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CHEYENNE (March 3, 2022) - On February 17, 2022, Abbott issued a voluntary recall of powder formulas, including Similac, Alimentum and Elecare manufactured in Sturgis, Mich. with an expiration date of April 1, 2022. The recall was initiated after four consumer complaints related to Cronobacter sakazakii or Salmonella Newport in infants who had consumed powder infant formula manufactured in this facility. The products under recall have a multidigit number on the bottom of the container starting with the first two digits 22 through 37, contains...
The Pine Bluffs Middle School Future Business Leaders of America attended the State Leadership Conference in Douglas, Wyoming at the state fair grounds on March 1, 2022. Pine Bluffs had seven students that attended. They participated in ten divisions. The first of the student is Hattie Lerwick. She won first place in Business Etiquette, second place in Critical Thinking, (Team), third place in Elevator Speech and fourth place in Exploring Technology. Avery Sweeter placed second in Critical...
Since the COVID pandemic started we’ve treated symptoms of ancillary health issues rather than COVID itself. Early treatment was never an option. Nationwide, our medical system has failed the American people. Rather than search for new treatments or even use known treatments, we relied solely on supporting therapies and vaccines. Politicians are using COVID to instill fear in the public. Fear makes any group easier to control. They belittle, ostracize, demean, and cancel anybody who dares stand up and think for themselves. They’ve cost peo...
WOW! The American Freedom Convoy thundered into the Flying J truck stop Thursday on their way to Washington DC. Air horns blaring, car horns blasting in unison and freedom-loving Americans lining the roads, parking lots and overpasses cheering the truckers on as they moved through Laramie County. There were only about 30 trucks in this group but 50 to 75 cars, pickups and RVs had joined the convoy along the route. Most were going all the way to Washington to support freedom. Some state and...
Freedom Convoy The excitement and determination with schedules was buzzing the internet and throughout the United States. Trucks from all over the U. S. were heading first to Illinois then Washington DC. In The state of Wyoming they had several routes heading in different directions to gain the support of freedom. For Pine Bluffs, Wyoming the support started at 1:30 in the afternoon at the East exit overpass on interstate 80 in Nebraska on March 3rd. A group of people were setting up a huge...
The Pine Bluffs Lions Club roars about upcoming events. Diane Lyons received her 15-year pin by District Governor Robin Walters for being a member of the Pine Bluffs Lions Club. On top of that it was Lyon's birthday also. She received two honors in one night. There were four items to be addressed in the old business section. First was collecting items to auction off for the Alan H. Stewart Lions Camp. This camp helps youth and adults have a different outlook in life. Some of the camps are with...
A new coffee shop is coming to town. The Burns council met on February 28 at 5:30 p.m. The cleaning contract with Don and Mary Ackatz was needing to be looked at with more activities going on in the gym. The Ackatz’s were concerned about their once-a-week cleaning. They have done extra before the weekends. The Burns Council expressed that the Ackatz’s have done a great job with cleaning. They did ask for an executive session to go into more details. Danielle Allman and Ashley Osterman addressed the Burns council about a new business. They wil...
The 6th grade class of Carpenter Elementary School used the Engineering Design Process to construct egg cars! They had to have a car that would drive straight for 2 meters. They had a budget and limited amount of supplies to use for their designs. The cars also had to protect the shell of an egg on impact at the end of the two meters! Using decimal operations and the formula for calculating force, students were able to see just how much of an impact their cars were making. Some strategies includ...
Isabelle Brown, national spokesperson for Turning Point USA and news celebrity, spoke to Laramie County Republicans at their annual Lincoln Day celebration Friday night. Turning Point USA is a non-profit organization that advocates for conservative values on high school and college campuses across America. TPUSA is the dominant force in campus conservatism. Isabelle Brown is featured regularly on Newsmax TV and, at 24 years old, is considered one of the nation's leading authorities on political activity in our high schools, colleges and...
February 22, 2022 or 2/22/22 is a date to remember. The Carpenter third grade explored the date. They learned to do equations with two's, and what a palindrome is and that it is rare. A palindrome is a word, phrase, or sequence that reads the same backwards as forwards. It was introduced by Henry Peacham in 1638. However it is derived from Greek roots by a poet named Sotades (3rd century BCE). * It was found as graffito at the Herculaneum, a city buried by ash. Throughout the world many think...
Herbs play a major role in our lives. Probably more than we realize because we take them for granted. Most of our familiarity with herbs is through food. We use herbs to flavor foods and many identify with foods from particular regions, like basil, thyme and rosemary identify with Mediterranean foods. Cilantro is used in a number of Mexican dishes. Although most herbs are grown in the Mediterranean region there are herbs grown throughout the world. Many herbs will grow here in Laramie County...
“There is not a supply chain problem. The shelves are full.” Joe Biden, December 22, 2021. “We have saved Christmas! The shelves are full.” Jen Psaki, White House Press Secretary, December 22, 2021. Repeat after me. There is no supply chain shortage. There is no supply chain shortage. The shelve are all full. The shelves are all full. Now repeat it again. That seems to be the rhetoric coming out of D.C. and the Biden Administration these days. I guess they think that if they repeat it often enough we’ll believe it. We used to have a term for...
F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE --F.E. WARREN AIR FORCE BASE, Wyo – Like most things in the military, the 37th Helicopter Squadron has a long history stretching back to their arrival on F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. During the construction of the Minuteman III ICBM system, civilian helicopters were contracted to shuttle working crews throughout the missile fields. The helicopters were so useful, it was decided that an active-duty helicopter presence would also be useful. At the tail end of t...
The energy and music were flowing through the air at halftime at Burns girls' basketball. The Burns elementary music class and physical education put on a performance for the spectators in the stands at halftime at the girls' basketball game. Mrs. Morrison's music class placed exercise balls on five-gallon buckets. Each student had drum sticks to beat or play the balls. They played Cotton Eyed Joe. Mrs. Morrison conducted the students to play and perform at same time. This is using music and...
Katherine Love, Burns FFA Sentinel: Hello! My name is Katherine Love and I am the 2021-22 Burns FFA Sentinel. I am a senior this year. I joined the FFA because I showed cattle in 4H and found FFA to be an amazing opportunity to grow my cattle operation. It has also allowed me to become a better livestock judge and meet new people. I think FFA is a great organization that helps you meet a lot of great people and grow as a person. Grace Steenbergen, Burns FFA President Hey everyone. My name is...
A local business receives awards at an international contest. Wyoming Malting Company who belong to the Craft Maltsters Guild organization that had their Fourth Annual Malt Cup competition. The Wyoming Malting Company was started five years ago in August in Pine Bluffs, Wy. They have increased the number of breweries throughout the years that wants their product. Some of the breweries are in Wyoming like Snowy Mountain Brewery & Pub out of Saratoga and Square State Brewing out of Rock Springs....
As time progresses all things age and some breakdown, others cease to function or upgrades are required in order to have a smooth working system. There are times upgrades must be done to fill the supply and demand as well. This can apply to cost, not just equipment. The more population a town has, the more demand there will be, and older systems must be upgraded to meet the need. This brings us to the recent Water Rate Study completed for the Town of Pine Bluffs. According to this study, the last study was done in 2009 and it indicated the...
Since age of three years old this young lady has loved to show her animals. Blair Sanchez is a freshman at Burns High School in Burns Wyoming. She is in 4-H and is a Burns Future Farmer of America member. Sanchez helped show sheep with her sister at the age of three years old. Since then she has fallsen in love with showing. Sanchez's favorite to show is cattle and sheep. But she owns and show goats also. Sanchez has been in 4-H since she has been eight years old. She has been in Burns FFA...
A dedication to a person who is dedicated, active, and has a big heart leaves the community in tears and in awe. The United Methodist Church dedicated the Children's Sunday School room to Kate Russell on February 13, 2022. Russell has been an active member of the Albin and Pine Bluffs communities. She was a member of the Pine Bluffs United Methodist Church for seven years. Throughout her years at the church, Russell was on several committees. She was determined to help people. A few years ago,...
Albin’s water does not have to be tested as most now. Thursday, February 10th, 2022 the Albin council received good news. The wells in town do not have to be tested as much now. The sewers are going to be worked on soon. The town of Albin have received a bid for the ambulance tires. It was $102.00 for the whole set of tires. For old business the Meeks land annexation passed. The lunch program is being looked at of re-adjusting different meals. Since some meals are not bringing people in to the community center. The Albin council will be a...
Over the past few weeks we’ve had some pretty decent snowfall with plenty of moisture and only a little of the 4-letter word, w***, that we don’t usually say out loud. The meteorologist on KGWN TV 5 commented at the end of January that we were slightly ahead of moisture for the month. That sounds good knowing that January and February are our two driest months of the year. Oops. I made the mistake of checking the drought monitor from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA is the parent organization of the National Wea...
Cookies were brought in to the meeting with all the members hyped and ready to start on their projects. February 9th at 6:30 p.m. at the Archer M building the Hillsdale Tip Toppers 4-H club had their monthly meeting. The meeting started with roll call along with meeting new members and what they think they would like to do in 4-H this year. There was a variety of ideas from goats to pictures. Each member was asked what their store front would be if they had one. Some of the members said, beef,...
“Did you ever think you’d be paying this much for a gallon of gas?” Biden asked a crowd Wednesday during a speech in Baltimore.” Christina Wilkie, CNBC, November 11, 2021. “Too many people remain unsettled about the economy, and we all know why. They see higher prices. They go to the store or go online, they can’t find what they always want, and when they want it. We’re tracking these issues and trying to figure out how to tackle them head on.” Joe Biden, November 10, 2021, Baltimore, Maryland. Previously we discussed the problems the Le...
The Pine Bluffs high school honored the senior players and their biggest supporters just before last Friday’s game against Lusk. The senior boys all had flowers for their mothers and hugs for all family members. The seniors were: Emiliano Castillo with his parents Alvaro Castillo and Rocia Delgado Dominic Paice with his grandmother Estela Wagner and Trevor Mohren Jace Slade with his parents Bonnie and Ryan Slade Ty Sweeter with his father Todd Sweeter Roy Tarango with his parents Paula and Sergio Tarango Reed Thompson with his mother Wynema E...
