Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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In these communities the people generally work as a team almost a family teaching our kids values, scruples, common sense, and life. But it takes a village to be able to process it in kids. The parents depend on teachers, administration, and the school board to help guide the kids. The subject of change was in the schools and on the board. At the Cow meeting of Laramie County School District #2 the parents had come with concerns. There was a survey and an e-mail given to the parents. To find...
On Monday, November 11th the Pine Bluffs High School honored the local veterans with a breakfast and assembly. The Breakfast was held in the Elementary School gym, and was attended by approximately 20-25 veterans and their families. The event, sponsored by the Pine Bluffs Elementary/Junior/Senior High School was chaired by Logan Vanderlaan, Emillia McDonald, High School principal Todd Sweeter and Ashley Rousseau. The event was deemed a large success and praised by some of the veterans....
Kevin D. Baker, 66, of Cheyenne, passed away at CRMC-ICU surrounded by his devoted and loving family. He was born in Cheyenne on October 21, 1958, to Edgar and Katherine Baker. He was raised on the family farm south of Pine Bluffs. Kevin worked in the oil industry, beginning with Texaco Trading and Transportation, and retiring with Holly Frontier. Throughout his life, he enjoyed Wyoming's outdoors, hunting, camping, and traveling with family and friends. His kind soul, warm demeanor, and...
It is always great to encourage students to do great and reward them for their hard work. That is what the Pine Bluffs Lions Club did for one student at the November 5th meeting. The Pine Bluffs Lions Club has a Student of the Quarter program set up in the Pine Bluffs Jr High/ High School. This program is to reward students that work hard in school. The teachers and counselor recommended these students to the Pine Bluffs Lions Club. At the November meeting the Pine Bluffs Lions Club had the...
Students work hard in school and at activities at Burns High School. To reward the students the Burns Lions Club honors a senior student every quarter. This program is to encourage others to work hard in school and other activities. Burns Lions Club president Kurt Wilson presented a certificate and monetary reward to Dalton Fox. Fox, son of TJ and Amy Marick, is a senior at Burns High School, and belongs to Burns Future Farmers of America as an officer. Fox also belongs to SKILLS U.S.A....
With the rapid rise in internet use among children, the dangers of online exploitation have grown alarmingly. Children's access to the internet has become nearly ubiquitous, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote learning, online gaming, and social media are now integral to daily life, meaning more children, even preschool-age children, are regularly online, often unsupervised and unprotected. This new reality demands that we consider not only physical safety for our children, but al...
Some people think that crafting is just a hobby but for some it's a lifestyle and a living. Some people would call this old fashioned but others know it was life. Christmas in the County at the School House is what that life is about. Mothers that could not leave their children alone to sell items that they had made. When the family went to town they would trade or sell the items that they had made. Sometimes it was furniture, clothing, canned goods, and baked goods. It was their lifestyle. Time...
November 12, 2024- Laramie County Farmer Todd Fornstrom was elected to his ninth term as President of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) at the organization's 105th Annual Meeting held Nov. 7-9 in Casper. "I look forward to the years ahead and to the next set of WyFB leadership. Thank you all for your faith in me, and I look forward to another good year of continuing to fight for Wyoming's farmers and ranchers." Voting delegates elected Goshen County Farmer Cole Coxbill to his ninth term...
Veterans Day is important to the world and Burns High School. There is time for everything. This was the time to thank the ones that have served and are still serving in the military. These veterans are special for all their time in the military and their hard work protecting United States. Most veterans think it was a job. But to honor them on a special day is a time to show how special and important they are. Each and everyone that is in the military needs to be honored, and that is why...
For the second time in three years the Hornets football team is headed back to the state championship game. The Hornets beat the Saratoga Panthers in a semi-final game last Friday. The Hornets are riding high with an 8-1 record and a 5-1 conference record. The win against the Panthers send the Hornets to the championship game this Friday in Laramie. The Hornets only loss, Lingle/Ft Laramie will be the team that they face in the championship game. Against the Saratoga Panthers the Hornets were...
The Lady Hornets have had a remarkable season this year. After going undefeated in their first four games the Lady Hornets lost their next two. Then they went on a nine-game winning streak. Then they played Gordon-Rushville and lost to them, but then won the next five games straight. The Lady Hornets ended the regular season with a 23 and 7 record heading into the state championship. The Lady Hornets finished fourth in the state at the tournament. The Lady Hornets started off against a very toug...
Tucked away between two large display cases in the common area of Burns High School is a plaque that shows the representatives that went to the American Legion Boys State and Girls State events. This plaque had not been updated since 2016. There is quite the effort put into going to this event by the students and is a huge honor for them to be selected by the sponsoring American Legion Post and Auxiliary. Jeanette Nusbaum noticed this and decided this was not acceptable. She took it upon...
The Burns High School FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) put together a breakfast for the local veterans last Monday. Monday was Veterans Day and the Burns High School Chapter of the FBLA wanted to do something for the Vets to thank them for their service. Along with the FBLA the senior class put on an assembly in the school gym to honor and appreciate all the local veterans. The veterans and their families were treated to breakfast consisting of biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and...
Jeanette Nusbaum was at a sporting event at Riverton High School awhile back and she noticed something that struck a chord with her. In the school they had several pillars that were dedicated to the different services of the armed forces. On each pillar was the name of the school's alumni under the service in which they served. She thought, "We recognize our students and alumni for their sporting success and academic success, why don't we honor those that choose to serve our country in the...
Everyone loves a carnival especially kids. It's a great time to have candy and play games to your hearts content. The Albin Community believes in it, too. The people lined up to check in at the front table. The kids received a bag and then they got to make a guess of how much candy or gum was in the jar. Once in, kids ran to see what they would get to do throughout the night. There were different game booths set up for the kids to go too. One of the popular ones was the fishing game. The kids...
Halloween night was full of people exploring the streets of Burns. The place was packed with spooks and ghouls. There was wall to wall people in the streets. This was the first time the school had Trunk or Treat. There were six vehicles that had decorated trunks. Two sets of couples that wanted to have fun with trunk or treat. One was plain and other was pirates, ARGH! Hughes Therapy had a sexy lady that was giving candy out. Diggity Doers had equipment decorated for Halloween with candy in the...
Halloween is a lot of folks favorite holiday. This holiday has scary, funny, pretty, silly and lots of candy. Pine Bluffs Recreation held their annual Trunk or Treat on Halloween at the Community center. Businesses and organizations decorate their vehicles with a Halloween scene. The line was long for parents and kids wanting to walk through the displays of each vehicle and receive their Trick or Treat. (Mostly if not all, treats) There were 18 different businesses and organizations. The trunks...
