degree in biology. After college Lavoine worked on urban wildlife conflicts and at a wildlife sanctuary in San Antonia, Texas. He later m...
The Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students – or PAWS – test results for the 2014-'15 school year were discussed at last week's school board meeting. "Without pointing fingers, newer and higher standards have been implemented over the past two years by the Department of Education, so the 2014 tests were different from the 2013 tests, so it's really not fair to compare the two," said Superintendent Jon Abrams. Elementary grades three, five and six were tested on math and reading, while the f...
The Pine Bluffs Town Council, after listening to a presentation by the Tom McDonough, town's maintenance supervisor, voted to upgrade the current method of reading water and electric meters every month. The cost is estimated to be $322,512.67, which is below the original $350,000 budgeted for the Electric Meter Project and approved as part of the 2012 Specific Purpose Option Tax. Water meters, when the upgrade is completed, will no longer be read at the source by a town employee. Instead be...
In preparation for the upcoming season, the Wyoming Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is offering two webinars at no cost. The webinars are designed to provide assistance to fuel vendors, LIEAP applicants and those who might be assisting applicants. Take It From the Top - a general overview of LIEAP – will be offered on Tuesdays at noon beginning on July 28 and will run at that same day and time through September 22. Digging Deeper - detailed instructions on completing the LIEAP application – will be offered on Wednesdays at noon beg... Full story
There is a new scholarship available for individuals who want to attain either an Associate's degree or a Bachelor's degree, but the deadline for applying is almost here. The Mayoral Scholarship, which will be awarded to individuals of all ages, in the name of the Town of Pine Bluff's Mayor, Bill Shain, will provide $15,000 toward an associate's degree, and $25,000 toward a bachelor's. What makes this scholarship unique is that it is not limited to those who have recently graduated from high...
A group of local individuals have worked for a year to plan a dinner and stage show to honor Campbell County’s WWII veterans and their families, and to celebrate 70 years since the end of the war. All local WWII veterans – whether they lived here during the war years or not – are invited to attend “A Sentimental Journey” on Saturday, August 29, 2015. The event starts at 4:00 p.m. in the Heritage Center lobby where veterans can mingle and visit, with a collection of WWII memorabilia to peruse. The dinner will be in the Heritage Center lobby at... Full story
1 Years Ago August 19, 1915 Excessive Hail Damage The excessive hail this season may cause the farmers to quit banking too heavy on the small grain crop and persuade them to raise roughness and stock. This change will be a big thing for the farmer and the country. A man never gets rich who raises grain exclusively for market; while on the other hand, those who raise feed and stock make money. The farmer who hauls his grain to the market is selling his land by the bushel,--land runs down; while the man that handles stock is constantly building...
Good Morning Banner County! Here we are almost at the end of summer and it just does not seem possible to me. Where did the time go? I know that I did not have that much fun. I do hope we have an Indian Summer’ because I sure could use some decent weather in order to get all that needs to be taken care of finished before winter. The almanac is saying that this winter is not to be a mild one. Monday was a great day as those old yellow school buses were seen traveling the roads and depositing c... Full story
The 55 And Up Club met for their monthly potluck dinner on Friday evening at the Grover park. Pee Wee and Cecelia Smock, Jerry Anderson and Bill McCurry provided musical entertainment for the evening. This week at the Hereford Community Church Troy Simnick celebrated his birthday. For the special, Andrea Reifschneider and Shirley Wiggin played a duet on the piano. They played She'll Be Comin' Round the Mountain and Home on the Range. Pastor Opdycke's sermon topic was The Christian Walk. Next... Full story
The funny thing about sunflowers? They don’t care if our summer has been less than bright. They don’t care if we have been smiling since last time they were here. They come and shine and brighten our world, no questions asked. And no expectations. Would it not be pleasant if more humans were like sunflowers. Expecting nothing in return and always greeting whoever passes their way with a smile and sunshine no matter who you are or what you can give them. Little kids are often sunflowers in our... Full story
Believe it or not, the end of the growing season is rapidly approaching. Now is a good time to check your fields for the level of residue you have in them. If you find your residue levels are low and there is a large amount of bare soil observed you may need to assess how you can change your residue management to improve your residue levels. The level of residue you find in your fields directly affects how much moisture your soil is able to provide to the crop you had growing in the field....
With the position vacant less than three months, the Laramie County Library System (LCLS) Board of Trustees have selected Carey D. Hartmann as the next County Librarian. Hartmann is the first County Librarian to be appointed by the Board of Trustees in nearly 25 years. The regional search for this position turned up a number of qualified candidates, but none had the winning combination of leadership skills, understanding of the library's purpose and functions, and ability to maintain fiscal responsibility, quite like Hartmann. "From the start... Full story
