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Merina Theobald puts the finishing touches on her gingerbread house cookie at the Pine Bluffs Branch Library. Over 40 children and adults frosted, candied, and tasted their way through building gingerbread houses at the library earlier this month. The youngest builders watched as their mom’s placed yummy sweet treats on the house cookies, while older, more advanced contractors hung doors and trimmed roof-tops with candied jewels. The library staff stayed busy restocking all the necessary b...
The Pine Bluffs Recreation Department will sponsor the 8th Annual Christmas Light Decoration Contest with the judging to take place Thursday, Dec. 20, through Sunday, Dec. 23, from 5 to 8 p.m. The contest is for residents living within the town limits, businesses are excluded. Everyone is 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 2013. Ten winners will be chosen to receive a $10 cash...
The winter solstice begins tomorrow. For our part of the world, it marks the beginning of freezing precipitation and cold temperatures to put most of the growing and living things in hibernation. But spring comes with the warmth of the sun and the rains push sprouts up through the ground and livestock birth new life. It’s a process we go through each year, freeze until the new is ready to be born. A fresh start. To each season end, another begins. With the news this last week, many of us w...
No matter where you were this weekend, you couldn’t escape the news: Two Police Officers Killed in Topeka; One Killed Outside Theater in San Antonio; Man Fires 50 Shots at Sacramento Mall; Man Goes on Stabbing Spree in China; Gunman Kills 26 in Newtown, Conn. How do you respond to this? The outcry from the public has been about gun control on one side and mental health reform on the other. So the question to myself is, “Where do I stand?” I think most people can tell I am not a staunch conservative. In fact, I tend to have Liberal leani...
Shirley Jean Martin, 78, of Burns, died Dec. 13, 2012, at the Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland, Colo. Jean was born at Red Top Station, Colo., Nov. 12, 1934, to W.R. and Julia Edwards. She graduated from Laramie High School in 1952. Jean married Syd Martin of Burns on May 23, 1954. They raised their family on their farm north of Burns. She enjoyed sewing, oil painting, making candy, and made and decorated many wedding cakes for family and friends. Jean’s homemade doughnuts were a s...
Hillsdale United Methodist Church Christmas Service and children’s program Sunday, Dec. 23 at 10 a.m. with fellowship afterwards Christmas Eve candlelight and carols Monday, Dec. 24 at 7 p.m. Albin Baptist Church Julotta Christmas Service 6:30 a.m. Carpenter United Methodist Church Christmas Eve Service Monday, Dec. 24 at 4 p.m. St. Joseph’s Catholic Church Kimball Christmas Eve Mass 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. Christmas Service 9 a.m. Greater Works Baptist Church Christmas Service Sunday, Dec. 23 at 10:30 a.m. Hereford Community Church The Chr...
Smith Casey and Heidi Smith of Cheyenne would like to announce the birth of their son, Jacob Kahleh Smith on Nov. 29. Jacob weighed 5 pounds 9 ounces. He is the first child of the Smith’s. His grandparents are Gary and Lorraine Smith of Carpenter and Ben and Patrice Metzger of Cheyenne. His great-grandparents are Rodney and Maxine Soppe of Carpenter....
Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) accepting The Wyoming Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) is accepting applications through midnight Feb. 28, 2013. Don’t wait until that big cold spell arrives. Don’t wait until those heating bills pile up and become overwhelming. Let us better help you by getting your completed LIEAP application and supporting documents turned in today. Applications are available at all local Department of Family Services (DFS) offices and Senior Centers, and online at http://dfsweb.wyo...
Police Report: November 2012 Wednesday, November 7 Received a report of harassment. Insufficient funds check was submitted. Friday, November 9 Received a report of harassment. Investigated an accident. Insufficient funds check was submitted. Saturday, November 10 Investigated an accident. Tuesday, November 13 Investigated a report of credit card fraud. Wednesday, November 14 Filed a report of domestic violence against a family member. Issued a citation of overtaking or passing a school bus. Thursday, November 15 Issued a citation of overtaking...
Thursday, December 20 Fun for Kids Fun for Kids — Librarian’s Favorites will be presented for preschoolers at the Pine Bluffs Branch Library at 10 a.m. Serenity Al-anon Pine Bluffs Serenity Al-Anon meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. at United Methodist Church. Use the east door. All are welcome. OA Overeaters Anonymous meets at the First Christian Church, 219 West 27th St., Cheyenne, at 5:30 p.m. CLA Clutterers Anonymous meets at Recover Wyoming, 512 E. Lincolnway, Cheyenne, at 7 p.m Burns Junior/Senior High School Football Banquet Burns commons at the...
The Albin town council revisited the ongoing discussion about improving the lunch program. Councilwoman Jerrie Gehrman said the program was $7,000 into the budget of $13,000 for the year which ends June 30, 2013. Councilman Howard Malm didn’t understand the budget line and thought the program was doing well. Gehrman showed Malm her spreadsheet with the information from lunch program director Michelle Childers. Childers told the council she had two special events they are catering for a...
Pine Bluffs Senior Center director Angie Robertson said only four board members attended the December meeting Monday morning. “They approved the bills and talked about the thanksgiving dinner,” said Robertson. The Thanksgiving dinner was a huge success with over 175 people in attendance. The Christmas dinner is planned for Thursday Dec. 20. Robertson is planning a casino night in January or February. The staff is delivering 20 home-made blankets donated by a local church. The recipients are home...
Mayor Bill Shain welcomed Ag teacher Brian Cox and two FFA members as well as music teacher Andrew Davis to the council meeting Monday night. Shain said he was honored at the level of participation the two groups had at Christmas at Home on Nov. 26. Shain presented Cox and Davis with certificates of appreciation for all their work to make Pine Bluffs Christmas at Home a success. Town administrator Caryn Miller informed the council of $1,400 grant money received for Texas Trail Days marketing....
The big man in the middle for Burns, as introduced Saturday afternoon at the basketball game against Lusk, is none other than 6’3” Travis Romsa. Travis is a solid rebounder and bucket visitor for the Burns Broncs. With his weekly presence on the scoring chart for basketball, it’s sometimes difficult to remember the protection Travis delivered in football with five and a half sacks and over 70 tackles. Basketball coach Sean Patterson enjoys working with Travis in basketball as well as footb...
After musical selections by the fifth and sixth grade bands, a beautiful singing ensemble of sixth grade girls, and the xylophone band, the Burns Elementary School third through sixth graders turned the stage into the OK corral. There was Bart, the bad guy, and all the good-natured town folk just wanting a nice Christmas. In the end, Bart’s heart was warmed and Christmas was OK at the corral....
Similar to our visit to Australia, Antarctica and Africa experience their summertime over the Christmas holiday. But it’s still cold in Antarctica, the summertime in Africa is anything but chilly. There is not a native population to Antarctica, so no handed-down recipes. No one raises families on the South Pole, so no traditions or decorations other than the ones brought from other countries. Celebration activities include signing Christmas carols, parties and some outdoor activities. They do w...
In the past couple of articles I’ve talked about how we have added diversity into our cropping rotations to diversify markets and improve soil health. We have added field peas into our dry land cropping rotation which has allowed us to diversify our herbicide rotations, improve and diversify our soil microbial populations, and add a legume in our crop rotation for nitrogen fixation. Our crop rotation is now winter wheat, followed by corn, then field peas and back to winter wheat. I also talked a...
The braids are back. It’s a trademark of the Burns Lady Broncs basketball team, the starting five heads of hair tightly woven together. The links of locks, perhaps, keep the team together. The braids are traced to three seasons ago when the Lady Broncs took runner up at state. Whether it is easier to manage or looks better than a pony tail, the magic and tradition remains alongside the tradition of winning. And this season continues to be a success for the Lady Broncs, who tacked on two more win...
The Lady Coyotes continued their winning ways last weekend as they hosted Peetz for their first league game and won 52-40, then set their sights on Arickaree on Saturday. The Lady Coyotes posted another win, topping Arickaree 74-20 to preserve their perfect season record. “We had a bit of a slow start in the 1st quarter trailing by 2, but then our defense took over in the second, allowing us to score some easy baskets while nearly shutting Peetz out for the quarter and outscored them 24-2 g...
TJ Pohlman won his weight division at the Bison Bonanza tourney at South high in Cheyenne. Pohlman pinned Glenrock’s Tanner Kelly in 4:24 to win the 113-lb. title. Two other Burns/Pine Bluffs grapplers advanced to the championships as well. Six wrestlers placed in the top five in their divisions....
With victories over Lingle and Saratoga, the Pine Bluffs Hornets move to 6-2 on the season. The Hornets traveled to Lingle Friday where they posted a 46-39 victory. At the Hornets’ Nest Saturday, they took command of the court and assigned a 65-42 to the record book. “Another ugly win, but learning how to win ugly is a good thing,” coach Will Gray said of Fridays game. “Fundamentally we need to improve in a few areas, but we will take it one step at a time.” The Hornets and Doggers played a...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets lost a close contest Friday to their host the Lingle Lady Doggers, 45-44, then hosted the Saratoga Lady Panthers and sent them packing on the losing end of a 44-38 game. “We’re young and showed our inexperience Friday night in the first half,” coach Lindsey Forbes said of the loss. “ We dug ourselves a big hole before we started to play. We were down by 20 early in the third, but showed some grit battling back. We had some chances late in the game, but just didn’t...
It was a tough weekend for the Burns Broncs. On Friday on the road, Burns suffered a 47-36 defeat at the hands of Glenrock. At home on Saturday, the Broncs recorded another loss, that one to Lusk by a score of 58-49. “On Friday night, we dug ourselves way too big of a hole to climb out of,” said coach Sean Patterson. “We were proud of the way the kids battled back and kept fighting. They showed a lot of heart!” Travis Romsa was a key part of the fight, recording a double-double with 11 points...
The Pawnee Coyotes scored resounding victories at home this weekend, topping Peetz 64-50 and Arickaree 71-43. With the wins the Coyotes improve to 3-2 on the campaign. In Fridays contest with Peetz Pawnee led 20-16 in the first quarter. They tacked on 14, to the Bulldogs’ nine to go into halftime with a 34-27 lead. Peetz outscored Pawnee 21-15 in the third quarter, but was held to four fourth period points while Pawnee put up 15 to arrive at the 64-50 final score. “We got off to a good sta...
Monday Women 1. Designs West 343 2. Coyote Sanitation 270 3. Conoco 263 Highs Handicap game: Carol Bradley 243 Handicap series: Thea Curless 669 Scratch game: Jesi Zitek 220 Scratch series: Jesi Zitek 590 Tuesday Mixed 1. Spare Room 45 2. Killer B’s 43 3. P&Z 39 Women’s Highs Handicap game: Beth Daugherty 242 Handicap series: Jo Radcliffe 682 Scratch game: Amy Zitek 211 Scratch series: Jo Radcliffe 553 Men’s Highs Handicap game: Corey Bruns 314 Handicap series: Corey Bruns 737 Scratch game: Corey Bruns 300 Scratch series: Corey Bruns 695 Tuesda...