Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Every year the Wyoming Centennial Farm & Ranch program honors families who owned and operated on the same farm or ranch for a hundred years or more at the Wyoming State fair. This year for Laramie County the honor went to Alice and Lance Theobald from Pine Bluffs. The farm is south on county road 164 in Pine Bluffs. Alice Theobald was reading that the Wyoming Centennial Farm & Ranch program was looking for farms and ranches that are 100 years old or more to honor. She obtained the application...
The progress on the Cripple Creek subdivision and the Rustic Plate hours change was announced at the Town Council meeting on October 10th at 6:30 p.m. There were two agenda regents requests. First was John Volk verifying lot sizes with the town on the new development. The council was fine with the sizes but look forward to the next stage with the engineer. Volk stated he may wait for the spring because of the weather. Next was the Rustic Plate. Ashley Osterman said, “ We were asked to come to this council meeting. I have no clue why?” Council m...
The Pine Bluffs High School students were sitting in the Pine Bluffs Historic gym. The Pine Bluffs National Honor Society had their induction ceremony at 9:00 a.m. on September 22, 2022. The David J. Souders Chapter 11081 of the National Honor Society teach skills to help the students develop to further their education with keeping up great grades and applying for scholarships. This helps with leadership in school, the community, and at home. NHS helps the students learn about community service....
In the gym of Carpenter Elementary the students were excited for the assembly. The parent group of Carpenter Elementary brought in Rachel's Challenge. Rachel 's Challenge is about Rachel Scott. She was always kind to others. If she saw people struggling in school, Rachel was their friend, always willing to help. The sad thing is Rachel Scott was in the shooting at the Columbine High School massacre in April 20, 1999. The Scott family wanted to turn the worst day of their lives into a good...
Veteran's Rock was opened in 2020, and has been successfully assisting Veterans in need. Whether it be clothes, food, furniture or household items, a bicycle or more, Veteran's Rock is there for the Veteran and their family. "Our mission is Rock solid support for homeless Veterans, Veterans in need, and their families. We will be their foundation on which to build a new household and a new life." stated Cindy Stockdale, one of the board members. Board members consist of Cindy Stockdale,...
Once the harvest is finished, fall and winter brings our attention to planning for the following year. If your plans include building a hoop house or greenhouse to extend your growing season, this is a good time to at least get the prep work done. Growing vegetables in Wyoming is a constant struggle and frustration at best. At worst it feels impossible at times. At the same time, it's an undertaking well worth the effort. Two of the major factors that make growing vegetables in Wyoming so...
The season for raising money with Bar Bucks for Laramie County Christmas Program has begun with fun and food at Mikes Saloon in Albiin. Fifty balloons were attached to the ceiling at Mike's Saloon in Albin where chili and cinnamon rolls were being served up to start raising buck bars. Buck Bars is a fund raiser for the Laramie County Christmas Basket program. The program is to help folks in need have a Christmas dinner. Recipients get a prepaid grocery gift card to purchase what they need. Ryan...
The swarming Pine Bluffs Hornets varsity football team continues it's dominating ways as they took on the Saratoga Panthers in a first half aerial display of timing and finesse and then in the second half a powerful running game. The Hornets were able to score 50 points in the first half holding the Panthers to 12 points. Quarterback Stu Lerwick hit #6 for 4 touchdowns. After the half the Hornets ran the ball keeping it out of Panther hands and controlling the game. In a pre-game interview with...
The Burns Broncs varsity football team took on the Tongue River Eagles in a match up last Friday evening. The Broncs were on point for another win and wanted to pluck the feathers from the Eagles. In a game that was plagued with turnover the Broncs did not hold the Eagles down and lost the battle 7-13 It was a close game, as it seemed that neither team could control the ball. Tongue River kicked off to Burns and the Broncs started their run for the end zone. But a fumble stopped them and...
Senior Night is an honor for the students as much as it is for the parents. It is a time for both to shine for the hard work accomplished to get to this step in life for the students and parents. This year the band has six seniors and one is also on the football team. The five band members that night were Aubrey Burns, with her parents, Kellie and Travis Burns, Shyanne Howes, with her parents, Lara and Cody Howes, Hogan Allen, with his parents Virginia and Eric Allen, Jaspur Nusbaum, with his...
Junior Varsity Hornets football played a game against the Bridgeport Bulldogs on Monday, September 3 at Hornets Field. The junior varsity team is not as dominate as their varsity teammates but still they are a solid team with a lot of talent. The Hornets received the ball to start the game. The Hornets receiver fumbled the kick off from the Bulldogs and the Bulldogs recovered at the 31-yard line. The Bulldogs ran the ball and got a first and goal at the one yard line. After three unsuccessful...
The Pine Bluffs/Burns cross-country track team competed in their last regular season track meet in Cheyenne, Wyoming last Thursday. The Team competed in the Leroy Sprague Invite meet held at the Prairie View Golf Course. This is the last meet to fine tune their talents for regionals and state. Coach Rousseau said, “Our final JH Race and boy was it a doozey—they ran a 4K–their longest race to date. We also ran in an odd order, but it allowed many of our parents to see their JH students' race, some for the last time before HIGH SCHOOL. EEK!!...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets are on a rampage. They are not just undefeated on the season but they are destroying their opponents. In their last game against the Saratoga Panthers the Hornets scored 50 points in the first half of the game. They had 2 defensive touchdowns and a safety. The Panthers went home with their tails between their legs with a 57-12 loss. But they were not the only team to feel the sting of the Hornets. The Guernsey Vikings were stung by the Hornets 61-0. And the Vikings were not the only team to be blanked by the Hornets,...
The Lady Broncs next faced the 8-13 Lady Wranglers of Shoshoni. Shoshoni was coming off a solid win over the Pine Bluffs Hornets and were looking to make it two in a row. The Lady Broncs were still riding the high of the win over the Lady Panthers and did not see defeat in their future. The Broncs were wide-awake and ready to play now. They showed the Wranglers no mercy and demonstrated why they are in the number one seat. The first game was all Broncs. They were able to score at will and there...
Congratulations to the Pine Bluffs Junior High volleyball team who competed in the SEWAC volleyball tournament on October 8th. According to Coach Forbes, the team went into the tournament ranked third. Their first game was against the Burns Broncs. The Hornets easily beat the Burns Broncs to move on to the second round. In this game they faced the Lingle Doggers. The Hornets had lost to the Doggers twice before but today would be the Hornets day. They beat the Doggers to move on to the...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets volleyball team traveled to Wright, Wyoming to compete in two games against the Shoshoni Lady Wranglers and the Wright Lady Panthers. The Lady Hornets played well but just could not overcome the Wranglers. The Wranglers were tough in the first game but so were the Hornets. They were able to stay with the Wranglers all the way. There was no clear winner till the end. Both teams were hitting their shots and diving for digs to keep the rally alive. It was a good game but the Hornets fell to the Wranglers 22-25 in the...
