Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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In a vote of 3 to 2, after putting the decision off until Councilman Mark Fornstrom could be in attendance at Monday night's meeting, the full council decided not to accept the only proposal it had received with regard to privatization of the Town's daycare center. The owner of the single private daycare service in Pine Bluffs, Kyla of Little Learners Daycare, had submitted the proposal in response to an advertised request for the same made by the Town of Pine Bluffs in August. The request was...
Jimmy Orr and Jon Downing of Cheyenne; Bill Novotny Buffalo; Jim Willox, Douglas; Rosie Berger Sheridan; Phil Nicholas, Noah Novogrodsky and Baend Buus, Laramie; Bill Cubin, Casper; John Brown and Kevin Roberts, Lander; and Brad Bonner of Powell are just a few of the names of possible future Wyoming political leaders that arrived at my desk when I asked my network of friends this question: “Over the next 20 years, who are some of the folks in your area that you think might consider running f...
A funeral service for James W. Adams, 85, was held Wednesday, Sept. 9, at the Gorman Funeral Homes – Platte Chapel in Wheatland, with Pastor Jim Welch of the Wheatland United Methodist Church officiating. Interment was in the Wheatland Cemetery with military honors accorded by Laramie Peak VFW Post #3358, Ora Call American Legion Post #10 and Wyoming Army National Guard Military Funeral Honors. James passed away Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, at the Platte County Memorial Nursing Home in Wheatland. J... Full story
Robert M. Richmond, 71, passed away at his home in Pine Bluffs on August 30, 2015. He was born in Cheyenne on July 30, 1944 to Merle and Edna Richmond. Raised in Pine Bluffs, he began working for LuVerne Gade in 1966 at the Frontier Truck Stop, and continued working there throughout its many name changes and ownerships, the last being the Sinclair Truck Stop. He married Barbara McCarver on Sept. 22, 1969, moving to Loveland, Co., in 1971. He returned to Pine Bluffs in 1980, and resumed working at the Husky. He is survived by his former spouse,... Full story
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
He's been on the job almost three months, but arrived in Pine Bluffs long before July 1 in order to get acquainted with the town and Laramie County School District 2. His name is Jon Abrams, and he replaced Jack Cozort, who retired at the end of the fiscal year, June 30. Abrams, who came to Pine Bluffs after working in the Star Valley School District in Afton for 10 years, says he has never received as warm a welcome as he has since he has been in town. The new superintendent, who is always on...
It has been a long time coming, but the Pine Bluffs Hornets opened their season on a positive note against their biggest rival with a convincing 49-18 victory over the Burns Broncs (0-1) on the road Friday evening. The Hornets compiled 477 yards of total offense to 178 yards for the Broncs. Pine Bluffs benefitted from a strong performance by running back Ruger Lewis, who amassed 173 rushing yards on 18 carries. Isiah Montanes picked up 69 yards on 10 carries. Pine Bluffs quarterback, Haize...
The Pawnee Coyote football team traveled to Briggsdale to play the Falcons and came home victorious winning 48-28. Senior Luke Duggan led the Pawnee scoring effort with six touchdowns. Zach Hastings, Bryce Schnug, and Drew Ellis each had one. Duggan totaled 242 yards on the ground, Trent Holzworth had 72. Leading the Coyotes in receiving yards was Ellis with 57. He was followed by schnug with 37. “Obviously, it was good to get the win but we definitely have a lot to work on,” coach Doug Miller stated. “Overall our tackling was not very good...
After dropping the first two games to the Burns Lady Broncs 23-25, 23-25, the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets pulled out the match win Friday night at home. Analyzing the game, coach Chris Nusbaum was able to nail down the troubles with the first two games. “We got off to a very slow start and our lack of communication was an issue,” said the coach. The Lady Hornets were able to correct the problem though as they knocked down the next three games 25-16, 25-16, 21-19 for the match win. “I was very proud of the way the girls fought back and didn't back...
After starting out strong against the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets, the Lady Broncs couldn’t maintain the pace on Friday as they lost on the road, 26-23, 25-23, 16-25, 16-25, 19-21 “We had two tough games of back and forth volleyball!” said coach Christina Patterson. “We fell short and will learn from our mistakes,” she said. Ind. stats against Pine Bluffs Jessica Malm- 7 kills, 30 digs Katie Norris- 7 kills, 21 digs Rachel Kelly - 4 kills Skylar Trembath- 10 assists Willow Martin- 7 assists, 14 digs On Thursday, Sept. 3, the Lady Broncs were at h...
The Pawnee Coyotes hosted Merino Thursday, Sept. 3, for a non-league game, and lost in three matches against 26 players. On Friday, Sept. 4, they traveled to Briggsdale, and had only five girls playing against 17 on the Falcon team. They scored 18 points during one game, but could not hold the lead, and lost the three matches. Lady Coyotes who took part during the two-day game spree were seniors Amy Probst and Cynthia Ash; junior Brook Mercer; sophomores Jaycie Hahn, Rhiannon Mowery, Malauriane...
The 42nd annual Ed Dulaney Canoe Derby will be held Sept. 11 thru 13 at the Bridgeport State Recreation Area. Founded in 1974 by the late Ed Dulaney, a scoutmaster from Gering, Ne., the derby is now one of the longest running scouting events of its kind in the nation. The derby involves Boy Scouts, Weblos and Cub Scouts from Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado. John Zerck, a scoutmaster from Alliance, Ne., will serve as chairman, assisted by Dick Ross of Gering. Novice and advanced level teams will compete in a canoeing obstacle course Saturday... Full story
The Golden Prairie Church, north of Burns, is planning a special service Sunday, Sept. 20, along with singing, fellowship and a message from Pastor Jeff, worship time include a time of praryer, dedication and celebration for Pastor Jeff Giles, and his wife Pam, as we commission Jeff to serve as pastor of Golden Prairie Church. The worship time will begin at 10:55 a.m., and will conclude at approximately 12:55 p.m. A carry-in fellowship dinner will follow the worship time. Please come and meet Pastor Jeff and Pam.... Full story
The votes are in and it’s time to celebrate Cheyenne Frontier Days Hall of Fame Class of 2015 Inductees The induction ceremony will take place Friday, Sept. 11, at 5 p.m. at the Holiday Inn and includes appetizers, dinner and the Induction Ceremony. For tickets call (307) 778-7290 or go online at www.oldwestmuseum.org to make reservations. Class of 2015 inductees are Ty Murray, Bobby Romer, Reva Gray, Dr. Norman Swanson, Spiro ‘Sam’ Contos, Kay Jessen and the W.E. Dinneen Family. The Cheyenne Frontier Days™ Hall of Fame showcases individuals, l... Full story
Good morning! I hope you all had a fantastic Labor Day, the last summer bash. Fall is surely in the air. The cooler air is wonderful, early in the morning and later in the evening. Still mowing the lawn and lovin' it. I'm sure you all know by now that the tourist attraction in Custer, The Flintstones after 50 years of entertaining us all, has forever closed. When we lived in Gillette a friend of mine and I used to gather up six kids between the two of us and head to Custer like we go to the zoo...
Everyday, each of us labor over something. Some with physical jobs in the sun. Some in tractors plowing, cultivating and harvesting goods for all of us. Some watering and feeding cattle, pigs, chickens and lambs so we can eat. Some sit in an office and invent, cure, design and build better ways for us to live. Some wake up little humans, feed them and send them out the door to learn to contribute to society. Some teach those little humans how to contribute. Whatever your labors are, we thank you...
This week at the Hereford Community Church Karel Smock celebrated her birthday. The congregation extends their congratulations to the Reifschneider family for the birth of their new baby girl, Zoe. For the special Karel Smock read The Train of Life. The sermon topic was The Banquet. Next week the sermon topic will be Life in the Future. If you have any news you would like to share you can contact me at 970-895-2433 or email [email protected]....
I had a nice visit with Dr. Dwayne Beck the other day. Many of you are familiar with Dr. Beck as he has been a pioneer in no-till crop production in the High Plains. Dr. Beck manages the Dakota Lakes Research Farm near Pierre, South Dakota and will be celebrating their 25th year of operation at this farm in September. Dr. Beck has spoken at numerous no-till field days and winter conferences around the region including our own Panhandle No-till Partnership's winter conference. You'll be happy to...
1 Years Ago September 16, 1915 Failed to Secure State Certificate, J. F. Rose Gives up School Professor J. Frank Rose who had been employed as principal in Pine Bluffs school gave up his position last Friday as he failed to secure a State Certificate which is required for high school work. Mr. Rose who lived at Baggs, Wyoming, was called by wire to come and take charge of the school here. He accepted the position, thinking of course, he could fill the requirements as he held good papers from an other state and had taught a successful term as...
Every year as hunting seasons get underway, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s offices receive numerous questions about various game laws and what hunters can and cannot do while in the field. Some of the questions come from new residents who are not familiar with Wyoming law and how Wyoming laws may differ from other states. Most Wyoming laws are a matter of common sense, but there are some laws and regulations that are violated more frequently than others. The following is a list of five common violations that crop up every hunting s... Full story
Hunters now have an extra month to purchase preference points with the recent change of the preference point deadline from Sept. 30 to Oct. 31. The preference point deadline will be even longer this year – to Nov. 2 since Oct. 31 is on a weekend. When application deadlines fall on a weekend or holiday, the deadline is extended to the next business day. Preference points are available for qualifying big game hunters who did not apply for a moose or bighorn sheep license this year and non-resident elk, deer and antelope hunters who did not apply... Full story
For hunters looking for additional places to hunt this year, the 2015 Walk-in Hunting Atlas is now available on the Wyoming Game and Fish and Department’s website at https://wgfoapps.wyo.gov/plpwhmprogram/frmWalkinHuntingHome.aspx. The online atlas features hundreds of walk-in areas where hunters can access private lands for a variety of species. The Walk-in program has been responsible for providing more than a million acres of access to hunters annually. It is part of the overall Private Lands Public Wildlife program and is partly funded b... Full story