Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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There were not a lot of big issues on Monday's Laramie County School District 2 Board agenda, but there were a lot of small ones that necessitated discussion. Superintendent Jon Abrams stated that he intends to create a 'pool' of para professionals for the school district. The individuals who apply will be required to fill out the normal application, will be interviewed to determine their suitability, and then approved by the Board. The only difference with past hiring practices is that the...
Lynda C. Wasielewski, 61, of Bushnell, died at her home in Bushnell on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2015. Cremation has been held and there will be no services at this time. There will be a private burial held at a later date. Friends may visit www.cantrellfh.com to view Lynda's Tribute Wall and leave condolences and stories for the family. Memorials may be given in care of the family to contribute to carrying on Lynda's love of animals. The services for Lynda have been entrusted to the Cantrell Funeral... Full story
When I told my kids that I was going to write a column about their 24/7 workweeks, they looked at me like I was a Neanderthal. Most of them have been available by text, email, Facebook, Twitter, Messenger, cell or other means 24/7 from their bosses or colleagues for as long as they can remember. So why write about it now? Maybe it was because both Nancy and I recently attended our 50-year high school reunions and found most every one of these 68-year old people retired or is headed that way. I...
Clarence and Vicky Steege of Burns announce the engagement of their daughter Amber Elaine Steege to Jon Fredrik Liljedahl, son of Gerald and Sylvia Liljedahl of Kimberling City, Mo. The bride-to-be graduated in 1996 from Burns High School, and then in May 200 from Concordia University in Seward, Ne., with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. She works for the Bank of Oklahoma Financial in Tulsa, Ok., as a vice-president of mortgage credit risk analysis management. The... 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
An open house celebrating Virginia Johnston's 95th birthday will take place Sunday, Sept. 27, from 2 – 4 p.m., at the home of Donald and Rita Johnston, 42020 CR 108, Grover. Virginia was born Sept. 30, 1920 in Greeley, to Marvin and Edith Buckendorf. Her family moved to the Sligo/Grover area when she was one year old. She married Wilbur Johnston on March 12, 1938, and together they owned and operated the 11M Ranch south of Grover, until Wilbur's death in 2004. Virginia was a member of the Sligo "Wide Awake Club" and Coleman Community A... Full story
What a beautiful day to run. Seventy-three degrees is much more enjoyable than 97 degrees, like last week in Gering. Our athletes times showed that difference too. Almost every athlete had a personal best! It also pays off that we are in week five of the season and the miles are getting easier and easier to manage. The high school boys took advantage of the cool weather. All but one athlete had a personal best time. Jorge Garcia finished "the cycle", earning first place this year. In his high...
The Panhandle Senior Ladies Golf Association held their latest outing at Four Winds Golf Course in Kimball. Winning first place and securing two birdies and one eagle was the team of Shelly Neinhueser, Deanna Funk, Shirley Crossman and Vickie Nemnich. Second place with two birdies went to the team of Terry Grosz, Londa Maron, Joy Eberhardt and Terry Korell. Lynn Schukei, Dee Vogel, Jane Holechek and Jeannette Fitzgerald took third place and scored one birdie. Finishing 4th, and scoring two birdies, was the team of Connie Booth, Daria Faden,...
The Burns Lady Broncs traveled north, last week, to compete in the Big Horn Tournament at Big Horn schools. Facing off against teams from all over the states, Burns won four of the 10 games they participated in. Day one saw the Lady Broncs squaring off against Thermopolis. Burns won the first game handily, 25-14. The second game saw the Lady Broncs fighting to hold on. Every time the Lady Broncs were able to tie the score, Thermopolis would break away. Thermopolis finished the second game with...
Hoping to ride the momentum of their victory last week, the Pine Bluffs Hornets hosted Lingle Ft. Laramie in their home opener on Friday. Despite scoring 20 points in the fourth quarter, the Hornets were unable to to topple the visiting team, falling 35-27. Of the team’s performance, coach Will Gray said, “I thought we played a very physical game. We gave up too many big plays, but the kids competed and gave us everything they had.” Lingle-Ft. Laramie scored in the first quarter with 3:28 left on the clock. It was followed with another score...
icked off on Friday, Sept. 11. Making the trek from Pine Bluffs, the Lady Hornets took on several teams from across the state winning their pool on Friday. According to coach Chris Nusbaum, games on Friday were pool play. Nusbaum said the Lady Hornets won their pool on tie breakers. The Lady Hornets opened their pool play against Wind River and ended up splitting the games 1-1. 17-25, 26-24. Against Rocky Mountain, the Lady Hornets swept, 25-14, 25-13. They followed the win against Rocky Mountain by splitting against Sundance, 20-25, 25-20....
A road trip up to Newcastle leave the Burns Broncs still searching for their first win of the season. Burns was able to get one touchdown in a 56-7 routing by the Dogies. Newcastle scored all of their points unanswered until late in the fourth quarter. Danny Jensen was able to break away for a 66-yard touchdown run. Newcastle scored 22 points in the first quarter off of runs by Ethan Schuessler, Cameron Quigley, and Triston Roberson. Scoring in the second saw Schuessler with two more rushing TDs...
