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Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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The lights were bright and the community was full of activities. The start of the Christmas season was in Pine Bluffs. Every year the first Monday in December the town of Pine Bluffs celebrates Christmas at Home. A parade started the festivities by going down Main Street from south to north. In the middle of the intersection by Farmers State bank was a Christmas tree. Santa Claus was chauffeured to the tree to light it up and start the Christmas season while some caroling around the Christmas...
The tables were lined with items for the parents and kids to choose from. Shepherds Closet started last year for the first time to help families at Christmas. It started with one Saturday. This year it will be all three Saturdays in December. People have helped the program with donations of items or money to Shepherds Closet. Shepherds Closet is a non profit organization that the churches assist with. People are welcome to go into the different rooms to check out items they may need at the...
The gym at the Burns south plex was decorated for Christmas. On December 3rd the Town of Burns with Shepherds Closet, and the Burns Lions Club hosted for the first time a Rustic Holiday Dinner in Burns. The Town of Burns is excited to give back to the community. Shepherds Closet set up the gym and organized the event. The Burns Lions Club served the delicious meal. Rustic Diner manager Sam Cook, and owners Joseph and Sandra Nicholson prepared the meal. Sandra Nicholson said, " Cook was the the...
Brad Talich was inducted into the Southern Nevada Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame at a ceremony at halftime of the UNLV vs Fresno St. football game in Las Vegas on November 11, 2022. Brad is the son of Dennis and Barbara Talich of Pine Bluffs. Brad began his teaching and football coaching career in Nevada in 1999 after spending his first eight years coaching in Wyoming. He held various assistant coach and defensive coordinator positions and was the Head Coach at Coronado HS and Desert...
The Pine Bluffs Senior Center was hopping with people that were supporting the Donald Eisenhauer American Legion Post 60. On December 4th the Pine Bluffs American Legion Post 60 and Auxiliary Unit 60 were hosting their annual Christmas Social.Throughout the years it has grown so much. The Christmas started at the Legion post. Ample room to sit and visit while enjoying a great dinner. Plenty of room to walk around the tables full of silent auction items looking for the right item to bid on....
After the Nov 8th elections, Democrats were quick to commence their victory dance. They declared victory over Republicans even though the House of Representatives is now under Republican control. It’s been a few weeks now and they’re still singing and dancing around the bonfire of a nation in flames, proclaiming how the American people have chosen the Leftist path. I had to pick my jaw up off the floor after I saw the brazenness of their proclamations. The next day word reached the American public of mass layoffs from large corporations. Ama...
Few plants are identified with Christmas as the Christmas cactus unless it's the poinsettia. I really had no idea what a Christmas cactus was as a child. My grandmother had one, but to me it was just "that plant over there". It was pretty for a few weeks out of the year and I never understood why it was so special to her. It was only after I met Linda that I got an idea of what the Christmas cactus was and why it was so special to people. Her mom had several and one was absolutely HUGE. It...
In the early 1950s a young couple living in Eau Claire, Wisconsin were expecting a child. Warren and Barbara Johnson welcomed into this world their son, Douglas "Doug" Johnson. Johnson would spend his childhood years in Eau Claire and graduate from Altoona High School in Altoona, Wisconsin in 1969. Johnson felt his most important plan after high school was finding a job. After all, he had registered for the draft and he had a high draft number, "I didn't think about joining the military at the...
Our home town businesses were getting in the Christmas spirit. During Christmas at Home businesses throughout town host open houses during the day of the celebration. Each business has their different ways of inviting the people and customers for the season. This year four businesses participated. Farmers State bank had their open house from 9:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. inviting visitors in for cookies, hot cider, and coffee. Points West hosted their open house from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m....
PB Hornets start season in the Number 1 Position Jim Merryfield Pine Bluffs Post Defending champion Pine Bluffs starts the season on top of Class 2A. The Hornets were a near-unanimous choice in the preseason rankings with 13 of the 14 first-place votes. The Hornets start the season missing only one athlete from last years roster. Reed Thompson was a standout player for the Hornets but has graduated and moved on with his collegiate career. The team will be looking to Stu Lerwick and Ryan...