Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Circle S Aviation helps farmers keep their crops in the best conditions, especially during harvest season. Whenever farmers notice a problem in their crops, whether its weeds or pests, they'll notify Circle S to spray their crops. Steve Peiffer, owner, operator and Chief Pilot of Circle S Aviation, said a Cessna 188 aircraft is used to spray wheat, corn and sunflowers. "We're promoting general crop health in the area," Peiffer said. Wheat is being sprayed to kill weeds. Even though weeds are a p...
A couple new to Pine Bluffs attended the Pine Bluffs Town Meeting Monday night. Victor and Kellie Kashian attended the town meeting to receive an approval for building permits. Kellie Kashian said she and her husband are from north California and searched throughout Wyoming to find a place to retire. Kellie said when they visited Pine Bluffs, they fell in love and she felt as if she fit right in. The Kashians have lived in town for two weeks now and their new home is a bit of a fixer upper. Darren Rudloff was also at the meeting to inform the...
What a difference a week can make. Last week at this time I was handling advertising for the Sidney Sun-Telegraph. I was dreading sending my youngest daughter off to college. Kylie only being 17 years old and heading off to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln had us all a little worried. My daughter is the queen of waiting until the last-minute. On Friday night she finally started packing. I don't think it was real for either of us until she started loading the car. I couldn't help think what...
Miss Sierra Jo Deselms, 19, of Burns passed away tragically on Thursday, July 31, 2014. Miss Deslems was born May 16, 1995, in Cheyenne, a daughter of Joseph Dean and Suzanne (Nussbaum) Deselms. Sierra graduated from Burns High School, Class of 2013. She was presently attending LCCC's diesel mechanics program. Sierra is survived by her loving parents, Joseph and Suzanne Deselms of Burns; her sister, Kayla Deselms of Burns; her paternal grandmother, Norma Deselms of Burns; her maternal...
Memorial services for Barbara Hix, age 60 of Gillette was held on Thursday, August 14, 2014 at 2 p.m., at New Life Wesleyan Church, Pastor Randall Weinzierl officiating. Barbara Rae Hix, of Gillette, passed away peacefully on August 8th, 2014 at the Close to Home Hospice House after an arduous and courageous battle with ovarian cancer. She was 60 years young. Barb was born in Sidney, Neb., on May 16, 1954 to John and Geraldine Lang of Pine Bluffs. She was the fourth of eleven children. She...
Eldon O. Sandberg, 75, of Cheyenne died August 17, 2014 at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. He was born June 28, 1939 on the family farm north of Burns to Earnest and Eunice Sandberg. He married Nancy Miller on June 10, 1962 at Golden Prairie Baptist Church where they continued as life-long members. He was a rancher and farmer. He is survived by his wife of 52 years; children, Denise Kelsey of Cheyenne, Brenda Xidis of Valparaiso, IN, Curtis Sandberg of Berea, KY and Scott Mathis of Torrington, WY, who became part of the family in 1979; 12...
Claryce Helen Hopka was born October 8, 1932 to Paul and Chleo Hopka in a farm house in Pine Bluffs. She was the 3rd of 5 living children and they nicknamed her "Sis" at an early age. She loved helping her dad on the farm and preferred that to working inside the house, but being the oldest girl, she couldn't always forsake her household chores to be outside, much to her dismay. After graduating second in her class from Pine Bluffs High School in 1950, she promptly moved into the Cheyenne YWCA...
Vivian M. Willoughby, 98, of Cheyenne, died at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center on Sunday, August 10, 2014. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Virgil Johnson officiating. Burial will be in the Potter Cemetery. Friends were able to call the funeral home on Tuesday from 1:00 until 6:00 p.m. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the obituary and leave condolences for the family. Memorials may be...
Designers and architects who are working on the new Pine Bluffs Elementary School invited the public to a community meeting to discuss ideas and comments Friday in the Pine Bluffs Elementary Multi-purpose Room. Tobin and Associates architects are working on the new Pine Bluffs Elementary School. One of the first steps in the project is determining the design and structure, as well as, the important details the old school did or did not have. The architects gathered the community for their opinions on the old and new school. The audience...
CHEYENNE – In July, the Wyoming Legislature’s Joint Education Committee launched a Webpage dedicated to providing citizens with a public comment tool related to the Committee’s ongoing study of the governance and administration of public education in Wyoming. The deadline for the public to complete the survey has been extended through Aug. 22. A link titled “Education Governance Study” is prominently displayed on the Legislature’s homepage at www.wyoleg.gov. This survey provides an outlet for citizens to participate in the study by answering a...
Cheyenne Frontier Days has scheduled tryouts for the 2015 Dandies, an equestrian drill team that serves as goodwill ambassadors for the annual event. The tryouts will take place Saturday, August 23 at 1:00 p.m. in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Arena at Frontier Park. Tryouts are open to all Laramie County young ladies who are in grades 9 – 12. Tryouts consist of horsemanship skills and an interview. Each young lady trying out to be a Dandy must provide and care for her own horse. Applicants must be at the park and ready to go by 12:30 p.m. For m...
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Ozzy Michelson read a letter he had written to his grandfather who is in heaven and also the letter he had received in response. The sermon topic was “Afflicting the Comfortable.” The scripture was from Jeremiah Chapter 2. A young King Josiah knows that the country of Israel has sinned against the Lord and he wants to clean up the country. Pastor Opdycke compared our country with the country of Israel at that time. We need to heed the...
Farmers were welcomed to view and discuss results from different wheat produced throughout Goshen county, Laramie county, Platte county, Nebraska, Montana and Colorado Thursday in Albin. This meeting was to help wheat growers and seed growers review grain yield, percent of moisture, bushel weight, plant height, heading dates and yield as a percentage of means for different types of wheat in different locations. This helps farmers with future harvest. Seed growers benefit from this information by seeing which seeds are more likely to be bought...
The Pine Bluffs Senior Center celebrated another month of birthdays with help from the Pine Bluffs Day Care. The Senior Center has a birthday party on the second Wednesday of each month to celebrate that month's birthdays. The birthday party includes a lunch and a fun activity. On Wednesday, Aug. 13, the kids from the day care were the birthday party's entertainment. About 23 kids sang songs and gave hand-painted gifts to the seniors. Birthdays being celebrated this month include: Dale Bowman,...
Good morning! and another hot one is in the forecast. Wow, August is coming through true to form. The hot weather is supposed to drop about 20 degrees next week and we will probably all be too cool! Maybe the snakes will take off, I doubt it though. More than likely they will be hiding in corners trying to stay warm or lying in the sun for the same reason. We had three here one day last week, and I have lost count of the total. One thing I know for sure is that we have had more rattlers than...
Burns High School fall sports and school pictures will be taken Thursday, August 28th at 8:00am Upcoming Burns High School sporting events on Friday, August 29th include volleyball at Lingle and cross country at Casper Mountain. Saturday, August 30th the football teams will be in Lusk. Come out and support the local teams! Stop in the library and check out books and movies to celebrate The Wizard of Oz. Why? Because on August 25 1939, The Wizard of Oz, movie opened in theaters around the United States. Based on the children’s novel by L. F...
The village board meeting was held Wednesday, August 13. It was a fairly short meeting, with several items being tabled until next month or later. Jennifer Ivy has decided to wait until 2015 to pursue her kennel license. Dwayne Brackeen brought up traffic issues on 2nd Street. The board agreed to try placing stop signs in that neighborhood to see if that will help slow down cars. The board wanted to let everyone know that there is a Tularemia (also known as rabbit fever) outbreak in Colorado....
1 years ago August 21, 1914 A great many State legislatures have given consideration to bills taxing bachelors and many convincing arguments have been presented why men who escape matrimony should pay a penalty, but why not tag them as a more painless and effective method of extermination? If the bachelors were tagged the widows could easily find them and Cupid would do the rest. The bachelor is naturally timid, but under the encouraging influences of a merry widow he can easily be led to the alter, for there is no more helpless craft afloat...
Last Friday I was invited to Alton Lerwick’s farm. Alton works with his sons, Grant, and Dean on their no till crop production farm and ranch. They integrate cattle into their farming operation with the use of forage crops as part of their cropping rotation. Alton and I share a similar educational background having both graduated from the University of Nebraska with degrees in Agronomy. Alton had invited Dr. Gary Peterson to tour his farm. Dr. Peterson taught Alton and I soil science classes a...