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The instruments were warmed up and the drums were ready for a beat. The Pine Bluffs Band when to Band Day at the University of Wyoming football game. There were over 1,000 kids throughout of state of Wyoming participating at half time at the Wyoming Football home game. Over 22,000 people attended the game and cheered the bands on and on a really good "NOTE" (no pun intended)Wyoming won that day against the University of Northern Colorado from Greeley, Colorado. The score was 33-10. The bands...
There are some concerns about trees in town. The Burns Town Council met on September 26th at 5:30 p.m. For new business The Hughes Therapy lease is being renewed and they will be leasing another room. They business is doing good and the Hughes’ would like to add on. Hughes will be painting the new room. The council approved. Mayor Jim Clark reported that he is concerned about a dead tree in the park on main street. Casey McNamar from town maintenance had a quote on a boom truck to do the work. He will be removing the dead tree in the park. C...
The skies were filled with flying objects, all of the identified. The sixth annual Kite Festival was up on the bluffs of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. Kites were invented in Asia around 9500-9000 B.C. Benjamin Franklin did an experiment with a kite in 1752. Kites have been used for example to start flying. Kites can made simply with two sticks and material covering the sticks with string tied to it. But now there are kites kits and a huge multitude of different designs. Some kite are designed to be...
Marlene Kay Weed (Christensen), age 62, was born July 29, 1960 at the Kimball County Hospital in Kimball, Nebraska to Lloyd and Gwen Christensen. She lived in the Bushnell area and attended Bushnell High School where she graduated as class Valedictorian in 1978. She attended Doane College (University) in Crete Nebraska where she was a member of Cardinal Key, Omega Psi Theta sorority, the Doane Players Theatre design team, and was crowned "Duchess of Doane" at the 1981 Homecoming Game. Marlene...
Cheyenne, WY – The first 2022 human case of West Nile Virus in Laramie County has been reported in the Cheyenne area. Precautions should be taken across Cheyenne and throughout Laramie County. Moisture and warm weather provide ideal conditions for mosquitos to multiply, feed from infected birds and transmit West Nile Virus to humans and other animals. As everyone continues to enjoy the weather and outdoor activities, protect yourself and your family from mosquitos by practicing the 5Ds: DUSK & DAWN-Stay indoors when mosquitoes are more a...
It was a beautiful day for "Walk for a Cause." Jason Hanner started his 'Walk' across Nebraska on Friday September 23rd. This venture is for awareness of Veterans with mental issues and suicide prevention. His sister, brother-in-law, and friends arrived at the state line at the edge of Pine Bluffs at 8:30 a.m. The Bushnell Fire Department came up to follow them to Lake Oliver between Bushnell and Kimball. From there the Kimball Fire Department took over and will be following him into Kimball....
The kids were gathered on the lawn at the Crossroads Community Church in Pine Bluffs on Sept. 7th at 6:00 p.m. where the youth group had their first fall meeting. The Crossroads board members served hamburgers, beans, and chips. Then for dessert the kids were treated to brownies and ice cream. After dinner the kids' teamed up into pairs to have a corn hole tournament. There were at least 24 kids at the youth group. They learned to communicate with each other and to get to know everyone. At the e...
Douglas "Doug" Ray Uhrig was born in Hettinger, North Dakota to Elton and Agnes Uhrig in the cold of winter - February 1953. He grew up in Lead, South Dakota. He was active in sports in high school and was one of the captains of the Diggers at Lead High School Uhrig graduated in 1971. Having come from a strong family history of military service; a Great-Grandpa in the Civil War and a Grandpa in WWI. Doug's Dad, 4 of his brothers along with 2 of his Mother's brothers served in WWII. Doug, 2 of...
I hope the drought we've been in for the past year has brought the importance of water and water conservation to the forefront of everyone's mind. I know farmers and ranchers are reeling from the impact it's had on them. Short pastures, or no pasture, wheat that didn't fill out, ponds that have dried up and less water for irrigation have all contributed to the added hardships they've endured that haven't reached the rest of us yet. But it will. Those hardships will cause livestock herds to be...
The Burns FFA Chapter recently competed in the LCCC Rendezvous Days Livestock and Horse Judging competition held at the LCCC Arena Sept 26th, 2022. The competition was fierce with Junior High and High School teams coming from across the State to get in an early practice competition early in the school year. The Burns FFA Chapter had an outstanding showing in both the Junior High and High School divisions. The Burns Junior High came away with the 3rd Place trophy overall, 2nd in Swine, 2nd In...
The motorcycles were lined up at the Knotty Pine Saloon. Every year they honor their fellow firefighters lost on 9/11. The Red Knights have 38 members who work as firefighters, linemen and other jobs. This year they started out in Kimball, Nebraska with 50 riders. At the end, they had up to 62 riders. This is a poker run so you get a card at every stop. At the end you try to have the best poker hand. The riders have five stops. The first stop was at the Knotty Pine Saloon in Pine Bluffs,...
The Burns Broncs varsity football team is on a winning roll winning their second game in a row against the Upton/Sundance Patriots. The game was the Broncs homecoming and senior night so there was a lot of expectations. The Broncs did not disappoint but according to coach Romsa "it was a sloppy game". They will have next week to practice and tighten up some of the problem areas before their matchup against the Herders next Friday. The Broncs started off slowly. After kicking off to the Patriots...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets Varsity football team continued their race for the state championship last Friday with a battle against the Moorcroft Wolves. The battle was one sided as the Hornets dominated the Wolves as they have with their last three opponents. The Hornets offense was on target and relentless. Their defense was tight and brutal as they held their opponents to only eight points the entire game. The Hornets scored four times through the air and three on the ground. In the first...
Pine Bluffs/Burns cross country track team traveled to Saratoga, Wyoming to compete in the Shana Ward Memorial 2022. On Friday, September 23rd the track team raced against 15 other schools in a meet that was flooded with confusing information and missed timings. According to Coach Rousseau,” We had an adventurous hiccup—although mine wasn’t as big a mistake as another team was. Our times were messed up on the itinerary—I used times from online and they used times from an email–these times were changed to when the Varsity meets were racing. O...
The Burns Lady Broncs Volleyball team had a homecoming game against Lingle last Friday. In a best of 5 match the Broncs were able to beat the Doggers in four games winning the match 3-1. Coach Mckinney said this about the game. "We played Lingle at home for homecoming - did not start out the game great and could never get into flow - however, the girls put enough good things together, that we were able to win." In a very close game to start with the Lady Broncs looked ok but a little sloppy....
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets volleyball team had a rough outing last weekend as they traveled to Mitchell, Nebraska to compete in the Mitchell Invitational Tournament. The team had high hopes of getting on a winning streak again but this was not the weekend to start. The Lady Hornets played three matches and lost all three. It was a sad moment for the Lady Hornets but they remain strong and positive as they look forward to their next match. In the first game the Lady Hornets faced the Southeast Lady Cyclones. The Cyclones are sitting at 9-5...
In a game that has become the Fight across the Freeway the Burns Broncs JV football team and the Pine Bluffs Hornets JV football team squared off on the field for a Tuesday afternoon game. The Broncs wanted to show their heart and beat the Hornets. The Hornets were looking for another win and a good battle to test their heart. It was an up and down battle all the way to the fourth quarter. Coach Nick Yelton commented on the game. "We started off slowly. We just were not running on all cylinders....
The main street in Burns, Wyoming was lined with people waiting for the homecoming parade. All the elementary students from Burns and Carpenter were bussed in for the parade. Leading the parade was Barry Ward with the the Burns flag on a riding lawn mower. All the kids were excited to see the players and runners in the parade. First was the cross-country harriers with their bus following behind. Throughout the parade were the different classes, freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors on their...