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Pine Bluffs High School senior class president Kyle Jeffres, right, presents retired USN Machinist Mate First Class Jerry Merryfield a token of appreciation for his service during a Veterans Day ceremony held at the school last Wednesday....
Voting delegates elected Todd Fornstrom to his third term as WyFB Vice President at the organization's 96th annual meeting in Cody. Todd and his family farm in Laramie County. He and his wife, Laura, have four children. Fornstrom has served in many different leadership positions within the organization; including Laramie County Farm Bureau President; a member of the Wyoming Farm Bureau Young Farmer & Rancher Committee; and state chair of the WyFB General Issues Committee. "I appreciate the...
Sometimes, it is just fun to write about odd and crazy stuff. And there has been no shortage of that here in Wyoming over the past few months. UFOs from Wyoming were in the news recently in Australia. You can find this on Facebook where a photo went viral all over the world, especially down under. It proved to be a photo of a Jackson Hole lake that had a lampshade reflected in a window. Looked just like a UFO was floating out there in space. Someone went to Signal Mountain Lodge and duplicated...
Esther L. Peterson, 92, passed away at Powell Valley Healthcare in Powell, on Oct. 30, 2015. Esther was born on her mother's birthday, Feb. 14, 1923, to Conrad and Mary (Kolb) Lebsack. She lived in Lincoln for her first eight years, until the family moved to the area around Torrington. She lived there until she finished her schooling. Once grown, Esther moved to Cheyenne with her sister, Marie, and worked at the Warren Air Force Base during World War II. She then moved to San Francisco and... Full story
Carl Enoch Seth who passed away April 30, 2015, was born in Pine Bluffs to Carl Enoch Seth, Sr. and Iwanna Seth (nee Colbert) on February 28, 1932. He graduated from Pine Bluffs High School before joining the Army. He was stationed in Korea during the war and worked with explosives. He was sent back to the U.S. after suffering an injury from an enemy land mine. After receiving an honorable discharge, he moved back to Wyoming and saved enough money to move to Boston, Ma. There, he worked as a property and maintenance worker for a real estate... Full story
Items for possible inclusion in the weekly community calendar should be typewritten or legibly printed. All submissions should include the name and daytime telephone number of the person submitting the information in case questions arise. Items which may be included in the calendar are church events, club meetings, and school events. If your club will not be meeting or has a change, please contact us so we can update the calendar with the correct information as soon as possible. Items should be received on Monday at 5 p.m., one week prior to... Full story
Pine Bluffs Branch The Pine Bluffs Branch Library will be closed on Thursday, December 24 and Friday, December 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday. The Library will close at 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 31 in observance of the New Year’s holiday. Adult Book Discussion: Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Tuesday, Dec. 1 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Please Sign Up! We continue our reading and discussion series Muslim Journeys with the final book of the series. Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in...
The town of Albin is seeking approximately $100,000 in SLIB grants for improvements to the community center. If approved, the funds would provide for the replacement of the basketball court floor and a new security lock and camera on the weight room. Albin Community Center Director Jillian McLaughlin informed Mayor Kelly Krakow and council members Howard Malm, Bob Anderson and Kelley Kriz she has received two proposals so far, but would like to explore other vendors before a final decision is made. The first proposal is from Snapsports, who...
The season for Pawnee football may be over, but for senior Luke Duggan, there's plenty of competition ahead. It seems Duggan can't get enough sports, having played basketball, football and running track in all four of his high school years, and even participating in baseball in his freshman year; the last time Pawnee fielded a team on the diamond. "It doesn't feel like my senior year, it's all gone by so fast," Duggan said. He says it takes some adjustment to go from one sport to another, but...
The season ended November 7 for the Pawnee Coyotes with a 66-38 loss to the Eads Eagles in the quarterfinals of the CHSAA 6-Man Football Playoffs. Pawnee was looking good at the start, with quarterback Owen Wahlert hitting Drew Ellis for a touchdown to get the Coyotes on the board. Senior Luke Duggan ran for another touchdown to give Pawnee a 14-6 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Eagles were able to outpace Pawnee 18-16 in the second quarter to cut the Coyotes lead to 30-22 at the break...
Monday Women 1. Texas Trail Market, 204 2. Bluffs Vet Clinic, 188 3. Pine Bowl, 177 Highs Handicap game: Ann White, 255 Handicap series: Kathy Freeburg, 685 Scratch game: Amy Zitek, 183 Scratch series: Kathy Freeburg, 523 Tuesday Mixed 1. Team #7, 26 2. Harding Ranch, 24 3. Killer B’s, 23 Women’s Highs Handicap game: Carol McLees, 239 Handicap series: Carol McLees, 689 Scratch game: Amy Zitek, 197 Scratch series: Amy Zitek, 532 Men’s Highs Handicap game: Jason Popham, 276 Handicap series: Jason Popham, 700 Scratch game: Chris Zitek, 254 Scrat...
The University of Wyoming Extension nutrition and food safety educators offer Turkey 1.0 information for newbies and those who haven’t prepared the Thanksgiving meal for a while. The 10-page Turkey Talk provides buying and thawing information, roasting timetable and instructions, safe handling of turkey dinners to avoid bacterial growth, food storage guides and recipes for leftovers. The bulletin can be viewed or downloaded free at http://bit.ly/turktalk....
U.S. veterans from all branches were honored last Wednesday with a variety of Veterans Day activities. Ceremonies started early in the day with a prayer service at Louis E. Canady American Legion Post 60, followed by a 21-gun salute. In the afternoon, a Veterans Day Assembly took place in the gym at Pine Bluffs High School. Student Council President Jaclyn Davison welcomed veterans and guests, followed by the presentation of colors by Lucy and Peter Syvanen of the Wyoming Civil Patrol. Pine...
1 Years Ago November 25, 1915 Fire During the heavy wind Monday morning there was quite an excitement when the fire bell rang. The section house occupied by the section boss had caught fire from a U. P. engine, but fortunately our hustling fire department was soon on duty and the fire was extinguished before it did any serious damage. ********** Comings and goings Walter Evans and family who homesteaded here several years ago, but have since been making their home in Southern Missouri, have returned to Wyoming to live. M. A. and F. G. Story...
Eastbound I-80 at mile marker 401 was blocked Tuesday morning as crews worked to clear the scene of a double tractor trailer accident Tuesday morning. A spokesperson for the Nebraska State Patrol said no injuries were reported and the likely cause was high winds....
Employees of the Town of Pine Bluffs will be able to add a flexible spending account to their list of benefits during the current open enrollment period. Town council members unanimously approved the plan, contingent on participation of no less than 25 percent of the town’s employees. The FlexShare plan allows employees to bank pre-tax paycheck dollars which can be used toward medical, dental and eye and hearing expense, prescription drugs procedures, services and therapies, as well as l...
As you look back through agriculture there have been some real turning points. Agriculture saw the first real leap into production agriculture in our country with the Industrial Age when mechanized agriculture really changed the face of our country. Larger and larger farms were created as it became possible to produce crops on many more acres. The next big breakthrough came with the Green Revolution where fertilizers, pesticides, and plant breeding really came to the forefront and were adopted...
A blanket of white covered Albin last week. Nov. 4 tied for the ninth latest snowfall. The latest snowfall ever recorded in Albin was Nov. 20, 1900. The change was exciting and welcomed, except for those farmers with sunflowers and corn still in the field. In the past week, we were been reminded how precious life is. Unfortunately, that happens when life is taken away from us. Terror can be overcome and survived. But in the aftermath of events, such as the tragic and terrorist ones in Paris, it...
Good morning Banner County! Monday was a pretty decent fall day, and since then it has been acting like December; it’s about to show us the beginning of a different weather story. I was in some store this past weekend, and a sign said ‘40 days until Christmas.’ I really wanted to take out my sharpie and add ‘not enough!’, but I didn’t. It seems to me once school starts, the next week it is Hallothanks/Christmas. Stores are filled with Christmas trees and lots of things, pushing us to buy more an...
There was a good turnout for the 55 And Up Club Thanksgiving potluck luncheon. Kathy Zitek won the door prize. Those who had served in the Armed Forces were honored. All enjoyed the good food and good fellowship The next potluck will be held on Friday, Dec. 11. Nov. 15 at the Hereford Community Church, Carol Opdycke read the poem We Plow The Fields for the special. Richard and Erinn Flaharty were celebrating their anniversary. The scripture for the day was Psalm 100. The Prairie Songbirds choir...