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Homecoming is about the former students coming home to visit, the current seniors being honored and maybe a little about the hero athletes conquering a win against the enemy. Both teams were lifted to a win from the pep rally given by the school and the fans in the stands. The pep rally brought back a time honored tradition. After Emily Ellis welcomed everyone, and athletic director Kathy Adams announced the senior class won the hallway decoration contest with their Batman front hall decor, the... Full story
Alice Theobald and Lynda Sanders want people to know that Pine Bluffs is striving to be the “friendliest little community in the area,” and have started the Welcome Wagon to prove it. The concept began many years ago when the Pine Bluffs Area Chamber of Commerce began welcoming new residents with a list of businesses in the community and greeted them with friendship and warmth. But after the group dissolved, so did the program. “We just want to help our newcomers with information about our t...
From land and from the air, the outline of Devils Tower can be seen from a long way off. In the early 1980s, I owned a newspaper in Spearfish, S. D., and flew a private plane across Wyoming taking care of business there. Even though it was slightly off course, I always tried to fly directly over Devils Tower. It is tucked away in the Black Hills of Wyoming in northeast part of the Cowboy State. What a strange sight. And a great many other people from across the country share my thoughts about... Full story
The kids and I looked at a house for sale in Burns. It has potential for us to be closer to school and work. Not that we don’t love our neighbors and friends in Albin, but life would be more convenient and less money would be spent on fuel if we lived in Burns. Physics 101: The closer you are to the object in motion, the less energy you will spend catching it. The house in question is a “fixer upper.” Or maybe it would be better to call it a “tear it down before it falls down.” Not many peop...
“I would rather sit on a pumpkin, and have it all to myself, than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” ~ Henry David Thoreau...
Touch a Truck & Tractor The Pine Bluffs Recreation Department along with local business’ and agencies would like to invite kids of all ages to the upcoming Touch a Truck & Tractor! The event will be held on Saturday, October 19 from 11 a.m. -1p.m. at the Pine Bluffs Community Center Parking lot! This unique and interactive Saturday morning event allows children of all ages to touch and explore their favorite big trucks, tractors and vehicles as well as the opportunity to meet the personnel w...
Selma was born October 9, 1930 in Meriden, Wyo. to Ray and Hilma Burkholder. She graduated from Albin High School in 1952. She didn’t wander too far from home and didn’t need to in order to find the love of her life, Clarence Gieber. They were married in 1954 and lived in Pine Bluffs for most of their years. They raised five children, four girls and a boy. Ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren came from the gifts of those five children. Selma held numerous jobs around Pine Bluffs inc...
Shawn and Megan (Achee) Brandau of Pine Bluffs announce the birth of their daughter, Kaitlynn Marie Brandau. Kaitlynn was born Friday, September 20, 2013 at 12:36 a.m. at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center...
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Apples and blackberries are abundant in October. But only because of your gentle care throughout the growing season. You may have babied the apple tree, shoeing away the squirrels and rabbits looking for a sweet treat. Maybe you lovenly covered it with a sheet when that late snow came in May. Well, all that paid off and your neighbors and family members are looking forward to tasting your efforts. Apple flavor complements berries perfectly. I am always afraid the crunch and tart of apples will...
The Pine Bluff/Burns cross country team traveled to Saratoga and through the snow and rain completed another race. The boys and girls Jr. High race started at 12 p.m. Sarah Love finished 7th with time 14:47 in the 3K. Taylor Crouse finished 12th with a time of 18:01. The girls JV and Varsity teams ran together and Austin Asay finished first for a second consecutive week with another personal best time of 20:30.95. Celeste Jackson was 7th with a time of 22:18.46, Maddie Mikesell was 10th with a time of 22:36.14 followed by Kelsey Faircloth, Sam...
The Pawnee Coyotes needed a win, not only for the Homecoming crowd on the sidelines and their own spirits, but to keep their season alive. Coach Doug Miller told the team at the pep rally Thursday afternoon that even though the team was 0-4, the Coyotes were playing “at the same level” as the other teams and had played close games. “It would be sweet to get a win,” Miller said at the rally. And win they did, 50-33 over Weldon Valley. The game had many penalties for both teams. At one point,...
The Lady Coyotes began the Homecoming festivities with an exciting win over Weldon Valley Friday night. Senior Emily Ellis was proud of her team for improving their problem areas. “We get really tired in the second set, usually,” Ellis said. “But tonight we stayed strong through our weakest set. It was a lot of fun tonight.” The Lady Coyotes not only had fun but showed how an “iron man” volleyball team can out-serve, out-dig and outlast a team whose roster numbers into the 30’s. They beat the...
With a heavily scheduled play week, the Lady Broncs came out with the marks landing in the win column. Early last week, the Lady Broncs welcomed the Lady Hornets onto their court and executed a win in three sets. The front blocking and kills delivered by Burns left the Lady Hornets feeling stung. On Friday, Burns traveled to Lusk and once again made short time of delivering a win against the Lady Tigers. And rounding out a long week of play, the team traveled to Potter-Dix Saturday for a...
The win/loss column of high school sports doesn’t always match up to what was gained. The Lady Hornets fell to 4-10 overall on the season after losing to Burns early last week 8-25, 7-25, 18-25 and took only one win away from the Potter/Dix Invitational against Glendo, 25-12, 25-14, and lost to Leyton and Burns. But those losses won the Lady Hornets confidence in themselves and their team. “We played Burns Tuesday night and lost which made us 2-3 in conference play,” head coach Christina Nusba...
Pine Bluffs Hornets traveled the distance to Shoshoni and lost in a non-league game, 26-0. This leaves the Hornets 0-3 on the year, still struggling to find their footing before their season is mathematically over. The Hornets will host the Lusk Tigers Friday night in their Homecoming match-up. Lusk comes into the game 4-0 and not looking to give up a loss easily. Game Stats Passing Marquice Rivers ¼ for 30 Receiving Taylor Haug 1 for 30 Rushing Harvey De La Cruz 3 for 12, Preston Thurin 16...
Burns Broncs traveled to Newcastle last Friday on the momentum of a winning season. The long bus ride didn’t deter the boys from coming out and limiting the tough and well coached Dogies to 19 points. Noah Taylor and Mikky Heward both had interceptions during the contest. Heward also came up with a take-away from a Dogies receiver and ran it back for a big gain. The Broncs were subject to some original lineups from the Dogies special teams and offense. At one point, the offense had two “quarterb...
The little league football teams from Pine Bluffs and Burns celebrated victories Saturday afternoon in Torrington after playing two different teams in the Torrington league. After a few years in the Cheyenne YMCA league, both teams joined the Torrington league this year after their coaches opted to move the teams. Last weekend wins were the first for both squads in the new league. All of the games are played in Torrington, except the match-up between Pine Bluffs and Burns. They will go head to...
[email protected] TSDR Motocross held it’s season finale in Sidney, Nebraska on the 28th and 29th of September and the competition was truly fierce. Pine Bluffs High School Junior, Cheyenne Matthews went into the final two days of racing sporting a slim twelve point lead and with fifty points up for grabs, the number two contender was pushing hard to claim the Season Championship away from Cheyenne. Matthews beat her rival in the first Moto on Saturday and had a slight lead in the s...
Monday Women 1. Farmers State Bank 70 2. Designs West 64 3. Subway 61 Highs Handicap game: Franny Haukap 242 Handicap series: Franny Haukap 671 Scratch game: Franny Haukap 191 Scratch series: Franny Haukap 518 Tuesday Mixed 1. Bobs Team 12 2. Team Hardball 12 3. Killer B’s 10 Women’s Highs Handicap game: Debbie Cypher 272 Handicap series: Debbie Cypher 704 Scratch game: Debbie Cypher 182 Scratch series: Jo Radcliff 506 Men’s Highs Handicap game: Bill Cushing 265 Handicap series: Bill Cushi...
Good morning folks in Harrisburg, Banner County and friends near and far. Fall has officially arrived and you know last week one day we had hail. I have a pumpkin plant that is pretty well chopped up. As of yet I have not had time to clean it up, hopefully I will get to that soon. Pull the pumpkins and feed the rest to the chickens. Even the days that are into the 80’s have that lack of super-hot heat right now and it is just great! This past week-end was the 87th annual Farmer’s Day in Kim...
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Carol Opdycke read the story “We Didn’t Do The Green Thing Back Then.” The sermon topic was “Faith Tests - Part 2.” James Chapter 2 talks about how we treat other people. We are not to have favorites. Don’t favor the rich over the poor. All people are created equal. We show our faith by our works. Faith that doesn’t do anything is dead. Next week the sermon topic will be “Watch What You Say” and Holy Communion will be served. After the...
Fall is officially here. The last day of summer was September 21. As I am writing this, the forecast for this week is windy and cold with some possible rain. Sorry to all the farmers out there who are still trying to get their Fall crops planted and up! I guess we are never happy. We prayed for rain all summer and now we are praying that it will stop! I don’t know what the last, drop dead date is to plant but several years ago I was going to the Carpenter school on Halloween for the c...
The community center board meets on Tuesday, October 7. The Calvary United Methodist Women meet on Wednesday, October 9. The village board meets at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9. The bookstore’s hours for the rest of the winter are Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. You’re also welcome to make an appointment to visit at another time, provided we can arrange for someone to be here. Johnson’s Surplus is still open on Sundays. Stop in to see what new items they have in the s...
October is here. Pumpkins are coming out, the colors are changing, and my candy dish is just about empty from Easter goodies. Must be getting close to Halloween. “Oh, Oh, Oh, it’s magic, you know it.” Or maybe it’s just a show. Either way, come and be amazed as the Albin parent group along with Albin elementary hosts a MAGIC show. And it’s FREE! Just one of the ways Albin stays amazing; great volunteers who keep us entertained. The Magic Show will be held at Albin elementary, Thursday,...
