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This past weekend has proven to be an abnormally cold one even for Wyoming. Although it tends to be cold and windy in late October the temperatures usually range from 68 to 55degrees. Temperatures rarely falling below 39 degrees and hardly exceeding 81 degrees. On October 25th the temperature ranged from a high off 11 degrees and low of 2 degrees averaging out to about 7 degrees most of the day. Aside from the the temperature changes there was an abnormal amount of snow left behind. Up to 14...
Easels and canvas were set upon the tables at the Pine Bluffs Distilling on Thursday night for their U-Pick Pumpkin Paint Night with Autumn Marshall. There were 29 painters in attendance of all ages. Marshall has been painting for twelve years. She started in California with Kate Abila as the teacher. She first learned drawing and then moved to mixed media. She moved to Wyoming six years ago with her husband and three kids. Marshall's husband is in the United States Air Force stationed at F. E....
In lieu of our original Trunk-or-Treat Thursday, we are going to change it to a Drive Through Trunk-or-Treat! It's going to be a chilly evening and possibly snow still on the ground, so instead of moving everything into the Community Center we will have the kids stay in their cars with their parents and those of you with trunks will walk up to the cars and hand the kids their treats! We will be handing out raffle tickets to each family for a raffle prize that we will post on Facebook. Also we will hand out a ticket for each family to vote on...
Operation Christmas Child (OCC) is a project of Samaritan’s Purse, an international relief organization. The mission is to provide local churches around the world with shoeboxes filled with small toys, hygiene items, and school supplies as a means of reaching out to children in their own communities. OCC shares God’s love with children in a tangible way to let them know they are loved and not forgotten. Each shoebox given is also an opportunity to then share the Gospel message with a child who may not have ever received a gift in their lif...
My wife comes from a long line of farmers and ranchers. So naturally when Linda and I were married, long ago, I became part of that community. Fortunately, I really enjoyed the people with their knowledge, customs and traditions. My father-in-law taught me quite a bit about the different grasses and their suitability for forage for livestock. He also taught me about those DW's. D*** weeds. We have a lot of those here in the west. I guess every place has its share, but those I learned most about...
I woke up feeling great. Then I turned on the radio and suddenly came down with a splitting headache. I should have known better. The news announcer on the radio was, once again, talking about the latest COVID numbers. All I could think of was how ironic it is, even though I have tested negative for COVID, that I have the latest and newest symptom of the disease. That darned splitting headache. Just to be clear, the virus isn’t causing the symptom. The constant barrage of chatter about it is the culprit. It seems like every newscaster, talk s...
Deanna Hurless was born July 19, 1960 in LaGrande Oregon to Laren and MaryAnn Hurless. Hurless would grow up in Oregon and graduated from Cascade Union High School, Turner Oregon in May 1978. Serving one's country was not a new concept for Hurless. She comes from a history of family serving their country since the Civil War. "My plan after graduating was to go into the military because of my patriotism." she stated. "With my family history it was a natural path to walk down." she added. Her...
General Election Nov. 3 Clerk’s office will receive absentee ballots delivered up to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Offices of the Laramie County Clerk, except for Real Estate and Recording, will be closed for business on Tues., Nov. 3, due to the General Election. The reason for the closure is that staff will be managing and assisting at vote centers during the General Election. Offices closed on Tues., Nov. 3, are Motor Vehicle Titles, Marriage Licenses, Administration, Finance, and the Records Center. The Election office will respond to v...
The Pine Bluffs/Burns Cross-Country team headed back to the arctic tundra of Afton, Wyoming for 3A State Cross Country this year. State was split into three separate races in three separate cities in Wyoming this year due to COVID-19 protocols. 2A was hosted in Douglas and 4A was hosted in Casper. Both 2A and 3A were shifted to Friday instead of Saturday to help the runners have better weather to compete in. The Team took two managers, 7 State competitors for boys and girls, and 2 alternate...
The Pine Bluffs Volleyball team had quite the busy weekend with games on both Friday and Saturday last week. The Hornets Volleyball team started their busy weekend competing against the Moorcroft Wolves on Friday last week. The Lady Hornets lost this non-conference match getting beat in three games. The Lady Hornets turned their weekend around on Saturday last week when they played the Glenrock Herders, winning their first game 25-21, there second 25-15, and winning their third game with a score...
Halloween is fast approaching and we here at the Pine Bluffs Post want to see all of our readers have a safe and Happy Halloween. That being said here is some things to keep in mind as your little ones prepare for trick or treating this Saturday evening according to safekids.org/halloween: While out walking: • Cross the street at corners. Look left, right and left again when crossing and keep looking as you cross. • Put electronic devices down, keep heads up and walk, don't run across the street...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets varsity football team finished their 3-5 regular season against the Moorcroft Wolves last weekend at Moorcroft, beating them with a score of 50-20. This brings the Hornets to their next game which will be their first round of the playoffs. The Hornets will be sitting as the #3 seed from the East. Last week, offensively, Pine Bluffs had a total of 303 yards for 5 touchdowns. Quarterback Stu Lerwick #12 had 1 touchdown and a total of 138 passing yards. Receiving for Lerwick were Reed Thompson #6, who caught 5 passes for 96...
In the afternoon on Thursday October 22, the Pine Bluffs Senior Center held craft activities. A group of seniors attended the craft activities to make wreaths, flower/pine cone decorations, and bookmarks. A table of different craft materials was laid out for the ladies to use on the different crafts. Tammi Witcombe led the ladies with instructions and how to's in the crafts they were working on. Edna Hickman and Fran Purkey chose to work on a wreath project. Ribbons and other craft items were av...
The Recreation Volleyball group played at Carpenter, Wyoming on Thursday October 22. The Pine Bluffs and Carpenter kids were the ones that played each other. These Elementary girls and boys learn the skills of the beginning of volleyball. It was cold night but in the Carpenter's gym the kids were excited to get to play each other. The first game was getting into the mindset of the game. Working on their bumping, serving and once in awhile a set of spikes in the game. Learning to move forward to...
Most of us have probably heard of our friends or neighbors hunting for mushrooms, oftentimes combing woodlands for the elusive morel each spring. As luck would have it, fall is also a great time to find edible mushrooms growing in woodlands across Nebraska. Not all of us can make the time to join the hunt, but the good news is you can still satisfy your culinary curiosity by growing mushrooms at home. Mushrooms are one of nature's premiere recyclers. They are technically macrofungi-a diverse...
