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Texas Trail Market General Manager Bill Cushing didn't mince words when he addressed the co-op membership Monday night. "We could lose this store," he said. "This past year has been kind of a disaster because we are still in the red. Our sales were down $124,000. Even with that loss, from the beginning of the third fiscal year on October 1, every week's been pretty much down in sales. So it's not looking very good." The store recently sent out surveys asking patrons what they would like to see...
One person is dead following a two-vehicle accident on Interstate 80 five miles west of Pine Bluffs on Wednesday, December 14. The accident occurred at approximately 1:25 p.m. when a 2016 Freightliner driven by Jaysen Thompson, 45, of Rigby, Idaho, rear-ended a 1993 Chevrolet Blazer driven by 24-year-old Columbus, Ohio resident Bryan Silverthorn. One of Silverthorn's passengers, Kacie Ketchum, 24, of Helena, Montana, was not wearing her seat belt and suffering fatal injuries at the scene of the...
On ordinary days, things go according to routine. On other days, if you find yourself in the right place at the right time, you can end up saving someone’s life. Laramie County Sheriff’s Deputy Char Madden had one of those out of the ordinary days on October 29. “Deputy (Ryan) Montgomery and I were out off County Road 228, about 30 to 35 miles out on US-85 just finishing up on a different unrelated call,” Madden said. “We were doing paperwork in the car when a couple gentlemen pulled up in a pickup. The driver got out and asked for help and he...
My new favorite baseball cap says “Wyoming versus BYU,” except that this cap is 20 years old from the 1996 WAC football championship held in Las Vegas. We were at that game and now it is Déjà Vu all over again. Wyoming is again playing BYU, this time in a bowl game on Dec. 21 in San Diego. Not sure we can make that one, but as I write this in a Laramie motel room (where the temperature is -20 on Dec. 8), the thought of sunny San Diego sure sounds good. Legend has it that cities that host bowl...
U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., voted to advance a bill Dec. 7 that would authorize $611 billion in funding for our national defense including a 2.1 percent pay raise for active-duty military service members. The bill would also authorize funding for construction projects in Laramie, Guernsey and Cheyenne. The bill omits language that was in an earlier version that would have required women to begin registering for Selective Service. The Senate voted 92-7 to move forward with consideration of a final version of the National Defense...
Congress recently passed the 21st Century Cures Act, which includes important new protections for genetic privacy, which were top priorities of U.S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. The bill strengthens privacy protections around the collection of genetic information for medical research participants. As federal agencies and other groups continue advancements in scientific health research, their collection of individual’s personal genetic information continues to grow larger and larger. “There have been amazing advancements in genetic research – p...
Senators Mike Enzi and John Barrasso, both R-Wyo., joined Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Obama requesting his Administration stop issuing non-emergency rules and regulations in the final weeks of his term. Led by Senator Cory Gardner, R-Colo., the letter stressed that the American people made it clear on November 8th that they expect regulatory relief. “Today, we have the opportunity to return to commonsense principles of regulation and curb unnecessary government interference in the private sector,” the senators wrote. “In...
Melvin Lamar Hoke, 87, passed away peacefully December 10, 2016, at his residence in Hereford, Colorado after a long battle with dementia. Melvin was born January 27, 1929 in Weldona, Colorado and raised in the Keenesburg - Greeley area. He was a lifelong resident of Weld County. He graduated from University High School in Greeley in 1947 and then enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1948. After basic training he was assigned to an engineering unit constructing buildings for U.S. bases in Okinawa,... Full story
Vona "Lucille" Goudie, 94, of Cheyenne, died on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at the Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne. She was born on July 30, 1922 in Burns, Wyoming. Lucille was an exceptional homemaker and life-long child-raiser. Otherwise, "there wasn't a thing she didn't do" which included driving tractors, hauling grain trucks, driving a school bus, riding horses, flying a plane, riding in a hot air balloon, making numerous trips to Hawaii and the mountains, and countless hours spent... Full story
Bonnie Bastian, 89, of Burns, Wyoming, passed away November 16, 2016, at her home. She was born on February 21, 1927, in Mahaska, Kansas, daughter of Milford and Anna Gaston. Her family moved to the Lindberg, WY area in 1928. She attended the Golden Prairie School through 10th grade and graduated from Pine Bluffs High School in 1945. She married Theodore "Ben" Bastian on September 5, 1945, at the First Presbyterian Church in Burns. She was a homemaker and lived on the family farm east of Burns... 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...
Rick Wagner, second from left along with this wife Estela, were honored with a plaque by Laramie County Fire District #5 Chief Derek Walls, left and Jerry Lamb, far right at the firemen's chili feed in the Pine Bluffs Community Center during the Christmas at Home Celebration Dec. 5. Wagner with his wife have helped with the chili feed for many years, even after Wagner stopped going out on calls with the department. The fire district wanted to recognize the couple for all they had done for the...
1 YEARS AGO Dec. 14, 1916 It was reported that Pine Bluffs had electric lights in the early morning hours from 5 to 7, in addition to the service until noon on Wednesdays. Thomas Ross, living three and a half miles southwest of Pine Bluffs, was advertising a public sale of his stock farm implements. The Pine Bluffs Post was sold to George G. Reed of Colorado Springs. Former owners, Hemphill and Son, decided to sell because they believed Pine Bluffs deserved to have a bigger and better paper. Dick Carlson of Bushnell was awakened by a house...
Good morning, and a bitter cold December day awaits, getting colder as the week wears on. Not much snow predicted either, but as you know that changes around here quite often and sometimes even in the same day! With Christmas just around the corner, a tiny little bit of snow would be nice. With the season I have spent way more time in town than I normally do and you know, some people are just weird, or something. I am not trying to be judgmental , but observant. For example, while having lunch t...
The 55 And Up Club met on Friday, December 9, for their monthly potluck luncheon. There was a good turnout and everyone enjoyed the good food and fellowship. The door prizes were won by Harold Weisbrook and Lorna Miller. Everyone present received a Christmas gift and a bag of treats. The 55 And Up Club meets every second Friday of the month. Everyone 55 and over are welcome to attend. This week at the Hereford Community church Ken Willis was celebrating his birthday. Joyce Smock lit the third...
The Laramie County School District No. 2 (LCSD #2) Board of Trustees voted upon two policies concerning the reduction of staff at both the professional level and classified level at its regular-scheduled meeting held at the Albin Elementary in Albin. A motion from LCSD #2 Board Trustee Tom Morgan around 7:30 p.m. led the board into executive session to discuss personnel issues as they discussed with their attorney via telephone. Once back into regular session, two first public hearings were held on policies GCQA and GDQA. The first policy GCQA...
The Pine Bluffs Recreation Department will sponsor the 11th Annual Christmas Light Decoration Contest with the judging to take place 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wed. Dec. 21. The contest is for residents living within the town limits and businesses are excluded. All residents are encouraged to participate in the contest, but please keep in mind that homes can only win every other year so homes that were selected as winners last year will not be eligible to win again until Christmas 2017. Ten winners will be chosen to receive a $10 cash prize. Residents...
Pine Bluffs Elementary sixth-grader Abby Gray was presented with $75 as she was awarded third place in the local level of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Patriot's Pen essay, sponsored by the VFW Frontier Post 11453 in Cheyenne. According to Gray's mother, Jessica, Gray was given the information about the essay at school and those who were interested in competing could so on their own at home. This year's essay contest was themed, "The America I Believe In". In the letter addressed to Gray,...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets competed in the Burns Winter Classic Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The team concentrated on using teamwork and came out winning all of their games. The Pine Bluffs Hornets' first game in the Winter Classic was Thursday afternoon against the Wyoming Indian Chiefs, grabbing the win by seven points. The fast-paced first quarter lead to Pine Bluffs trailing by one, 12-13. Going into halftime, the Hornets were still down but by five points, 27-32. Coming out in the third quar...
Bringing home wins this past weekend was the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets as they were able to defeat all their opponents in the Burns Winter Classic at the varsity level. According to Lady Hornets Head Coach Lindsey Forbes, the team started the season off with a super tough first game. The Lady Hornets had to play tough in the first game against the Wyoming Indian Lady Chiefs as they came away with the win by a six-point margin. During the first half Pine Bluffs came out ahead 32-28 at halftime....
The Pawnee Lady Coyotes had a busy week as they hosted two non-conference and one conference game at home. Pawnee took to the court Dec. 6 against Union Colony of Greeley and were defeated by 32 points. The Lady Coyotes had trouble containing the the Lady Timberwolves as they scored 15 points in both the first and second quarters. Halftime score was 30-11. Pawnee struggled the remainder of the game as Union Colony put another 13 points in the third quarter to the Lady Coyote's seven points and then continued to add 10 more points in the fourth...
The Burns Broncs basketball team won their first game of the season and then fell to Wyoming Indian, Wind River and Snake River during the Burns Winter Classic Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The Broncs faced the Moorcroft Wolves their first game of the season and came away with the win by 12 points. Burns trialed behind Moorcroft at the end of the first quarter 10-14, but fought hard in the second quarter to lead at halftime by five points, 26-21. Adding 12 more points on in the third quarter,...
The Burns Lady Broncs went one and three over the weekend as they hosted their own Winter Classic Thursday, Friday and Saturday. To kick off the season, the Lady Broncs competed against Moorcroft and lost a heart-breaking game by three points Thursday evening. Burns came out strong, leading at the end of the first quarter 9-7, but couldn't contain the Lady Wolves in the second quarter as they scored 13 points to the Lady Broncs' four points. Halftime score saw Moorcroft leading 20-11. Coming...
The Burns-Pine Bluffs wrestlers opened the season last week competing in the Charlie Lake Invitational at Cheyenne East High School. Although the squad was a few members short, coach Dan Clayson believes it was a good start to the season. "We had a good first weekend of wrestling," Clayson said. "We took our lumps on Friday in the dual portion, we were missing nine wrestlers, but we had some really solid performances on Saturday. I think that Darrell Goeckeler did an outstanding job on Friday go...
