Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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The Annual Music Festival at Pine Bluffs was able to give students of Laramie County School District #2 the opportunity to show their musical abilities. The event was held at the Pine Bluffs Historical High School and was broken up into three rooms with judges. All the different schools had scheduled times for each room. In each room the parents, friends, and grandparents were able to watch the students perform. The first room was with instruments. Judge John Morrison listened to the music and...
It’s that time of year again; time to start your annual spring cleaning! Clean and organize your home and then be ready to peddle your gently used treasures at the Pine Bluffs Recreation Department’s 15th Annual Pine Bluffs Community Wide Garage Sale slated for June 3. Everyone in town and the surrounding areas is invited to participate. If you don’t live within the town limits, load up that flatbed, head to town and set up shop at the Community Center Parking Lot. Garage sale address and item information will be made available to poten...
The eggs were stuffed and the firefighters were ready for the egg huntin' kids. Laramie Country Fire District #6 hosted their second annual Easter Egg hunt in the town of Burns at the playground by the Burns town hall. The firefighters worked on preparing the eggs the night before the hunt. They even stuffed two Easter baskets to raffle off during the festivities. This year the firefighters had designated areas for the kids to hunt the eggs. There were four different age groups for the hunters....
The clouds rolled in and the wind cooled things down for a bit as the Bushnell Easter Egg Hunt began. But even with the weather changing a bit, the Bushnell Lions Club pulled off another great year of celebrating. They had many dozens of eggs, decorated by the Kimball Public Schools third grade class and the residents of the Kimball County Manor, placed throughout Hammond Park and around the Trinity United Methodist Church. Lots of children from the area participated in the hunt for real eggs...
The numbers were posted at the participating businesses and the eggs was stuffed and ready to be hidden by the Pine Bluffs Lions Club. This event was started about 100 years ago. In the past the Easter Egg Hunt was held on the golf course in the bluffs of Pine Bluffs. But with the weather this winter the roads were too rough for the cars to be up on the bluffs. So this year the Easter egg hunt was in the Pine Bluffs City park on Main Street. There are not many Pine Bluffs Lions Club members so...
The fire station is huge with a new look in Albin, Wy. Laramie County Fire District #3 had an open house for their new fire station on April 1st during the afternoon. The old fire station has been that for years. The fact is no one remembers when it was built. This new station was a need for Laramie County Fire District #3. They have outgrown the old one. This building has six overhead doors to park engines and emergency vehicles. In the office area is a kitchen and conference room, two offices,...
A special meeting of the Town of Pine Bluffs council was held with little town citizens showing up. The main focus of the meeting was in the new business. This was discussed once the agenda and consent agenda were approved. Resolution 2023-07 was first on the agenda. Since there has been no negative feedback and no major changes, Council member Mike Ragsdale motioned to accept and approve Resolution 2023-07; Council member Janna Kestner seconded. All were in favor, motion passed. They moved on to the next item - Discussion on the North...
There were some concern about the cleaning bid for the Town of Burns. The Burns Town Council met on March 27th for their second regular meeting of the month. Mayor Jim Clark had several issues to report on. First was his concern with the cleaning bid from Shawntelle Young. He said, “She underbid the job as she spends so much time here cleaning.” Mayor Clark requested Young do some additional cleaning at an hourly rate. Council member Judy Johnstone said she hopes that when the bid comes open again that she will bid higher. Next Mayor Clark add...
House of Representatives Harriet Hageman came to Pine Bluffs town hall on April 4, 2023. She discussed what she is doing in Congress for Wyoming. Pine Bluffs is Hageman's 11th town hall visitand she has more to go on town halls. Hageman's first two choices for committees are judiciary and natural resources. She believes with her legal background the judiciary makes a lot of sense. The kinds of issues that we cover and address. As for the natural resources due to the history to her predecessor...
Pine Bluffs has a new Police Chief in town. Austin Smith has had the honor to be chosen for the position. Smith has been in law enforcement for 12 years. He started in Dawson County up by Chadron, Nebraska working in the County Sheriff's office. Smith was there for three and a half years. He was then hired in Sidney, Nebraska where Smith became a sergeant. The question was why Pine Bluffs? Smith said, "We spent a lot of time being in Kimball with grandparents on the ranch. So I have loved this a...
The Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will be recognizing Asbestos Awareness from April 1-7, 2023 to help the public better understand what asbestos is, where it comes from, what building materials might contain it and how to dispose of it. Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous silicate mineral that was mined all over the world. It is very strong, doesn't transfer heat and absorbs sound. Asbestos was put into many building materials, and it doesn't go away over time, except...
After retiring, I’ve had little reason to visit the Air Force base. Then, last week we went on to renew an identification card and I couldn’t believe what I saw. An NCO passed me with two pig tails trailing halfway down her back. After doing a double take, I nearly tripped on the sidewalk. I called a friend who comes out to the base quite a bit and asked if that was common now. He responded that, unfortunately, yes, it is. I’ve watched over the years as the weight standards seem to have been forgotten. It’s hard to believe the large number...
Some people say there is nothing to do in Laramie County. That wasn't the case this past week. If you're into learning you had plenty to keep you busy. The Wyoming Bee College, the Garden-to-Market Conference, and a special workshop in Burns on how to make chapstick were just some of the events taking place. If you wanted to attend the Wyoming Bee College and missed it, I feel terribly sorry for you. This was most likely the last time it will be offered. With our County Horticulturalist retiring...
Easter is right around the corner and that means the ever fun community Easter Egg hunts. The kids were lined up with their buckets or baskets ready to find the prize laden Easter eggs. The hunt was held in and around the Albin Community Center in Albin. Easter Egg Hunts date back to the late 16th century, when the Protestant reformer Martin Luther organized egg hunts for his congregation. But it was the German Lutheran tradition that first linked with a Bunny or Hare for Easter. In that...
The Air Force visited Pine Bluffs on Monday, March 27th to discuss and comfort some fears that the local residents might have had about the up-coming missile upgrade project. The U. S. Air Force and U. S. Corps of Engineers hosted the event. He is stationed at F.E. Warren AFB and is the project manager and coordinator for the project. Colonel Green brought with him some representatives from different agencies that would be able to answer questions in the areas of construction, land acquisition,...
The Pine Bluffs Lions Club has a change on their meetings and they presented two awards. The first meeting is on the first Thursday of the month. They are now having ZOOM meetings. The second meeting is at Currie's Family Dining and Bluffs Bakery. The Lions had a couple very special guests at the March meeting. President Bob Lyons asked Heather Becerra to come up to the front table. Becerra's son is attending an international competition with the 4-H robotics club. The 4-H members had explained...
It was great night with so many activities in the community. There was about 200 people that attended the dance at Burns North Complex. The Burns Lions Club had music and food for the evenings event. People came from Pine Bluffs, Carpenter, Burns, and Cheyenne. The floor was full of families teaching the young kids to dance. The Burns Lions Club put on their spring dance in March. They raise money to help different organizations and events along with helping people with their sight. The band...
Three Burns High School students had the honor to be chosen for the Dandies. The Cheyenne Frontier Days Dandies were founded in 1970. Arlene Kensinger was the one that started the drill team. The Dandies were formed to serve as goodwill ambassadors for the sport of rodeo and the western way of life. Kensinger had been interested in rodeo since she was teenager. She dallied in trick riding and barrel racing, and even rode at the Brussels World Fair in 1958 and afterwards added trick water skiing...
The Meals on Wheels of Cheyenne held their annual March for meals to commemorate the anniversary of its inception in delivering more than meals to Laramie County residents in 1970. In March 1972 President Nixon signed into law nutrition that amended the Older American Act of 1965. But established a national program of the senior of 60 years and older. Programs from across the country join together to celebrate this success and garner support needed to ensure continuance. This program helps...
This is the time of year where people are looking for Girl Scout cookies. For years the Girls Scouts had been around the Pine Bluffs area. But with loss of interest the Girls Scouts kind of disappeared. But now with two leaders the Girl Scouts are back. Jessica Murkin and Mikaela Sheets felt their girls needed a Girl Scout Troop in the area. The Girl Scouts was started in 1912 in Savannah, Georgia. This was to bring girls out of their homes to serve the community and experience the out of...
The kids were bouncing around, anxious to get on the lanes at Pine Bowl, in Pine Bluffs. The Eastern Laramie County Homeschool group took time to go bowling in March. It was a time for the kids and parents to learn to bowl. Some siblings were helping others throw the bowling ball or roll the bowling ball. Everyone took their time to bowl the lanes. Some of the kids were excited to throw the ball and never touch the bumper pads. It was an awesome time for all. Everyone was looking forward to...
The members of the Burns Junior High Future Business Leaders of America did great at the Leadership Conference in Douglas. Six of the members attended. One of the division contests was just taking a test on the members knowledge of the subject. Burns members competed in ten subjects. Business Etiquette is a test on proper introduction and direct eye contact, public speaking, tables manners and dining decorum, cell phone etiquette , netiquette, professionalism, international customs and...
Last week we talked primarily about getting a lawn started and annual fertilizing. The one thing I forgot to mention last week about fertilizing is that you should only fertilize in the spring and only once with a high Nitrogen fertilizer. If you use Nitrogen fertilizer later in the year it could slow down the lawn's move into dormancy because it will think it should still be growing. If it isn't dormant when the cold weather strikes, you have set yourself up for severe winter kill. Never a good...
The music was flowing out of the The Knotty Pine Saloon. People were filling up the tables. 'Avenue' is a family band out of Cheyenne, Wyoming that was playing this evening. This band was started in 1978 by Chris Hoover. Throughout the years it has had its up's and down's. When the Covid pandemic hit the bands could not come to Cheyenne. There was restricted travel. Jimmy Harris, a professional drummer decided hey, let's start a band. Harris had played for several different bands during his...
Burns Drama Club Attends Musical By Jared Talmadge, BHS Junior In February, Burns Drama Club traveled to Chadron to view a live theater performance. Recently, the Drama Club had intended on going to the Casper Tech-A-Thon. The Casper Tech-A-Thon is a theater event where students compete in an assortment of events focusing on backstage and technical aspects of theater production. Last year, the BHS Drama Club won numerous awards at the event. Unfortunately, due to scheduling conflicts with the Pi...
