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Congratulations to all the winners of the 2022 Christmas Light Contest. The 10 winners are: 620 Simkins Ave - Bret and Kristina Steger 1012 Swan Ave - Tim and Lindsay Lynch 910 Stoetzel Ave - Jason and Char Madden 712 Beech Ave - Victor and Darci Yeley 806 Maple Street - Jeremiah and Amanda Sumare 607 Main Street - Billy and Lisa Fritze 309 W 7th Street - Karl and Elizabeth Zerck 407 Blair Street - Ken and Pam Haas 106 E 8th Street -Jim and Marlene Svenkesen 610 E 6th Street - Daniel and Dana...
A possible gym membership and a town marshal were discussed during the regular meeting of the Burns Town Council. Some concerns from Molly Dennis, the Burns Youth League director was use of the gyms. Dennis checked to see if the Burns Youth league has priority on the use of the gyms instead of the other groups. The Council stated that the Burns Youth League has priority on the gyms. If anyone has an issue they should bring it to the council only. The other concern was the standards and a net for volleyball. Dennis used grant money to get new...
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go! Including on the north edge of Burns where a Christmas village is ready for the viewing pleasure of children from one to 92 (or older) throughout the Christmas season. Eddie Juve saw the little houses in Torrrington, Wyoming in 2005. After which they had not appeared again. Then he noticed they were for sale. Juve was determined to get them during a bidding war with a woman in Nebraska. He said, "They belong in Wyoming." Juve won...
The weather outside may be frightful but that doesn't stop the children from dragging their parents coming to see Santa Claus. Pine Bluffs Distilling hosted their second annual Santa Claus and cookies event on December 16th at 5:00 p.m. The kids and parents waited in the tasting for that ever so anticipated moment when Santa arrives. Excitement filled the room. Santa Claus arrived through a secret door at Pine Bluffs Distilling. He made sure that the kids could do activities after visiting with...
Pine Bluffs Wyoming Academic Challenge team continues its success with another small school championship and strong overall finish. "We took 3rd overall at this Sheridan event on December 3rd. It was a really good placing for us, especially when we are competing against much larger schools like Campbell County, Thunder Basin, and Douglas. The students are working very hard this year and they are reaping the benefits," said Coach Kestner. "I'm very proud of all of them." The next WAC meet takes...
The FBI, in partnership with Homeland Security Investigations and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, is issuing a national public safety alert regarding an explosion in incidents of children and teens being coerced into sending explicit images online and extorted for money—a crime known as financial sextortion. Over the past year, law enforcement has received over 7,000 reports related to the online financial sextortion of minors, resulting in at least 3,000 victims, primarily boys, and more than a dozen suicides. A l...
I’ve been confused about cryptocurrency ever since I heard Glenn Beck pushing Bitcoin several years ago. It’s never made since to me. My frame of reference is that in order to be an investment an item has to be tangible, something a person can hold in their hand. Cryptocurrency only exists in a computer, because someone says its there. Then I questioned cybersecurity. Any computer system, any program, can be hacked. I remember the CEO of Oracle bragging that Oracle was “hack-proof” and offering $1 million to anyone who could hack it. It was...
This year seems to have just zipped by without ever slowing down. It's hard to imagine that it's already December and Christmas is just around the corner. Even though I started writing about the plants of Christmas a few weeks ago, the time of year just sunk in. I don't know if I've been that busy or if maybe it's just old age. Could be a combination of both, I guess. Regardless, I still find myself stopping to reflect on Christmas when I was growing up. This week I thought of poinsettias. Mind...
This Christmas is more poignant than most for me. I have a nephew just entering the Air Force and facing his first Christmas away from home. It's caused me to think back to when I went to basic training so long ago. I left just before Thanksgiving so I missed two holidays. Since I was a little older than most trainees it wasn't as bad for me but I recall the distress that so many of the others felt. They were all fresh out of high school and most were pretty homesick. This is only one of many...
Feliz Navidad, Joyeux Noel, Frohe Weinachten, Buon Natale. Christmas Around the World was the theme for the Albin Elementary Christmas concert on December 19th. A wonderful international variety of songs included the United States, England, Spain, Mexico, Germany, France, French Canada, China, Czechoslovakia, Ghana, and Ireland. To start the program the 5th and 6th grade students supported two trumpets, a flute, and a snare drum. Playing Jingle Bells and Up on the Housetop the trumpets were the...
Last Saturday the Burns/Pine Bluffs Girls and Boys wrestling team competed in the Sidney/Bridgeport invite 2022 held in Sidney, NE. The team did very well placing in almost every weight category. The highest place was Rihana Tillman who placed second in her weight class. There were several thirds and fourths also on the team. All together 14 members placed in the top six positions. Four of the wrestlers placed in the top three. It was a good showing for the team. Below are the individual...
After a successful Burns Insurance Winter Classic showing the 3-1 Hornets headed into Cheyenne for a game against the Cheyenne East Thunderbirds. The Pine Bluffs Hornets Basketball team took on the Cheyenne East Thunderbirds last Thursday in a neutral conference game. The Hornets traveled to the home of the Thunderbirds for their first away game of the season before heading down to Colorado for a tournament. The Hornets, looking to get back to their championship form took no time is displaying their talents. The Hornets were able to defeat the...
A very active student in and out of school, Jaspur Nusbaum, son of Cody and Jeanette Nusbaum received the Citizenship Award from the Laramie County Retired Education Personnel. Burns counselor Kaycee Tidyman said, " Nusbuam received this award for a multitude of reasons. He works diligently in all that he is a part of and is passionate about serving others, both in and out of the communities he is part of. He can often be found volunteering his time in a variety of ways including the animal...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets boys basketball team faced off against the Bridgeport Bulldogs last Monday night. In a game that would test the Hornets resolve the Bulldogs gave the Hornets a solid game. The score is deceptive and the Hornets had to work for the victory. The Hornets were up for the challenge though and came through the game as the victors. In the opening two minutes of the game neither team was able to score. In a very low scoring game in the first quarter the Hornets were only able to...
The Lady Hornets hosted the Bridgeport Lady Bulldogs on Monday at the Hornets gym. The Lady Hornets were coming off a wining tournament in Colorado and were looking to keep the streak alive. The 5-0 Lady Bulldogs were not willing to put a mark in the loss column and came out hard against the Lady Hornets. From the first tip-off the Bulldogs manhandled the Hornets. The Bulldogs kept full court pressure on the Hornets keeping them off balance and never letting them find their pace. Abby Gray was...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets basketball squad traveled south to Colorado to compete against the Del Norte Tigers in a round-robin tournament. The Hornets were coming off a win against the Thunderbirds of Cheyenne and still working on getting back to their championship playing. The Tigers were a 2-4 team with something to prove and were looking to make easy work of the state champions. It was a good game and the Tigers tried to stay with the Hornets but couldn’t match their speed and shooting abilities. The Hornets won the game 57-46. Dalton S...
The Lady Hornets Basketball team had a good weekend tournament at the Douglas/Lander Valley Classic last weekend. The Lady Hornets came away with a 2-1 record raising their overall record to 2-5. The Lady Hornets had a rough opening at the Burns Insurance Winter Classic where they went 0-4. But they bounced back at this tournament to put some marks in the win column. First up for the Lady Hornets were the Lady Eagles from Pueblo East School. This would be a very close game with the winner not decided until the last buzzer. The Lady Hornets came...
The students were impeccably dressed for a great night of music and cheer. Burns Elementary had their Christmas Concert for Kinderboost through third grade students on Thursday December 1st at 6:30 p.m. The theme of concert was Christmas around the World. It started with all the students singing Jungle Jive of Pierpont, arranged by Teresa Jennings. This was to represent the United States of America. There wer Jingle Singers singing in between the groups of students singing. They were Brooklyn,...