Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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The Pine Bluffs Community Center was full of buyers ready to bid. On November 10th the Pine Bluffs Future Farmers of America (FFA) hosted their annual Live Labor Auction. They raise money for the members to go to different events for the FFA to further their knowledge in agriculture. Pine Bluffs FFA President Spencer Rabou stated, "The Pine Bluffs FFA Labor auction was a successful event for this year's chapter. The event was held at the Community Center, where the FFA auctioned off member's lab...
The Mobile Home / RV park rules and regulations were looked at during the Albin Town council meeting on November 9th. Councilmember Bob Anderson gave the maintenance report. He asked, “Will there be street lights on the street with the mobile home/RV park?” The council thought so, at the different intersections. They are estimating from six to eight lights. Councilmember Anderson reported that two lights in town need some work, one on Williams and the other is Cheyenne Avenue. The town of Albin shut water off at a residence since the ele...
The 4-H members with the Circuit Breakers were excited to be able to do an experiment with NASA. On Friday November 10th the group was able to launch a weather balloon. The Circuit Breakers is a 4-H group that works with robots as a club. There are different levels for all ages of kids. They teach the concepts of how to work with drones, and build robots that work with computers. The members do competitions with their robots. Cheyenne Volunteer Fire Department Station #71 was elated to host the...
Charles Wayne "Chuck" Palm, 92, died peacefully at an assisted living home in Hemet, California, November 4. Chuck had moved to California from his winter residence in Arizona a year ago to be near his daughter's family. Chuck was born October 8, 1931, to Charles and Hazel (Mercer) Palm. He grew up on the family wheat farm in Banner County, Nebraska, which had been homesteaded in 1896 by his Swedish grandparents. The operation continues under family ownership to this day. He graduated from high...
The Town Council has been busy reviewing two ordinances that are of interest to residents. First, we have discussed, on two occasions, the camper parking ordinance that was approved a few years ago. The existing ordinance included many restrictions for campers that proved difficult to enforce. For example, the ordinance required residents interested in parking their camper by their house between trips to obtain and display a permit issued by the Town. Additionally, the ordinance only addressed campers, but not other trailers, or large...
Rawlins, Wyo. – Due to a technical issue with our ePlanning site, today the Bureau of Land Management restarted the 30-day public comment period for the proposed Tallgrass Southeast CO2 Sequestration Project. If approved, Tallgrass could store carbon dioxide (CO2) in approximately 480 acres of sub-surface federal pore space in Laramie County. The comment period will now close Dec. 15, 2023. This proposal to permanently store carbon in underground rock formations will reduce atmospheric carbon. The proposal follows the June 2022 BLM policy updat...
Nov. 14, 2023-Todd Fornstrom, of Laramie County, was elected to his eighth term as President of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) at the organization's 104th Annual Meeting held Nov. 9-11 in Cheyenne. "Year after year, people are willing to show up and have input in the grassroots process that is Farm Bureau," Fornstrom said. "Being elected to my eighth term is an incredible honor. After all these years of involvement, it is the people that continue to motivate me each and every year."...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 8, 2023 – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced progress on the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) comprehensive approach to address the many, complex competition issues in agricultural markets and create a fairer playing field for small- and mid-size farmers. In support of these efforts, USDA has finalized the first in a series of rules under the Packers and Stockyards Act, which is aimed at helping contract poultry growers compete more effectively and better understand the terms of their agreements with maj...
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13, 2023 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced an investment of more than $52 million to improve dietary health and access to fresh fruits and vegetables for eligible families. The funds support efforts across three National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) competitive grant programs that make up the Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP). The program is named in honor of the former USDA Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services (1997 to 2001). “USDA is del...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming Veterans Commission extends a warm invitation to veterans and the public to participate in a ceremony dedicated to Wyoming's state remembrance wreath. Scheduled for Monday, Dec. 11, at the Wyoming State Capitol, this event is part of the renowned "Wreaths Across America" program. This heartfelt initiative pays tribute to veterans and active military members during the holiday season. The ceremony begins at 1 p.m. The Wyoming Veterans Commission is hosting this special event, with distinguished speakers including W...
Veterans Day! A day to honor and celebrate our former and present fighting men and women, who strive diligently to help keep our country free. There are many older veterans who would be willing to be called back into the fray and take up arms and fight again if necessary. There is a camaraderie among veteran's, whether they are sharing war stories, peacetime stories or ribbing each other on their choice of military branch. However, they all know that every soldier, sailor and airman has a...
Veterans day is very important to the Albin Elementary students. First thing in the morning the school has a breakfast for the veteran's and their wives. They had biscuits and gravy, muffins, and fruit. The group was excited to visit for the morning with each other to see what service they were in. The students put on an incredible program. Student council presidents Jalanna Krakow and Fletcher Hanson welcomed the veterans to the event along with Chrstina Nusbuam, Head teacher welcoming...
Burns Future Business Leaders of America showed how special the veterans are to Burns High School. On Thursday November 9th Burns High School had breakfast for the veterans. They had biscuits and gravy, scrambled eggs and potato casserole, sausage, muffins, rolls, yogurt, and drinks. The members visited with each of the veterans at breakfast. In the gym, the whole high school attended the veterans program. The Burns choir sang the National Anthem at the beginning. Shelby Clark, Jordon Greiss,...
Last Monday on the 6th of November the Burns/Pine Bluffs junior high wrestling team went to the Lingle/Ft Laramie area to compete in the LFL Middle School Dogger Invite. The team did well, and some stars are starting to shine. Jesse Gortney is taking first place in almost every match that he competes in, along with LJ Hansen, who is also rising and taking first in his matches. Several other wrestlers are moving up the ladder and becoming real competitors and prospects for the high school team....
After a short break the Burns/Pine Bluffs Junior High wrestling team was at it again. The team traveled to Glenrock to compete in the Glenrock Herder Middle School Duals 2023. The Burns/Pine Bluffs team was dominant and defeated all the comers. The Burns/Pine Bluffs team took first place in the meet. First up for the B/PB team would be the Tongue River Eagles. In an exhibition match LJ Hansen defeated Trenton Martinez of Tongue River by pin-fall. Fletcher Hansen then defeated Jacob Alley of Tongue River by a pin-fall. Tyler Jackson defeated...
Just one day after competing in the Southeast meet the Burns/Pine Bluffs junior high wrestling team traveled to Harrisburg, Nebraska to compete in the Banner County Junior High Invitational meet. The team did very well with one of the wrestlers repeating his first-place finish. Brenden Halligan maintained his undefeated streak by beating all three of his opponents by pin-fall to take first in his class. Dominic Hoffman improved his third-place finish yesterday by placing first in this meet in his class. Hoffman won his first two matches by pin...
Volleyball season has come to an exciting end with both local teams making it to the state tournament. Both the Burns Lady Broncs and the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets volleyball teams made it to state and both teams placed. The Lady Broncs are now in second place in the state and the Lady Hornets are fourth. A great finish to a fantastic season for both of these teams. Now as the winter sports season starts up which includes wrestling, basketball and indoor track the junior high teams are in full swing, especially junior high wrestling. The...
The Pine Bluffs Historic High School was full of students and parents for the Veterans Day Program that was held on Monday November 13th at 9:00 a.m. Some of the organizations in Pine Bluffs High School helped put the program on. There was Future Business Leaders of America, National Honors Society, Future Farmers of America, the Student Council, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and Wyoming Academic Challenge students assisted. Throughout the program there was lots of music. Taylor McCollum...
