Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Cheyenne, WY --- Sheriff Brian Kozak took his oath of office at 8am on January 3, in the Laramie County Commissioners Board Room. Sheriff Kozak campaigned with a promise to bring new leadership to the Sheriff's Office, and that promise was fulfilled an hour after taking office. At 9am the following leaders also took their oath of office and hit the ground running: Undersheriff Chance Walkama Undersheriff Walkama has 14 years of law enforcement experience, starting his career with the Laramie...
Attention Livestock Brand Owners: the Wyoming Livestock Board is sending out final notices for brand owners whose brands are scheduled for renewal. If you are not sure of when your brand is scheduled for renewal, or are not sure if the Wyoming Livestock Board has your current address, please contact the Wyoming Livestock Board via phone, mail, email, or fax at following address: Wyoming Livestock Board 1934 Wyott Drive, Cheyenne, WY 82002-0051 Office phone 307-777-7515 Fax 307-777-6561 or [email protected]...
Disneyland Paris opened their heart to Wyoming. The president and CEO of Visit Cheyenne, (Wyoming), Domenic Bravo has been working on this project for 30 years. He is always looking for resources to extend tourism in Wyoming since he began working 35 years ago. To prepare for the trip, Bravo learned to speak French which he worked on for weeks. A few of the board members were fortunate enough to attend the event. President Domenic Bravo, Secretary/ Treasurer Chad Brown, and Downtown Development...
Resolutions maybe a resolutions in itself. Over 16 percent of resolutions are kept for the full year. In history, over 4000 years ago ancient Babylonians celebrated the end of the year and the beginning of the new year, though for them the year began not in January but in mid-March when the crops were planted. Throughout time and traditions the celebration has changed. Resolution means a firm decision to do something or not do something. The goal is an individuals effort to aim for results. Resolutions leave a space to fail, which is the...
This gin joint was jumping from the beginning to the end of the night as the music was playing and the people were laughing. As New Year's Eve celebrations were getting underway people were ready to let go of the old year and bring on the New Year. It was a time for friends to join forces to battle the good and the bad. It was a time to celebrate everything in our lives. At the Knotty Pine Saloon the band "Ain't From Here" entertained the masses for an end of the year celebration. This band...
Today Wyoming State Superintendent-Elect Megan Degenfelder announced her leadership team at the Wyoming Department of Education. "I am very excited to announce this experienced team of state leaders who will help me deliver on the campaign commitments I made to Wyomingites to empower parents, increase transparency in schools, prepare our students for success in the workforce, and keep political bias out of the classroom," Degenfelder said. Dicky Shanor will serve as Chief of Staff. Dicky will su...
Did you ever think that spices in your cupboard could be the key to a much healthier life? For thousands of years spices have been used for a wide variety of reasons. Some spices are used to preserve food. Some are used for flavor. Some are used for both. Maybe not known to our ancestors is that many of those spices are also good for our general health. Whether they knew or not, maybe, just maybe, spices were the reason that many of the health conditions that seem to be so prevalent today were a...
During the times of "Peace, Love and Rock N Roll, Alan Stoinski entered this world in 1969, in Posen, Michigan. He is the son of Ron and Joyce Stoinski. Growing up in Posen, Stoinski would graduate from Posen High School in 1987. Upon entering the adult world, he knew what he was going to do. With a strong military family history, he enlisted in the United States Air Force. "I felt I didn't have the grades to go to college and I wanted other opportunities instead of working on a farm. I wanted...
The food was smelling great and lights were lit up when you walked into the Burns south plex gym for the evening. The Burns Lions Club hosted their first New Year's Eve dance to end the year with a bang! The beginning of the evening was a soup supper including sandwiches and all the fixens' put on by The Rustic Diner. There was vegetable beef, chili, chicken noodle, cheddar potato, and creamy potato soup. The sandwiches contained roast beef with pepper jack, ham and cheddar, roast beef and...
Wishes of good luck and a celebration big or small are always at the beginning of the New Year. At the end of every year people are ready to start fresh. It may have been a bad year, or frustrating at times, so getting a fresh start makes the thought of the New Year bright and sparkly. Everyone around the world has their different ways to end and start the New Year. In Australia, a highlight of New Year's Eve is the Harbour of Lights Parade which kicks off festivities around the world with ships decorated with rope lights sailing across Sydney...
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...
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...
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...
