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Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Laramie County Senior Services Advisory Board President Jim Clark, and board member Kari Clark, have resigned after Senior Services Director Erin LeBlanc and Cheyenne Housing Authority Executive Director Greg Hancock failed to reach an agreement for a new senior nutrition program for the town of Burns, leaving the seniors of Burns without a government funded meal facility. "With what happened out here, I just didn't want to be associated with them anymore," said Jim Clark, who is also the mayor...
Construction began last week in preparation for a new mural on the back side of the library, completing the background section for Larry Silvey's Pine Bluffs Veterans Memorial and Community Plaza project which he undertook nearly three years ago in an effort to beautify downtown Pine Bluffs and honor America's service members. The new mural will be called "Tribute to America's Fallen Heroes" and will feature scenes from Arlington National Cemetery, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the raising...
Pine Bluffs Distilling held its second annual corgi derby on Saturday, Sept. 5 as a fundraiser for the Cheyenne Animal Shelter. "We care for about 6000 animals a year," said Sue Castaneda, Cheyenne Animal Shelter CEO. "This fundraiser will help fund a spay day in September. All animals that come from us are spayed or neutered, but his will help to keep costs low for people who bring in outside animals." The races consisted of multiple corgi rounds and a final mutt round. Dog owners would occupy...
Harvest is here and I'm running late. That seems to be the norm anymore. My entire life I've made a point to be on time and now I always seem to be late for everything. Is that the real benefit of being retired? Never enough time to get everything done? Linda got me a small nameplate for my desk last Christmas. It says, "I'm not retired, I'm a professional Grandpa." True enough, but I can't blame me staying behind schedule on being Grandpa. I really do have more to do than I did before I...
BILLINGS, Mont., Sept. 4, 2020 — USDA’s Risk Management Agency (RMA) reminds producers of fall-planted crops in Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wyoming to apply for crop insurance coverage for the 2021 crop year before the September 30 sales closing date. Current policyholders who wish to make changes to their existing coverage also have until the September 30 sales closing date to do so. The September 30 sales closing date applies to the following crops and states: • Fall Planted Wheat with Winter Coverage - Montana, South Dakot...
We are going into our third week, and knock on wood things seem to be going smooth. The students are adjusting to the newness of all the changes, and we all seem to be hitting our stride. A couple of quick hitters for the week ahead that came out of last week's action. All we have for home games this week is JHVB vs Burns on Thursday in the big gym, and C team VB in the elem on Thursday. There is no need to call to get on the guest list for JH or sub varsity events. You simply need to sign up at the door. Due to the fact the elem gym has...
The American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) is a community of volunteers serving veterans, military, and their families. Our members also support the mission of The American Legion in improving the quality of life for our nation's veterans. Proud sponsor of ALA Girls Nation, National Poppy Day® and recognized for advocating for veterans on Capitol Hill, the more than 600,000 ALA members across the country volunteer millions of hours annually and raise millions of dollars in service to veterans,...
Staci Merideth, her two children, and other homeschoolers and community members will be holding their second annual science fair in Pine Bluffs in January 2021, with Merideth noting an increased interest across all their activities during COVID-19 restrictions. “If everything goes as planned, we’ll set it up the projects in the library again,” said Merideth, whose been home schooling her children for almost 7 years. “It’s different now, our public meeting places are limited, but we’ve also had more interest in our activities throughout...
Pine Bluffs – A Pine Bluffs family is in the process of getting new floors for their home thanks to a $4,071.12 check coming from the Unclaimed Property Division of the Wyoming State Treasurer's Office. Charles Radcliffe said he received a letter in mid-August letting him know that the State of Wyoming was holding an unspecified amount of money for him and his wife, Jo Ellen, to claim. Although he was a little suspicious at first, the Radcliffes reached out to the Treasurer's Office to verify a...
CHEYENNE: Laramie County Library System was awarded the Public Library Association and Microsoft Corporation’s “Public WiFi Access Micro Grant.” The grant was created to provide libraries in rural localities with the needed hardware to expand WiFi access on or near library grounds. Laramie County Library System’s IT team recently installed the new hotspots in both the Burns and Pine Bluffs branches. The WiFi access at the Burns Branch Library now extends into the park across the street, while WiFi access at the Pine Bluffs Branch Library...
Pine Bluffs beat Riverside 16-6 for their first game of the season on Friday, Sept. 4. "I thought we played well for the first time out," said Will Gray, head coach. "We left several scoring opportunities out there and had some missed assignments upfront, but we will get those fixed." The Hornets had 95 rushing yards and 186 passing yards. #11 Andrew Loya rushed 11 times for 65 yards and had one touchdown, #19 Isiah Schultz rushed 9 for 27 yards, #12 Stu Lerwick rushed 8 for 3 yards, and #7...
Pine Bluffs/Burns Cross Country hosted its inaugural meet in Burns on Friday, Sept. 4 after almost 16 years. The varsity girls race consisted of 21 runners with Pine Bluffs/Burns running a full team. Emma Gonzalez finished in first place, Layne Burnett second, Jordan Griess sixth, Shelby Thurin 12th, and Mianna Siebert 13th. "I am excited to see our ladies run as a team and work together," said Ashley Rousseau, Pine Bluffs Coach. Gonzalez and Burnett cut roughly two minutes from last week's...
Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets Volleyball hosted Lingle and Burns last week, losing to both, but making tremendous improvements, said Wynema Engstrom, head coach. Pine Bluffs played Lingle on Thursday, Sept. 3, bringing it down to a fifth game. The scores were 22-25, 18-25, 25-14, 25-13, and 9-15. Jaden Shelit had 8 digs, 2 ace serves, 10 kills, and 3 stuff blocks. Alli Borgman had 7 kills, 4 ace serves, and 2 stuff blocks. Johnna Fornstrom had 6 kills and 1 stuff block. Andrea Reifschneider set the b...
