Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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CHEYENNE, Wyoming. – Cheyenne, Wyoming — Justin Smith just wanted to find some work-life balance. The single mom of two daughters, needed to make ends meet, but also spend time with her family. So, she set out to do just that in early 2021 when she joined the Laramie County Community College, Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) program. Smith was able to participate thanks in part to Climb WY, a program that assists single moms overcome poverty. Smith found success in the program quickly. “She excelled and shared her enthusiasm and knowled...
The Laramie County Retired Education Personnel awarded two students the Citizenship Award. This is award to given to seniors from Laramie County high schools. The career counselor or principal of the school explained to the Laramie County Retired Education Personnel why he/she should be selected. This student demonstrates involvement in school and community service. This senior has had to overcome some type of adversity. Their goal is to have some sort of career. The person demonstrates...
Mayor Krakow called the meeting to order on November 11 at 7:00 p.m. Council member Jeremiah Johnson made a motion to approved the previous minutes. Council member Kelley Kriz seconded. All approved. There was a few bids for the equipment the town of Albin was selling. They are: $155 for the pig hut, $1.45 for a T-post, $10 for the hog panel, $25 for waterer, and $1.50 for a T post. The council decided on and approved all bids of the night except $1.45 for the T-post. “The lunch program is a little low on funding but will be better next month ,...
The Pine Bluffs Police Department hosted a training at the Pine Bluffs Sportsmans Club in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming. It was three days of intense training. AJ Jue with his company Elite Edge Firearms Training and Tactics from Casper, Wyoming was the instructor. He has had this business for four years and is a retired police officer. Jue had been in law enforcement for twenty-two years. He served in different departments such as FTO, uniform patrol, and SWAT on the police force in Utah. Jue has been...
Officers from the Burns Jr. Sr. HS FFA Chapter attended the Wyoming FFA Foundation's annual fundraising banquet known as 'The Blue Jeans Ball' in Torrington, Wyoming September 25, 2021. The officers were guests of the state's largest electric utility and event sponsor, Rocky Mountain Power. The evening included a gun raffle, a silent and live auction as well as dinner, sponsored by Wyoming Pork Producers, a disc jockey, and featured more than a hundred cupcakes and desserts provided by Stacy's...
The Pine Bluffs town council is still working on cleaning up the town. One of the complaints is on Blair Street. On the 700 block of Blair Street are campers on sidewalks and construction in the alley and on the street making it impossible to drive down them. On the northeast corner of Blair Street is race cars and a camper on the sidewalk. So, the question is, is the sidewalk town property, and when is the next step to be taken. Next is the neighbor to the south. Campers on the street and construction material. Question is, is this a business,...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (October 1, 2021) – Wyoming Weed and Pest Council has partnered with the Wyoming Alliance for Environmental Education to develop a comprehensive invasive species curriculum for first to fifth-grade students. A series of three, interconnected lessons have been developed for each grade level. The lessons are highly interactive, grade-level appropriate and develop progressively higher levels of understanding about invasive species while addressing relevant Wyoming State Science Standards. “Education is one of the most important too...
CHEYENNE – Dr. Michelle Rozen, America's top expert on leading change, will deliver the keynote address at the 2021 Wyoming Safety and Workforce Summit on Oct. 20. The theme of this year's summit is "Agents of Change," and the summit will be presented virtually. There is no cost to attend this year's summit. In addition to Dr. Rozen's powerful strategies for leading change, this year's Summit will feature breakout sessions that will give businesses and their employees the tools they need to not simply survive the pandemic, but to thrive d...
The drought of 2021 is now in full force in Laramie County. As of July we were the only county in Wyoming that was not being affected by the drought. At least most of the county. There were two small pockets in the extreme northeast and northwest corners that were in “abnormally dry” conditions. But the rest of us were experiencing normal moisture and we even had some rain in June and July. We thought we were going to escape a drought. Fooled us! By the end of July the tunnel of good moisture we had been experiencing began to shrink. First it...
CHEYENNE, WYOMING – For many Wyoming gas customers bills have increased over the last few months due in large part to the severe natural gas market disruptions that occurred during the February cold weather event that took place last winter. The February extreme weather event caused natural gas prices to spike to unprecedented levels leaving utilities across the country with extraordinary levels of unrecovered gas costs. Since then, the Wyoming Office of Consumer Advocate (OCA) has worked to mitigate the impact of these excessive costs on c...
Brian Kozak is running for Laramie County Sheriff. He has a wife and two daughters. Kozak has always been interested in law enforcement since he was a child. His favorite show was CHiPs. He loves to ride the motorcycle fighting the crimes. So, he joined the Mesa, Arizona Police department for twenty years. Kozak said, "It is the best job in the world." He married his wife when he was a rookie, which was before he was a motorcycle cop. Janine told Brian that she hated the desert heat and would...
The year was 1775,. The Second Continental Congress of the United States passed a resolution creating the Continental Navy. At this time the Continental Navy consisted of converted merchantmen because of the lack of funding, manpower, and resources, with exclusively designed warships being built later. The Continental Navy was a success and stemmed from the efforts of the Continental Congress and patron John Adams. It's main goal was to interrupt British maritime commercial operations. As the...
That's one big red tractor. Rodney Soppe wanted a certain new style tractor. But since the tractor was so expensive he decided to build his own tractor! But first things first, he built a chisel plow before he started on the tractor. The chisel plow was made for a pipeline. But the shovels he made himself. Soppe even made the equipment to make the shovels for the chisel plow. Once the chisel plow was complete, Soppe needed a tractor to pull it. Soppe didn't have a shop at the time, so he built...
There is a growing concern among prominent scientists and researchers that the government’s policy of mass vaccination may be causing the variants of the COVID disease that seem to be coming at us at an ever-increasing rate. It seems like every time we get used to the idea of one variant another hits us driving renewed calls for increased preventative measures. Some of these measures, like those in New York City and California, are destroying economies and lives. Many scientists are now putting the blame squarely on the federal government. O...
Credit unions and banks across the country are jointly opposed to an item being considered as part of the proposed $3.5 trillion reconciliation bill. The bill may include a provision requiring credit unions and banks report to the IRS the account transactions (deposits or withdrawals) of accounts that hold more than $600. What does this mean for you, the consumer? An invasion of your privacy and potential additional taxes. This proposed fishing expedition is bad for consumers. The proposal states that if your account balance is above $600 at...
Over the past 6 years, our club has participated in a variety of activities during 4-H week--from decorating windows to taking goodies to community members. Currently, most of our club is extremely busy with fall sports and activities at school, so we'll celebrate differently during this season of our club. Members invite new/old friends to attend a meeting. At our meeting last Sunday, we had 2 new families join us for the meeting (with plenty of question & information time), snacks, & fellowshi...
We are a rather large club in Laramie county. Last year we had almost 80 members! We meet at the Archer complex on the second Wednesday of every month. We have 3 main club goals, the first is to teach leadership skills. We do this by electing club officers, we have a President, Vice President, secretary, treasurer, reporter and flag leader. All of which are active in the decisions of the club. Our club also promotes public speaking and education. We provide this opportunity through our members...
FSA (Future Scholars of America) 4H is a local club based out of Pine Bluffs WY. We are dedicated to helping our youth use their Heads, Hearts, Hands and Health to become responsible citizens in our community. We enjoy participating in community services such as cleaning the shooting range before a County Shoot and finding ways to help those in need. Last year we made blankets for Christmas for the family shelter in Cheyenne. This spring we had a special guest teacher, Jolene Marquardt help the kids make pillows and learn sewing skills. We...
4-H is an opportunity for youth from five to 18 years of age to learn skills of all kinds. There are an array of programs that are unlimited to be involved in along with several different clubs in the area to join. Clubs, such as the Future Scholars of America in Pine Bluffs, Albin All Around 4-H Club in Albin, the Hillsdale Tiptoppers in Hillsdale, Helpful Hands in Carpenter, Kada 4-H Club in Albin and the Wild Hogs in Hillsdale. There are many other clubs in Laramie County, too. Each clubs...
Two public introductions were done at the Burns town council on Monday September 27th at 5:30 p. m. Mayor James Clark started the meeting with the normal vouchers being voted on. Mayor Clark reported about a dead tree that needed to be removed at the last meeting. The cost he had found at that time was $400 which was only to cut down the tree, that did not include the cleanup of the debris. So, the mayor had found Casy McNamara air to handle the removal of the tree. He had it cut down in four...
“The Pumpkin Eater” by Steven W. Horn was the discussion for the night. September 21st at the Burns Library. Dinner was served with both book clubs from Pine Bluffs and Burns libraries along with meeting Horn. The two book clubs normally have their own meetings and books but this book gave both clubs the opportunity to meet the author. He was at the library to give insights on how he wrote the book. About fifteen people came to get their book signed by Horn. The women of the clubs gave their input of the book. Most of the members enjoyed the...
Cars and truck hoods were open in the parking lot at the Crossroads Community church in Pine Bluffs on Wednesday September 22nd in the evening. There were 23 girls and nine leaders out in the parking lot. They divided into three groups to learn about vehicle maintenance and what to do in an emergency. The first car was an emergency scenario. How to react to a situation on the road. What was the first thing to do and then follow steps to call road service along with someone to let them know what...
When neighbors are down the community rallies to help. At the Knotty Pine Saloon it was a benefit for Buzz Canady to raise money to help with medical expenses. Canady had contracted the Covid virus this year. He was in the hospital for 21 days and seven of them was in an Intensive Care Unit. Canady even had a stroke or two throughout this time. He has been working hard to recover through rehabilitation. He is now home able to stand for short periods of time occasionally using a walker to help....
For many years, I was told that bees only liked white and yellow flowers. That they would go to other colored flowers only when the first two were unavailable or in short supply. What a myth to believe in. Nothing could be further from the truth. I also grew up believing that bees were the only insects that provided any significant amount of pollination. Looking back on it, I have no idea where I got those foolish notions. As I grew older (and with age comes wisdom, right?), I began to realize...
Descendants of The Kieler brothers, Ollie, Jim and Ben who homesteaded the three corners area in the early 1900's held a family reunion in Wichita, Kansas over several days this September. Originally the reunion was set for September 2020 but Covid-19 put it on hold. Ollie came out and homesteaded first in what was then known as Graham, Colorado. His neighbors were Tom and Nancy Degler and in a short amount of time he married their daughter Agnes. They became the parents of Thelma, Marshall &...
