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Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Officers from the Burns Jr. Sr. HS FFA Chapter attended the Wyoming FFA Foundation's annual fundraising banquet known as 'The Blue Jeans Ball' in Torrington, Wyoming September 25, 2021. The officers were guests of the state's largest electric utility and event sponsor, Rocky Mountain Power. The evening included a gun raffle, a silent and live auction as well as dinner, sponsored by Wyoming Pork Producers, a disc jockey, and featured more than a hundred cupcakes and desserts provided by Stacy's...
The Pine Bluffs town council is still working on cleaning up the town. One of the complaints is on Blair Street. On the 700 block of Blair Street are campers on sidewalks and construction in the alley and on the street making it impossible to drive down them. On the northeast corner of Blair Street is race cars and a camper on the sidewalk. So, the question is, is the sidewalk town property, and when is the next step to be taken. Next is the neighbor to the south. Campers on the street and construction material. Question is, is this a business,...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (October 1, 2021) – Wyoming Weed and Pest Council has partnered with the Wyoming Alliance for Environmental Education to develop a comprehensive invasive species curriculum for first to fifth-grade students. A series of three, interconnected lessons have been developed for each grade level. The lessons are highly interactive, grade-level appropriate and develop progressively higher levels of understanding about invasive species while addressing relevant Wyoming State Science Standards. “Education is one of the most important too...
Charles "Chuck" E. Lyons, 86, of Pine Bluffs passed away September 27, 2021 in Bridgeport, NE. He was born December 24, 1934 in Carpenter, WY to Basil and Lucille Lyons. He married Marietta McCullough on July 24, 1957 in South Bend, WA. He retired from the US Navy and was a member of Pine Bluffs United Methodist Church, American Legion Post #60, Masonic Lodge, Lion's Club all in Pine Bluffs. He volunteered for the Pine Bluffs Volunteer Fire Dept. and was the Pine Bluffs Santa Clause for 25...
CHEYENNE – Dr. Michelle Rozen, America's top expert on leading change, will deliver the keynote address at the 2021 Wyoming Safety and Workforce Summit on Oct. 20. The theme of this year's summit is "Agents of Change," and the summit will be presented virtually. There is no cost to attend this year's summit. In addition to Dr. Rozen's powerful strategies for leading change, this year's Summit will feature breakout sessions that will give businesses and their employees the tools they need to not simply survive the pandemic, but to thrive d...
The drought of 2021 is now in full force in Laramie County. As of July we were the only county in Wyoming that was not being affected by the drought. At least most of the county. There were two small pockets in the extreme northeast and northwest corners that were in “abnormally dry” conditions. But the rest of us were experiencing normal moisture and we even had some rain in June and July. We thought we were going to escape a drought. Fooled us! By the end of July the tunnel of good moisture we had been experiencing began to shrink. First it...
CHEYENNE, WYOMING – For many Wyoming gas customers bills have increased over the last few months due in large part to the severe natural gas market disruptions that occurred during the February cold weather event that took place last winter. The February extreme weather event caused natural gas prices to spike to unprecedented levels leaving utilities across the country with extraordinary levels of unrecovered gas costs. Since then, the Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) has worked to mitigate the impact of these excessive costs on c...
Brian Kozak is running for Laramie County Sheriff. He has a wife and two daughters. Kozak has always been interested in law enforcement since he was a child. His favorite show was CHiPs. He loves to ride the motorcycle fighting the crimes. So, he joined the Mesa, Arizona Police department for twenty years. Kozak said, "It is the best job in the world." He married his wife when he was a rookie, which was before he was a motorcycle cop. Janine told Brian that she hated the desert heat and would...
The year was 1775,. The Second Continental Congress of the United States passed a resolution creating the Continental Navy. At this time the Continental Navy consisted of converted merchantmen because of the lack of funding, manpower, and resources, with exclusively designed warships being built later. The Continental Navy was a success and stemmed from the efforts of the Continental Congress and patron John Adams. It's main goal was to interrupt British maritime commercial operations. As the...
That's one big red tractor. Rodney Soppe wanted a certain new style tractor. But since the tractor was so expensive he decided to build his own tractor! But first things first, he built a chisel plow before he started on the tractor. The chisel plow was made for a pipeline. But the shovels he made himself. Soppe even made the equipment to make the shovels for the chisel plow. Once the chisel plow was complete, Soppe needed a tractor to pull it. Soppe didn't have a shop at the time, so he built...
The Pine Bluffs Hornet Football team now sits at 5-and-0 after an impressive win against the Shoshoni Wranglers in Pine Bluffs Friday night. A big crowd and great weather conditions set the stage for the matchup, with the Hornets receiving the opening kickoff. After starting on their own 35 yard line, the Hornets were able to drive down the field and score first on an eight yard touchdown pass to Collin Jessen. After a failed point after attempt, the Hornets led 6-to-0. After Shoshoni started...
The undefeated Wheatland Bulldogs came into Burns Friday night looking to continue their unbeaten streak, but a great team effort and outstanding individual performances gave the Broncs the big win in front of the home crowd. Wheatland was able to get on top in the early going when senior quarterback Kade Preuit found senior wide receiver Rodee Brow open, and connected for a 57 yard touchdown. After a failed point after attempt, the Bulldogs led 6-to-0. It took until the second quarter for the...
With the 2021 Cross country season winding down, the Wheatland Bulldog Cross Country team has shown significant improvement, and with experienced harriers rising from the underclass, look to be a force to contend with in the future. The Junior High team is wrapping up their season, and has made great improvements. The junior high boy's team is the biggest Wheatland has had in recent memory. At the Wheatland Cross Country Invite on October 1, Raelyn Goff took top honors for the girls with a time of 13:23.8 and for the boys, Tate Nichols had a...
The spirit at Burns High School is riding high for the week. Homecoming for the Burns Broncs is an exciting time to encourage everyone to get into the team spirit for the week. It starts on October 11th goes through October 16th with an array of different activities and prizes award to the winners. Monday, October 11th starts the week with everyone wearing Jerseys for Jersey Day, of course Broncs jerseys are always encouraged. At night there is a co-ed volleyball game. Each team will have three girls and three boys on their team. Tuesday,...
After a very tough start to the season with six straight match losses, the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets Volleyball team has started to turn their game around, and the wins are starting to add up for the squad. Going into the second half of the season with a respectable 9-11-1 mark, Head Coach Wynema Engstrom is starting to see the team improve their coverage, increase their discipline, and cut down on their errors. On October 2, the Lady Hornets looked confident and efficient against the Niobrara...
Parents and grandparents cheered loud for the youth to do their best. Volleyball was a well of activity throughout the night at the Burnsplex gym. This is a start for the youth to learn some skills. Learning to call for the ball to hit it. Learning to serve which gets it over the net. They learn to work as a team. The youth learned how to take turns around the court and serving. The first few games are just determining in their minds where the ball is going. Burns and Carpenter played against...
There is a growing concern among prominent scientists and researchers that the government’s policy of mass vaccination may be causing the variants of the COVID disease that seem to be coming at us at an ever-increasing rate. It seems like every time we get used to the idea of one variant another hits us driving renewed calls for increased preventative measures. Some of these measures, like those in New York City and California, are destroying economies and lives. Many scientists are now putting the blame squarely on the federal government. O...
Credit unions and banks across the country are jointly opposed to an item being considered as part of the proposed $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. The bill may include a provision requiring credit unions and banks report to the IRS the account transactions (deposits or withdrawals) of accounts that hold more than $600. What does this mean for you, the consumer? An invasion of your privacy and potential additional taxes. This proposed fishing expedition is bad for consumers. The proposal states that if your account balance is above $600 at...
Over the past 6 years, our club has participated in a variety of activities during 4-H week--from decorating windows to taking goodies to community members. Currently, most of our club is extremely busy with fall sports and activities at school, so we'll celebrate differently during this season of our club. Members invite new/old friends to attend a meeting. At our meeting last Sunday, we had 2 new families join us for the meeting (with plenty of question & information time), snacks, & fellowshi...
We are a rather large club in Laramie county. Last year we had almost 80 members! We meet at the Archer complex on the second Wednesday of every month. We have 3 main club goals, the first is to teach leadership skills. We do this by electing club officers, we have a President, Vice President, secretary, treasurer, reporter and flag leader. All of which are active in the decisions of the club. Our club also promotes public speaking and education. We provide this opportunity through our members...
FSA (Future Scholars of America) 4H is a local club based out of Pine Bluffs WY. We are dedicated to helping our youth use their Heads, Hearts, Hands and Health to become responsible citizens in our community. We enjoy participating in community services such as cleaning the shooting range before a County Shoot and finding ways to help those in need. Last year we made blankets for Christmas for the family shelter in Cheyenne. This spring we had a special guest teacher, Jolene Marquardt help the kids make pillows and learn sewing skills. We...
4-H is an opportunity for youth from five to 18 years of age to learn skills of all kinds. There are an array of programs that are unlimited to be involved in along with several different clubs in the area to join. Clubs, such as the Future Scholars of America in Pine Bluffs, Albin All Around 4-H Club in Albin, the Hillsdale Tiptoppers in Hillsdale, Helpful Hands in Carpenter, Kada 4-H Club in Albin and the Wild Hogs in Hillsdale. There are many other clubs in Laramie County, too. Each clubs...
