Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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The Wyoming Association Municipalities Wintershop is coming up and an Emergency Medical Technicians class is being held in January for anyone interested in attending. The Albin Town Council met on December 8th at 7:00 p.m. For old business, a review of the lunch program shows it is doing fine. Mayor Krakow gave an update stating that the trash truck is in production as of December 5th, the council ordered it last year from the sixth penny money and the new toolcat will be delivered this month, possibly by the end of the week. It was also... Full story
A slate of free interactive online programming, supported by the Wyoming Department of Health and designed to increase activity and wellness among older Wyoming adults, is currently featuring a number of winter holiday options. Jeff Clark, Community Health Section manager with the WDH Aging Division, said the “GetSetUp” digital education platform is designed to help older adults bridge the digital divide, combat social isolation and live more connected lives. “Wyoming residents can access thousands of interactive classes taught by older adult... Full story
America was founded mostly by Christians seeking religious freedom. This was taught to every school child in the 60’s and 70’s. The message blurred in the 80’s. Now our youth are taught that America was founded by conquerors wanting to subdue the native people and take their land. Barak Hussein Obama is noted for saying there is nothing exceptional about the United States, then bowing down to other world leaders. Joe Biden often derides our country and does his best to drive our name into the mud. Nothing could be less true. In the early years... Full story
Deck the halls with boughs of holly...Fa La La La La. My granddaughter has been singing that Christmas classic for the last three weeks or so. This is a wonderful time of year in our household and music of all sorts fills the air from sunup until long after sundown. If it isn't on the stereo then somebody is singing. Linda is decking the halls now only our holly is artificial. I grew up with real holly because it was so plentiful. Holly is one of the more recognizable plants of the winter and... Full story
The 2022 annual 4H Awards Banquet was a night of friends, fun, games and, above all, a time to honor the achievements of 4H members and leaders from all over Laramie County. The highlight of the night, at least for me, was to hear all the awards from the Hillsdale Tiptoppers 4H club. The Tiptoppers are primarily made up of youth from the Hillsdale and Burns area. I've judged several of these members and have enjoyed watching them grow over the years. Kelle Hawes and Jessica Allred are the adult... Full story
The Grover cafeteria was full of activities. Pawnee High School had their first Craft Fair on December 3rd from 4:00 p.m. through 7:00 p.m. It was at the cafeteria at the Pawnee High School in Grover, Colorado. It was a small craft fair, there were eight vendors at the event. The vendors had personal drawn greeting cards, soaps of different kinds, crocheted dish towels and rags, school calendars, homemade baked goodies, pictures of photos, school t-shirts, and a table of Christmas items. In the... Full story
Instruments were being tuned and voices were warming up. Festively dressed students and teachers were preparing to dazzle the audience filled with parents, grandparents and many other spectators at the Pine Bluffs Jr./Sr. High School Holiday concert on December 6th at 7:00 p.m. in the Pine Bluffs Historic High School The Jr./ Sr. High School Jazz ensemble who have only been together for a month started the musical evening with Frosty the Snowman by Walter Rollins & Steve Nelson, arrangement by L... Full story
The lights were bright and the community was full of activities. The start of the Christmas season was in Pine Bluffs. Every year the first Monday in December the town of Pine Bluffs celebrates Christmas at Home. A parade started the festivities by going down Main Street from south to north. In the middle of the intersection by Farmers State bank was a Christmas tree. Santa Claus was chauffeured to the tree to light it up and start the Christmas season while some caroling around the Christmas...
The tables were lined with items for the parents and kids to choose from. Shepherds Closet started last year for the first time to help families at Christmas. It started with one Saturday. This year it will be all three Saturdays in December. People have helped the program with donations of items or money to Shepherds Closet. Shepherds Closet is a non profit organization that the churches assist with. People are welcome to go into the different rooms to check out items they may need at the...
The gym at the Burns south plex was decorated for Christmas. On December 3rd the Town of Burns with Shepherds Closet, and the Burns Lions Club hosted for the first time a Rustic Holiday Dinner in Burns. The Town of Burns is excited to give back to the community. Shepherds Closet set up the gym and organized the event. The Burns Lions Club served the delicious meal. Rustic Diner manager Sam Cook, and owners Joseph and Sandra Nicholson prepared the meal. Sandra Nicholson said, " Cook was the the...
Brad Talich was inducted into the Southern Nevada Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame at a ceremony at halftime of the UNLV vs Fresno St. football game in Las Vegas on November 11, 2022. Brad is the son of Dennis and Barbara Talich of Pine Bluffs. Brad began his teaching and football coaching career in Nevada in 1999 after spending his first eight years coaching in Wyoming. He held various assistant coach and defensive coordinator positions and was the Head Coach at Coronado HS and Desert...
The Pine Bluffs Senior Center was hopping with people that were supporting the Donald Eisenhauer American Legion Post 60. On December 4th the Pine Bluffs American Legion Post 60 and Auxiliary Unit 60 were hosting their annual Christmas Social.Throughout the years it has grown so much. The Christmas started at the Legion post. Ample room to sit and visit while enjoying a great dinner. Plenty of room to walk around the tables full of silent auction items looking for the right item to bid on....
After the Nov 8th elections, Democrats were quick to commence their victory dance. They declared victory over Republicans even though the House of Representatives is now under Republican control. It’s been a few weeks now and they’re still singing and dancing around the bonfire of a nation in flames, proclaiming how the American people have chosen the Leftist path. I had to pick my jaw up off the floor after I saw the brazenness of their proclamations. The next day word reached the American public of mass layoffs from large corporations. Ama...
Few plants are identified with Christmas as the Christmas cactus unless it's the poinsettia. I really had no idea what a Christmas cactus was as a child. My grandmother had one, but to me it was just "that plant over there". It was pretty for a few weeks out of the year and I never understood why it was so special to her. It was only after I met Linda that I got an idea of what the Christmas cactus was and why it was so special to people. Her mom had several and one was absolutely HUGE. It...
In the early 1950s a young couple living in Eau Claire, Wisconsin were expecting a child. Warren and Barbara Johnson welcomed into this world their son, Douglas "Doug" Johnson. Johnson would spend his childhood years in Eau Claire and graduate from Altoona High School in Altoona, Wisconsin in 1969. Johnson felt his most important plan after high school was finding a job. After all, he had registered for the draft and he had a high draft number, "I didn't think about joining the military at the...
Our home town businesses were getting in the Christmas spirit. During Christmas at Home businesses throughout town host open houses during the day of the celebration. Each business has their different ways of inviting the people and customers for the season. This year four businesses participated. Farmers State bank had their open house from 9:00 a.m. through 12:00 p.m. inviting visitors in for cookies, hot cider, and coffee. Points West hosted their open house from 9:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m....
As the saying goes....it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas and all around town brightly colored Christmas lights and fun decorations, nativity scenes and more are popping up. This is a time of year, that brings holiday cheer and locals do the "holiday drivebys" to see all the lights. Speaking with Sonja Fornstrom, Pine Bluffs Recreation Department Director, this is a tradition that has been going on for over 17 years. The Pine Bluffs Recreation Department is the sponsor for the 17th...
Purchasing new equipment and looking at bids for cleaning for the town of Burns was discussed at length at the Burns Town council meeting on November 28th at 5:30 p.m. For new business, the bids for cleaning of the town buildings. Nicole Riley has been cleaning for the last month. Mayor Jim Clark reported that Riley has done an excellent job cleaning. He suggested that the town pay Riley the previous cleaning rate. She would receive $1100.00 for her services. The council approved. The council has received two bids for the cleaning contract. The...
Rows of barrels were stacked almost to the ceiling at Pine Bluffs Distilling. It has been five years since opening up the tasting room. This room is exactly how it sounds, a place to show off new products and have the customers taste the hard work that goes on at Pine Bluffs Distilling. It has not been easy for them to get to this point. Pine Bluffs Distilling had problems with roof leaks, and the dreaded Covid pandemic was a major problem. Of Course there are always the small issues like...
Chadron State College hosted their annual Chadron Scholastic Day on November 9, 2022. Twenty-four schools from Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming all descended on the Chadron campus to compete in 30 different academic topics in literature, science, math, fine arts, business, agriculture, history, government and health and nutrition. Students could pick up to four topics to challenge their knowledge. Pine Bluffs High School took six students to test their knowledge in a variety of categories....
We're entering a special time of year as Christmas approaches. Snow on the ground and a crispness in the air that seems to buzz with excitement and anticipation. The hustle and bustle of shoppers; many with a joyous "Merry Christmas" to the clerks in the stores and a smile for others. We hear the tinkle of coins as people drop their spare change into the Salvation Army kettles. I do miss the ringing bells and the shouts of "Merry Christmas that used to surround the bell ringers. Everyone seemed...
OKINAWA, JAPAN – On Thanksgiving Day, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) shared dinner with Wyoming Marines and Airmen serving in Okinawa, Japan. They're attached to the 3rd (III) Marine Expeditionary Force and Air Force's 18th Wing. Barrasso visited with service members at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan. "Our state is so grateful for the brave men and women from Wyoming who serve our country. Right now, we have service members from across Wyoming serving 16 time zones away in Okinawa, J...
The Yearbook and Photography students of Pine Bluffs High School recently received the opportunity to attend the State Journalism Convention held on November 7 at the University of Wyoming in Laramie. Students from across the state gathered together to learn and share their accomplishments in Journalism, Photography, Yearbook Publishing, and Public Relations. The convention kicked off with the keynote speaker, Aaron Ontiveroz, a professional photographer based in Denver, Colorado. Mr. Ontiveroz...
The school board of trustees was excited to see how their school did this year across the state of Wyoming. Laramie County School District #2 board members attended the annual Wyoming School Board Conference on November 18th through November 19th. Six of the board of trustees and Superintendent Justin Pierantoni attended the conference. They attended workshops and communicated with other educators to see how the schools are doing. This year Laramie County school District #2 received several...
Music notes were in the air at Southeast Music District festival. Pine Bluffs High School students attended the festival at East High School on November 21 through November 22. There were 11 band and choir students that was there from Pine Bluffs High School. Pine Bluffs music director Logan Vanderlaan said, "The students played in ensembles composed of students from all over Southeast Wyoming that were led by a number of guest directors and clinicians." Vanderlaan went on to say, "This event...
