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The Albin Elementary School cafeteria was full of attendees for the Laramie County School District #2 board meeting. Chairman Mike Olson asked everyone for a moment of silence to reflect on the terrorist attacks that happened 22 years ago. There were several subjects that had several people in the community upset for the night. The first subject was about Albin Elementary School. They was a lot of concern about talks about the school closing. The first person to talk was Albin Mayor Kelly Krakow...
The Town council met on Monday at 7pm in the Town Hall. All members were present as well as Chief of Police Austin Smith After the preliminary items were discussed and voted on the topic turned to the ordinance that governs the parking of recreational vehicles on the streets. There was discussion on setting dates as to when parking was not allowed and exceptions to the ordinance. Chief of Police Austin Smith brought in an ordinance that the city of Sidney uses as a possible guide and to use as a suggestion. Everyone was in agreement that...
There will be a drone flying around the town of Burns. Burns council met on September, 11that 6:30 p.m. There were some different roles taken by the council for the meeting. Tony Shiery, Burns Town Clerk is still recovering from a shoulder injury. Councilmember Judy Johnstone had the pleasure of taking the minutes for the meeting. Mayor Jim Clark was absent which put Mayor pro tem Joseph Nicholson in the driver's seat and he conducted the meeting for the night. To start the night, there was a request for an extension on a building permit from...
Beverly Lane (Hotaling) Briggs passed away suddenly on September 3rd, 2023. She was 85 years old. She was born in Ault, Colorado in the spring of 1938. She graduated from Ault High School where she was involved with school and community activities. Before she met her husband-to-be, she attended Colorado A&M (CSU). In January of 1959, Beverly married James Clyde Briggs of Holyoke, Colorado. Throughout their years together, they lived in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Arizona. From 1977-1984, the Briggs family lived in Pine Bluffs where James...
Harold P. Briggs, age 84, of Sidney, NE passed away at UC Health Medical Center Cardiac ICU in Loveland, CO. Thursday, September 7, 2023. A Funeral Service will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, September 14, 2023 at New Heart Fellowship Church in Sidney, NE with Pastor Pete Morgan officiating. Burial will follow at the Pine Bluffs Cemetery in Pine Bluffs, WY. Services will be livestreamed on the Gehrig-Stitt Chapel Facebook page and recorded for later viewing on our website. Friends may stop a...
It’s hard to imagine not starting this month’s update with anything other than the emergency our town faced a few weeks ago. While the Town issued a statement expressing gratitude to all involved immediately following the incident, I want to add my personal thanks to law enforcement, emergency medical services, fire departments, school officials, and our residents for their prompt reaction to what could have been a very dangerous situation. Specifically, Chief Smith, Sargent Kemp and Officer Miller demonstrated that we have a police force we...
Rawlins, Wyo. – Due to a technical issue with our ePlanning site, today the Bureau of Land Management restarted the 30-day public comment period for the proposed Tallgrass Southeast CO2 Sequestration Project. If approved, Tallgrass could store carbon dioxide (CO2) in approximately 480 acres of sub-surface federal pore space in Laramie County. The comment period will now close Oct. 10, 2023. This proposal to permanently store carbon in underground rock formations will reduce atmospheric carbon. The proposal follows the June 2022 BLM policy upd...
Many people are aware of October’s Fire Prevention month, but there is also a time to honor all of our firefighters who volunteer their time, risk their own safety to fight fires in our homes, on our lands, on the highways with vehicle fires, as well as in our businesses. September is Firefighters Appreciation month, and to all the firefighters in our area: Albin Burns, Carpenter, Pine Bluffs and to our neighbors to the east - Bushnell, Nebraska a huge thank you goes out to each and everyone....
The Burns High School Ag shop was full of parents and Future Farmers of America members. This was the Burns FFA second annual Back To School event. Advisor Will Luna and the Burns FFA leadership team like to introduce the new and old members to the school year. This one was for the parents and students to learn who everyone is in the chapter. Parents and students can ask questions about programs and learn what is coming next in the school year. The members were cooking hamburgers and hot dogs...
CASPER, Wyo. (September 12, 2023) –Yellow starthistle, highly invasive weed, was discovered on private land in Natrona County in August. The Natrona County Weed and Pest District (NCWP) is currently overseeing the management and eradication of the weed. Now, the area is fenced off to keep most wildlife and all livestock out. The infestation was less than an acre, and all visible plants were pulled and removed from the area. The district estimates that between 500 and 600 pounds of the weed were...
It is always exciting to see the fire trucks at anytime for the young ones. Pine Bluffs Elementary Kinder boost and Kindergartners had the pleasure to learn about some fire safety from Laramie County Fire District #5. Fire Chief Derek Walls and Firefighter Tim Michaud had the opportunity to teach the kids about fire safety. Fire Chief Walls welcomed the kids. He asked the students about playing with matches. They said, "No." One of the kids said, "That includes not playing with lighters." Fire C...
It is so special to spend time with your grandparents. National Grandparents day is the Sunday after Labor Day. This year is was September 10th. National Grandparents day was started in 2004 at Chula Vista, California announcing a song for a day. The song was The Song For Grandma and Grandpa By Johnny Prill. The song is about the activities that grandparents and grandkids can do to show their love. This day is a great day to form a special bond with grandparents that are caring, patient, and...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets varsity football team played their second game of the season at home against the Guernsey Vikings last Friday night. In a game that could only be called "one sided" the Hornets defeated the Vikings 76-0. Giving credit to the Guernsey Vikings, they played with determination and fortitude. The Vikings only had 12 members on the roster this game but still decided to play. The Hornets had 37. The Hornets beat the Vikings 76-0. The Hornets started off unable to move the ball d...
Ryan Mohren, running back for the Hornets varsity football team was named the WyoPrep's Athlete of the week for week one of the 2023 football season. Mohren, who is one of the smallest players on the team at 5ft 7in and 160 lbs was the offensive star of the Hornets opening game against the Shoshoni Wranglers. The Wranglers were the team that the Hornets beat last year in the state championship game. Mohren had 17 carries for 207 yards and three touchdowns. Mohren had a couple of long runs that...
The Pine Bluffs Roping Club had what could be the last roping competition of the year. Two weeks ago was going to be the last but Mother Nature has been generous with her dishing out of great weather that the club was able to have another competition last Friday. Altogether, 34 ropers from across the area came out to compete. The computer put together 67 teams on the night. Cali Stewart said, "I am sad to see it come to an end. This is my down time and escape." She added that, "maybe mother...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs cross country track team traveled across the border to Kimball, Nebraska to run in the Kimball Invite. According to Coach Rousseau the temperature was warm and kept creeping up as the races continued. But despite the heat the team did very well having at least one harrier in the top 10 in each event. According to Rousseau "We are seeing a lot of growth already in the past 3 weeks and cannot wait to see what they do next." For a quick overview, the team had top 10 honors in...
The Burns Lady Broncs varsity volleyball team travelled to Big Horn to take on the mighty Lady Rams. The Rams are 12-5-1 on the season and seated #1 in the 2A northeast conference. The Lady Broncs currently have a record of 5-8 and are seated #4 in the Southeast conference. The Lady Broncs went up with a lot of confidence and determination to come home with a win. The Lady Rams though proved too much for the Lady Broncs as the Broncs fell to the Rams 0-2. Despite some really good playing by the...
The Burns Broncs Varsity Football team is having a rough start to the 2023 season. After losing their first two games the Broncs were hungry for a win. On this night the Broncs would travel to Torrington to face the Trailblazers in a conference game. Unfortunately the Trailblazers would prove to be too much for the young Broncs and they fell to the Trailblazers 0-43. According to Coach Romsa, “We had another tough week at Torrington. Torrington came out ready to play. We have a lot of work to do to prepare for Newcastle and get our first w...
The Big Horn tournament would start with the Lady Hornets facing the Big Piney Lady Punchers. The Punchers have a record of 1-6 and wanted to turn their season around with big wins at the tournament. One of the teams that stood in the way was the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets who had scores to settle from last year’s season. The Hornets dispatched the Punchers in true Hornets fashion, beating them 25-18 in the first game and 25-14 in the second. It was a solid game played by the Hornets as the team is finally starting to come together with the n...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets Junior Varsity football team traveled across the border to lock horns with the Kimball Longhorns. The Longhorns seemed more disciplined and determined than the young Hornets and were able to move the ball. The first half belonged to the Longhorns. The team was able to put up 20 points in the first half and kept the Hornets out of the endzone. At the half coach Anderson expressed that he was unhappy with their performance. He emphasized the need for the basics, tackling, blocking, moving the ball and executing. He said,...
Last Thursday the Lady Hornets varsity volleyball team buzzed their way up to Lusk to face the Niobrara County Lady Tigers in an in-conference match. The Hornets, under the direction of new head coach Travis Werner are finally starting to execute the new program started by Coach Werner with precision and accuracy. The girls are learning to trust their teammates and show discipline on the court. It showed in their 3-0 win over the Tigers. This would be a practice match of the Big Horn tournament that they would be competing in over the next...
The boy can not sit still. Trigg Sedman lives in the Carpenter area and goes to Carpenter Elementary School. His family has been in the community raising beef. The Sedman name is always helping in the community. His mother and father have a food truck called Wally's Wood Fired Pizza. Sedman helps as much as he can. This year he decided to enter in the open class. Sedman built a moving table made out of pallets. He said, "It only took a day." Sedman entered into the woodworks/ Metal/ Lapidary...
The stands were full of people and the animals were prepped for the day. At the end of the of the county fair the 4-H kids had an opportunity to sell their animals. There were over 67 animals sold in this part of Laramie County which includes Albin, Pine Bluffs, Carpenter, Burns, and Hillsdale. The 4-H members went in to the stands introducing themselves. They told buyers about their animals and in what lot they would be selling their animal. The members were polite and excited to tell anyone...
