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Eagle scout, John Bartles organizes the first ever "First Aid Preparation and Emergency Preparedness" project in Burns on Saturday October 7. John Bartels, a senior patrol leader of Scout Troop 101 put together the entire project to earn his Eagle Scout rank. Bartels, the son of Jeff and Lyssa Bartels,from Burns, is also certified in first aid and CPR, as well as a first aid instructor for the Boy Scouts of America. Included were representatives from District 4, District 6 EMS and EMT, District... Full story
RT Communication's employees are spending the fall, finishing up the fiber optic installation. Splicing is being worked on to connect the central office to customers, homes and businesses. With the help of the Clearfield Inc. designs, it was a shorter amount of time to install the fiber optics in the planned area, as well as the operational saving to RT Communication. The specialist in fiber management and connectivity platforms for communications providers, announced that RT Communications has... Full story
Charles"Bryan" Winter, 56, of Dix, died at his home on Thursday, October 5, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 2017 at the Cantrell Funeral Home in Kimball with Pastor Dan DeBruyn officiating. Burial will be in the Pine Bluffs Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 8:00 a.m. until service time on Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to the family. Friends can visit www.cantrellfh.com to view the online obituary and leave condolences for the... Full story
Zane Richard Pavlica, 67, of Bums, Wyoming, passed away on October 7, surrounded by his loving family. Zane was born in Colorado Springs on June 29,1950, to Alex and Vyma Pavlica. He graduated from Bums High School, and was proud to be a member of the school's first state champion basketball team and first ever football team. Zane played college football for the Wyoming Cowboys and the North Texas Screamin' Eagles. He served in Vietnam as an aerovac medic. Zane was a farmer, rancher, and busines... Full story
Organic farming is a big and time consuming business as the Rabou can attest to. The Rabou family came to the Cheyenne area in 1876 and spread out through the area by homesteading, around 1905 in the Albin area. Ron Rabou comes from a long line of entrepreneurs. He is a 5th generation farmers and strives to grow a product that is safe to eat. However the organic process is quite extensive with the paper trail being long and tedious. Elevator and scales are required separate storage, due to the c...
Homecoming in Pine Bluffs is kind of a big deal, especially for the sports kids. Last year was one of our best years. Not only did we win, but we had a lot of outdoor fun and it's never a bad thing to go outdoors. In a school of 182 kids, most of the them know each other. Pine Bluffs is a fairly friendly school and the new kids will fit right in with all the activities going on. They'll have something to participate in no matter what. This year's big event is dodgeball. Grab a team of 3 girls... Full story
A tall giant of a man with a teddy bear smile is what one comes in contact with when they meet Thomas L. Morgan. This tall Korean Veteran entered the military at the age of 18. The United States Air Force sent him to Texas,where he finished boot camp, the year was 1955. Morgan would spend additional time in Texas, at Shepherd Air Force Base for further training, before heading to Wyoming's F. E. Warren Air Force Base. This was a weather shock, as he arrived in February of 1956, in the snow. He... Full story
The Wyoming chapter of the Alzheimer's Association is presenting a free workshop on Advanced Decisions and Planning for the Future. The workshop will take place this Sunday, October 15, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Laramie County Library. The library is located at 2200 Pioneer Avenue in Cheyenne. As we age, many of us will experience diminished capacity, perhaps from Alzheimer's or another dementia. This workshop will help participants understand the legal ramifications of diminished capacity, and examine legal tools like effective powers of... Full story
WYDOT prepares for winter road conditions with two new pieces of equipment. Brian Erickson, supervisor of the Pine Bluffs WYDOT shop and the rest of the staff will be putting in long hours when the winter storms hit. When fully staffed, the six member crew put in 12 hours shifts covering over 330 lane miles of highway between the Nebraska state line and exit 377 to the west of Pine Bluffs as well as south down thru Carpenter. Four trucks are run as well as a loader and grader during the winter m... Full story
With the white blanket on the ground it maybe time to think about getting your vehicle prepared for winter. Recommendations by Gary Eastman at the Bluffs Car Care are to have good all season tires installed on your car. Brand new tread depth for cars are 19 thirty seconds, light trucks are 26 thirty seconds. One thing to point out is to also check your spare tire at the same time. Check your wiper blades and make sure your windshield fluid reservoir filled, replace if needed, test your antifreez... Full story
Hornet's dominated Friday night's game against the Wright Panthers in a game where they scored 13 in the first 3 minutes. Coach Gray stated, "The kids started fast and played physical for the entire game which was great to see. It is exciting anytime you run back the opening kickoff, which helped us gain momentum and execute our game plan." Total scoring for the first quarter was 20 - 0. Colby Lamb scored the first touch down from a 75 yard kick return in under 12 seconds. Kicker Andrew... Full story
Burns Broncs suffered a defeat from the Wheatland Bulldogs, much like last year. In this year's meeting, the Bulldogs punished the Broncs with a final score of 42 - 0. The Bulldogs win catapulted them to a 2-4 record. Broncs will be playing at home on the 13th against Thermopolis Bobcats.... Full story
We had three matches last week. Thursday we played Leyton, NE and I felt the girls played three very solid games. We were aggressive and never let up. On Friday , we played Lusk. We came out flat and struggled to move our feet. We did gain intensity as the match went on. We traveled to Burns on Saturday and started out flat. We were slow to move on defense and never really got in a rhythm like we did against Leyton. We were down the third game 14-19 and came back to win 25-23. That showed a lot... Full story
The Pine Bluffs/Burns Cross Country team had their penultimate race prior to the State today in windy and cold Cheyenne at the Prairie View Golf Course. We are so so close to closing out the season. This is a great group of strong kiddos. We have our biggest Junior High boy class and we have a boys team that is in the mix to place at the State Meet coming up in two weeks. Our Junior high team will finish up next week in Glenrock. They ran really well despite the weather. We had one JH girl take home hardware with a 14th finish (Anna Siebert wit... Full story
Burns versus Southeast Burns: 16-19-10 Southeast: 25-25-25 Stats: Mackenzie Faircloth: 3 serve aces, 10 set assists, 2 stuff blocks Malli O’Neal: 10 set assists, 6 digs Ariana Cudney: 7 kills, 2 stuff blocks Rachel Kelly: 6 kills, 5 digs Madisyn Mirich: 6 kills Kassey Banville: 5 digs We beat ourselves tonight. We missed serves when we needed them the most and couldn’t get the attacks set up to benefit us. Southeast was good at hitting around our blocks and placing the ball where we weren’t. We’ll take a look at game film tonight and make so... Full story
On Thursday October 5, the Pawnee Coyotes hosted the Prairie Mustangs. Coach Mary Burson said, "The girls played very well. They even were ahead of Prairie a few times. It was probably the best game they have played even though they fell short of the Win." Jaycie Hahn and Shelby Hoffman played the net aggressively. Missy Cline had some nice tips along with Erin Ellis. Rhiannon Mowery as always scrambles for everything and did not do any slacking last night. Everyone did well on their serves.... Full story
Former Pine Bluffs high school volleyball player, Tracy Thompson repeats her killer skills on the volleyball court at Metro State University and this has brought her accolades in the present. Thompson was inducted into the Metro State University in Denver, Hall of Fame. She was a member of the Roadrunners volleyball program during the 1992 and 1993 seasons. Thompson led her team to the Colorado Athletic Conference Championships in 1992 and 1993. In 1993, she was named to the First Team AVCA...
