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Monday night’s meeting of the Laramie County School District 2 Board of Trustees seemed to center around the recent termination of Dustin Seger, principal at Carpenter Elementary School. A special, unnoticed, Executive Session was called at the beginning of the regular meeting to discuss Seger’s termination. Seger was notified Friday, and new superintendent, Jon Abrams, notified students and staff on Monday, which resulted in the parents of about 10 percent of the Carpenter student body to be...
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Dear Editor; Something seems to be broken in Laramie County School District #2. Monday afternoon, I discovered that Mr. Seger, the principal of Carpenter Elementary, had been fired. I was flabbergasted, since from a parental viewpoint, he had been doing an excellent job. My two boys love school, and having had the dubious honor of multiple principal-to-parent conversations because of their minor infractions, it is obvious that Mr. Seger has the children’s best interests in mind. In the last year and a half, he has become an integral and w...
The explosive offense of the Big Horn Rams proved too much for the Burns Broncs at home on Friday. The Broncs put up solid offensive numbers but couldn't top the visiting Rams falling, 42-21. The Broncs registered a total pf 335 total offensive yards off of 60 plays in the contest. Leading the Broncs in offensive yards was Austyne Zettler with 123 rushing yards on 16 carries with two touchdowns. River Schroeder had 87 yards on 12 attempts with a score. Alex Pyle had 59 yards and Klayton Clark...
The Pawnee Coyote football team hosted Genoa-Hugo/Karval Pirates Friday, Oct. 9, for a non-conference game, winning 68-52. By quarters Pawnee scored 24-8, 22-16, 8-13, 14-15. Coach Doug Miller said “The first quarter went really well. We went up big but then Genoa-Hugo did a good job of making the game interesting. They threw up several Hail Mary passes in the end zone, and came up with them. Luke Duggan had a really good night with 195 yards rushing, a reception for a T.D., and a pick six. Owen Wahlert had a good night passing also. He was n...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets tallied almost 200 yards on the ground, Friday, in their efforts against Upton-Sundance during Pine Bluffs Homecoming game, but could not catch up. Upton-Sundance took an early lead and never looked back wining the contest, 41-20. Ruger Lewis had 27 carries for 162 yards and two touchdowns in the game. He was joined in the ground assault by Trent Werner with four carries for 16 yards, and Kyle Jeffres with four four carries for 16 yards as well. Jeffres also scored a rushing touchdown. All combined Pine Bluffs wracked...
In the past six months, the energy economy in Wyoming has taken some serious hits leaving folks from Gillette to Rock Springs and Cheyenne to Cody nervous and pessimistic. Even Gov. Matt Mead has responded by saying he anticipates implementing $200 million in budget cuts now and during the upcoming legislative budget session. But all is not so dim when it comes to the state economy. In fact the one aspect of Wyoming’s economy that is bright is so bright, it is positively blinding. Tourism, t...
A tough week for the Burns Lady Broncs as they dropped matches to both Southeast and Saratoga in volleyball competition. "As we head into the last two weeks of regular season, we are looking to gain some confidence in ourselves and improve on our skills," said Coach Christina Patterson. Burns will be hosting neighboring Pine Bluffs this week before hitting the road to take on Lusk. Southeast- 14-25, 13-25, 17-25 Jessica Malm- 3 aces, 4 kills, 11 digs Madisyn Mirich-2 kills Skylar Trembath- 5...
Generally, the weather is unpleasant for the Leroy Sprague cross country race in Cheyenne, but this year it was fantastic! You can’t ask for better weather when running 3.1 miles. Our runners once again responded well to the conditions and had some great times. This course is a little tougher than the past few we have run so it was good to see the times we saw. It is also great to get on a tougher course because we will be on a very tough course in Hulett, WY for our final regular season race before state. The junior high runners ran two m...
Intense play and packed stands gave the match against Leyton a playoff feel for the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets last week. The visiting Lady Hornets kept their play solid as they went on to defeat the home team, 25-16, 19-25, 25-23, 24-26, 15-11. Of the competition, coach Chris Nusbaum said, “The Warriors were a great hitting team and their crowd was really into the match, giving it the atmosphere of a post season tournament match.” “The ladies really stepped up,” said Nusbaum of the Lady Hornets, “They played great defense and were able to spread...
Twenty-five boys and girls took part in the NFL Punt, Pass & Kick competition, hosted by the Pine Bluffs Lions Club and the Pine Bluffs Recreation Dept. Sept. 22, at Carlstrum Field. The following youngsters earned first place honors in their respective age groups: Age 6-7, Carsten Freeburg, Pine Bluffs – 88 points; Domonic Christensen, Pine Bluffs – 76.25; Damian Petry, Pine Bluffs – 51. Age 8/9, Delaney Popham, Pine Bluffs – 81.5 points; Shawn Schmidl, Jr., Pine Bluffs – 107.75; Ethan Bomberger, Pine Bluffs – 96; Ty Scarborough, Pine Bluffs...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department invites young hunters to pursue pheasants this fall with days and areas set aside specifically for youth. In southeast Wyoming, the Springer Wildlife Habitat Management Area near Yoder offers youth-only days Oct. 24 and Nov. 1. Youth hunts will also take place Nov. 8, 15, 22 and 29 at Glendo State Park. For those in central Wyoming and in the Big Horn Basin, there are youth hunts on the Sand Mesa Wildlife Habitat Management Area near Riverton and the Yellowtail Wildlife Habitat Area near Lovell. The youth...
1 Years Ago October 21, 1915 Prairie Dell Oysters Mr. and Mrs. John Tyler gave an oyster supper Saturday evening in honor of their daughter, Mary’s 15th birthday. The evening was spent in games, music and social chat. Those in attendance were Mr. and Mrs. Bert Macy and family, Lee Wymer and wife, Mr. and Mrs. P.M. Burns and daughters, Merna and Gladys, Miss Blossom Harrison and Charlie Macy. ********** Fritz Cudworth Here from Canada Fritz Cudworth arrived in Pine Bluff last Sunday from Canada, being three days and nights on the road. His r...
One of the best visualizations I've heard for managing your soil moisture and the precipitation you receive is to compare your soil's moisture holding capacity to a bucket. The size of your bucket depends on the soil texture, organic matter content, and soil structure. With good surface residues you can get the precipitation you receive to infiltrate the soil and start filling the bucket. If you have good soil structure you can get the moisture to the bottom of the bucket, and if you have good...
Good morning Banner County. As I sit here this beautiful fall morning the wind is still doing its thing, but not as much as it was last Sunday. Sunday afternoon it filled one of our buildings with those little weeds that I call tumble weed want-a-be's. They are much smaller and not as spiky, but are a nuisance and plentiful. They were traveling east in the pasture, but a thousand or so managed to find their way into my yard. Bless them, now I have something to do! Just because fall is...
Wasn’t it just yesterday when we were mowing our lawns? This week, it seemed like the deck was camouflaged with dry yellow leaves. The time is coming for coats, shovels and very short days. Mother Nature must enjoy taunting us with longer summers, fooling us into thinking it might just last until December. Eighty five years ago, Albin was watching the same seasons change under their brand new town. Incorporated and named as a community in Laramie County, Wyoming, the small community of f...
The Hereford Community Church held their quarterly business meeting Sunday morning. A couple dates to put on your calendar are Nov. 15 - the Prairie Songbirds will perform for the Harvest Home, and there will be a potluck luncheon following the service. Then, on Dec. 20, the church will have their Christmas Candlelight service. Donna Hoke celebrated her birthday on Sunday. The sermon topic was New Spiritual Bodies. The topic for next week will be Our Heavenly Inheritance. The 55 And Up Club...
There are soccer matches that have been rescheduled, one due to weather (Sept. 17), one match due to lack of light (Oct. 6), and one due to illness (Oct. 6), and four matches (Oct. 9) that needed to be rescheduled due to the Burns Grade School Parent’s Night. Thursday, September 17, Pine Bluffs White DII @ Burns Orange DII (9 vs 11) – This game has a rescheduled match on Monday, Oct. 19, in Pine Bluffs 5:10 p.m., and we will add two 20-minute halves instead of 15 to make up for the early dismissal of their first match on Sept. 17. Thu...
The Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance program has found the disease in a new deer hunt area. CWD is a fatal neurological disease of deer, elk and moose. Staff at the Game and Fish Department’s wildlife disease laboratory in Laramie confirmed the presence of CWD in a buck mule deer harvested on Oct. 2 near Flat Top Mountain, in deer hunt area 100, which lies about 15 miles northwest of Baggs. Deer hunt area 100 is bordered by CWD positive deer hunt areas 82 and 84 to the east and 98 to the nor...
Sure wish Mother Nature would make up her mind and decide whether we are going to be perpetually stuck with an Indian Summer, or whether the weather is going to progress completely into fall. Either way, I've already started cooking up some of my fall favorites, and again I'm going to share something sweet, and something savory, and both use fresh produce and ingredients that you probably already have in your cupboards. First off, I've been an apple butter lover since my mother first introduced me to it as a small crab...gotta love moms and...
Polly Burkett and the 2014/15 Journalism team received many accolades at the Journalism Convention in Casper recently. They took home many Newspaper and Yearbook awards. And while Burns beat them for the best Yearbook honor, Pine Bluffs still placed second. 2A Newspaper Awards 2014/15 - Firstplace- Editorial/Column, Honorable Mentions for Sports Feature, Feature Story and News Story presented to Mariah Robinson; First place- Sports Story, First place Other Artwork, Second place Editorial/Column and Honorable Mention – Sports Story presented t...
On July 20, 2014 the Laramie County Sheriff’s Department responded to 116 S. Wyoming Avenue in Burns, WY on the report of a male shooting a female. As a result of that investigation, the Sheriff’s Dept. arrested Rom Zimmerman for Homicide. A trial ensued, and Ron Zimmerman was found guilty at a jury trial of second degree Murder. On sept. 18, 2015, Ron Zimmerman was sentenced in District Court to 45 years to life in the State Penitentiary. On Oct. 13, 2015, at approximately 1:40 a.m., Zimmerman was found deceased in his jail cell as a res...
It was, by all accounts, not the most pleasant of days, with damp foggy weather, but that did not keep kids from getting out to look and touch big trucks, tractors, and other kinds of moving vehicles during Touch a Truck Touch a Tractor Day Saturday, Oct. 3. From the BIG tractor to the smallest tractor, a bucket truck from High West Energy, and a fire truck from Laramie Country Fire District 5, kids and their parents did not let a little weather impede their fun....
Pine Bluffs High School celebrated Homecoming last week with a themed parade and events, including the crowning of royalty. Pine Bluffs High School Homecoming Royalty, crowned at Friday night's football game, are (l-r) freshman attendants, Kammie Ragsdale and Doug Fornstrom; sophomore attendants, Kenzie Graves and Wyatt Fornstrom; junior attendants, Melissa Fornstrom and Kyle Steger; senior attendants, Brooke Darden and Bryce Eastman; and Queen: Taylen Fornstrom and King: Kyle...
