Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Memories of Christmas past were flying through the air at the Christmas at home event on Monday night. Every year in the past the Laramie County Fire District #5 served a chili dinner. This year's chili and soup dinner was a takeout and delivery only, and everything was by free will donation. There were 29 vendors with many different items for sale. Each vendor displayed their own array of products ranging from stocking stuffers, to wall decorations, and a little something for each person in a...
Special memories always come to the mind and hearts as the Christmas season arrives. Many of those memories in homes across the nation find themselves displayed on a Christmas tree, that brings smiles and sweet memories to the heart. Such are the memories created and given to the Holiday Spirit Tree, which is in it's second year at the Pine Bluffs Health Clinic. A community-wide effort to honor loved ones with a "Gift of Love" and help provide improved local health care kicks off this week in...
This year, members of the Pine Bluffs Lions Club continued their annual tradition of helping another nonprofit organization by ringing bells for the Salvation Army of Cheyenne in front of the Texas Trail Market. Eight members of the Lions Club braved some cold weather to ring bells for a total of 18 hours on Dec. 3-5. Pine Bluffs residents were generous as always with their donations, and every penny they dropped into the Salvation Army's red kettle goes to help people in Laramie County....
H. Carolyn (Harke) Person,75, passed away Friday, October 30,2020, at Kirkland Court in Amarillo, Texas. Raised in the Cody area of Wyoming, she graduated from Cody High School and later spent time in California, Texas and Colorado before returning to Wyoming where she met and married Lawrence Person while working at the hog farm in Albin, WY. Carolyn was a very kind and soft hearted lady that valued family and friends above all else. She attended many shows and fairs to support her...
The Department of Family Services (DFS) has been allocated $1.5 million in Wyoming CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act funds to provide relief to families who experienced an increase in child care expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to DFS Senior Administrator Roxanne O’Connor, “We’re excited to report that this program has been able to distribute over $1.1 million dollars to Wyoming families.” The last day to apply for relief through the Child Care Relief Program is Sunday, December 15, 2020 at midnigh...
In such an incredible community like the one of Pine Bluffs, Wyoming family has always been a very important pillar in this community. The Pine Bluffs community has always been one to take care of their community especially in tragic times. This time the Pine Bluffs High school has gotten together with a private donor to help raise money for the Graves family. Brian Cox, the agriculture teacher at Pine Bluffs High School, and students sold smoked pork loins and ribs. No more orders are being taken at this time. “The orders for meat sold f...
The postmark deadline to enter the Wyoming Letters About Literature Writing Contest is only one month away on January 9, 2021. Wyoming students in grades 4-12 can win Amazon gift cards of up to $150. Letters will be judged in three levels: grades 4-6, grades 7-8, and grades 9-12. “To enter, read a book that inspires you or gives you a new way to see the world,” said Susan Mark, Wyoming State Library outreach librarian, “It can be one you’ve just picked up, or one you’ve read before. Then write a letter to the author – living or dead – to s...
This is the time of year that we break out the pots and pans, those special cooking machines, our best dishes and get ready for huge feasts, celebrations, and the great company of family and friends. This year may slow us down a little, but I suspect not very much. A number of annual gatherings, mostly business and commercial, have been cancelled or scaled down, but we are Wyomingites. There's not much that will keep us down for long. We'll just take precautions and press forward with life. That...
Part of the call to the military is a call to serve. This is a way of life that stays with so many of the military veterans and their families. It is also a strong part of the American Legion. The Donald Eisenhauer American Legion Post 60 in Pine Bluffs takes this to heart and is always looking for ways we can continue service to our veterans. One such service recently came to the attention of the Commander, John Wise, and to the President of the Auxiliary Unit 60, Diane Wise. A member of the...
The Pine Bluffs FFA Chapter will host their annual food drive December 8th - 16th. Please note that this year the chapter will hand out bags, but they will not be picking them up at the end of the drive! Please take your bag to a convenient drop off location listed below. Any non-perishable item would be of great assistance to us as we pass on the gift of giving this time of year. We have provided drop-off locations at Texas Trail Market, Pine Bluffs Feed and Grain, Farmer’s State Bank, Points West Bank, Exxon (Conoco), Sinclair, Napa, Town C...
Over 450 of the best high school music students from Wyoming are selected each year to perform in the Wyoming All-State band, orchestra and choir. For the 2021 Wyoming Allstate band orchestra and choir event, there will be three students from the Pine Bluffs High School. Junior Marisol Garcia on the Clarinet, freshman Taylor McCollum on Flute and Jasmine Garcia on the Clarinet will all be representing Pine Bluffs High School. Due to the new guidelines from Covid and the safety of the students...
