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The cars were lining the streets of Hillsdale and the people were waiting for the annual Christmas parade on December 17th at 5:00 p.m. The Laramie County Fire District #6 lead the parade. The parade had two different 4-H groups. The Rowdy Riders and the Hillsdale Tiptoppers. The Rowdy riders built a float lined with lights and music coming from the pickup that was pulling the float. They also had Mrs. Wyoming America riding on their float. The Hillsdale Tiptoppers commandeered Santa Claus to...
Mayor Justin Fornstrom and the Pine Bluffs Town Council announce the resignation of Chance Walkama as the Chief of Police effective January 3, 2023. Chief Walkama began his service with the Town of Pine Bluffs in 2013 as a Patrol Officer under Chief Don Taylor and continued his service under Chief Justin Trout before becoming our Chief in 2019. During his career he has held the positions of Patrol Officer, Investigator, and Chief. In those roles he was instrumental in bringing community...
The night was full of festivities at Pine Bluffs Distilling for their second annual Ugly Sweater event. Ugly Sweater events started in Vancouver, British Columbia In the1980"s with Bill Cosby in The Cosby Show followed by National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. And if you like Christmas movies, (who doesn't) you'll find a few ugly sweaters in the Santa Clause movies. December 16th has been deemed National Ugly Sweater day. This has turned into parties hosting the ugliest sweater contests....
Laramie: Kara Brighton Fornstrom, a prominent natural resources attorney and regulatory policy expert, is the new University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) Center for Energy Regulation and Policy Analysis (CERPA) director. Fornstrom will lead a team of research scientists and attorneys to monitor and evaluate existing legislative and regulatory issues relating to energy development issues in the state, and to serve as a resource for decision-makers at the local, state, regional and...
Any body want a cake pop? Well, if you do head to Bluffs Bakery because those are the best doggone cake pops around! The cake pops were lined up ready for whatever comes next in the cake pop world. Which is quite the process truthfully. Bluffs Bakery and Currie's Dining have been busy for the Christmas season. Pat Currie is the baker of the business and he has been working hard. In one day he had 125 cake pops go out on an order. Cake pops have several steps to the process. First Currie bakes...
As I write this article it's pretty cold outside, about 6 degrees below zero. By the time it goes to print it's supposed to be in the 40's. So goes Christmas in Wyoming. Cold or warm, we have one constant. What symbol says, "Christmas" to more people than the Christmas tree. Since I don't play the political correctness game I'll call it what it is, a Christmas tree. Be it live or artificial, green or another color, frosted or plain, it's still a Christmas tree. Some of my most vivid Christmas...
A very Merry Christmas from the Pine Bluffs Elementary kids who were running to find there places while their parents were trying to find the best place to sit in the gym. The Pine Bluffs Elementary children had their Christmas program on December 19th in the Pine Bluffs Historic High School. The place was packed with parents and grandparents gearing up to watch the kids sing. In fact the students had to be in other rooms to give the people places to sit. Ms Giordano directed the students on the...
The voices were warming up and the instruments was tuning up in the corner. The new band director for Burns High School put on his first Christmas concert. Zamboni Brown worked hard on having a unique experience. The Burns Junior High and High School Choir was the first performance of the evening. The first song was in Latin. Dona Nobis Pachen which means grant us peace. The piece is a Mozart song. It has three parts that is a round about. It's a different type of music but the students did a...
Looking ahead to the 2022-23 basketball season the Pine Bluffs Hornets boy's basketball team looks to repeat as state champions. With a 7-1 start amid almost all of the starting line up from last year returning things are looking good for the Hornets. Going through the articles on the subject most sports entities have the same prediction on the team. Currently the Hornets are ranked number 2 in the state. Not just their 2A conference but number two in the state. There are 52 high schools that th...
The Burns Lady Broncs Basketball team had a rough outing last weekend as they participated in the Douglas/Lander Valley Classic tournament. The Lady Broncs did battle against the Wheatland Lady Bulldogs, Douglas Lady Bearcats, Lovell Lady Bulldogs and Lander Valley Lady Tigers. The Broncs with a 1-3 record from the last tournament wanted to improve and score some wins to close out the year. The 4-0 Lady Bulldogs would be a bit much for the Lady Broncs. The Broncs did not do badly. Some missed opportunities and bad passes caused the Bulldogs to...
The Burns Broncs Boys Varsity Basketball team traveled to a tournament against some of the teams from around the state. Lander Valley, Wheatland, Lovell and Douglas would be the four teams that the Broncs would face. The Broncs coming off a 2-2 tournament run last weekend were anxious to hit the court again and add some marks in the win column. The first team that the Broncs would face would be the Wheatland Bulldogs. The Broncs faced the Bulldogs in an earlier match and beat them 47-41. Would lightning strike twice for the Broncs?...
8U - 60-65 Jax Lopez's place is 3rd and has scored 7.0 team points. Round 1 - Oscar Hernandez (Gering Wrestling Club) won by fall over Jax Lopez (Tri-State Grapplers) (Fall 0:33) Round 2 - Jax Lopez (Tri-State Grapplers) won by decision over Gauge Cagle (Sidney Wrestling Club) (Dec 7-4) Round 3 - Trecin Meyen (Ogallala youth wrestling) won by fall over Jax Lopez (Tri-State Grapplers) (Fall 0:43) 8U - 67-70 Haize Graves's place is 2nd and has scored 14.0 team points. Round 1 - Tayla Swanson (Nebr...
Recently, Burns resident Caysen Ross a junior high wrestler traveled to Gillette, Wyoming to compete in the Wyoming Middle School State Championship. He does not wrestle for Burns school but as an independent. Ross wrestles in the 115lb weight class and does very well. At the championship match he was able to see some of the best wrestlers from around the state. Ross finished with a 3-2 record, good enough for fourth-place finish in his class. There were 16 competitors in his weight class. Ross...
It's been a fast paced start to the Pine Bluffs Hornets Basketball season. The boys started off with the Burns Insurance Winter classic with a 3-1 finishing record. A high point in the tournament was an accomplishment by Stu Lerwick. Pine Bluffs senior Stuart Lerwick joined the 1,000-point club during the tournament, an amazing accomplishment for the young athlete. Lerwick was also named the Wyoming News Now Prep Athlete of the week on December 12th. Lerwick is averaging 19.3 points and 8.3...
The Burns Broncs boy's basketball team opened up the season at home with the Winter Classic. The Broncs went 2-2 at the tournament to start things off. The Broncs posted wins over Torrington and Wheatland but lost to Thermopolis and Southeast. This team is senior-heavy with seven listed on the roster. That amount of experience should pay some good dividends this year as they transition to a different conference. Burns has not been to the state tournament since 2015 and their last winning season...
This Fall, while the volleyball court and the football field were teeming with athletes working on individual skills and teamwork, Pine Bluffs High School had another team working on similar skills: eye-hand coordination, timing, teamwork, and communication skills. Last spring, PBHS started an e-sports team that met after school to play video games. The team joined a nationwide platform, PlayVs, that hosts online competitions with other schools within a specific time zone, specifically the...
From the Town of Pine Bluffs Recreation Department More pictures to follow next week. Last week prior to print, three of the Christmas lights winners could not be photographed. Here are the last three winners - 620 Simkins Ave - Bret and Kristina Steger; 607 Main Street - Billy and Lisa Fritze; and 806 Maple Street - Jeremiah and Amanda Sumare. Congratulations to all the winners of the 2022 Christmas Light Contest....
It seems like even naughty behavior finds its way to the North Pole. After printing last week, we were notified of some missing Santa letters that had been discovered by a good little elf. They were turned into Santa and the naughtly elf was grounded. We hope some of the wishes to Santa were fullfilled. Thanks for understanding. (From Naughty Elf) Santa, I have been naughty!!! I hid some of the letters to you.....I was tired and didn’t want to build any more toys!! I am so sorry!!!! Dear Santa, Are the reindeer ready to fly? I want an IPhone 14...