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Casper, Wyo. - Dec. 2, 2024 - The University of Wyoming Extension has opened registration for its 2025 Master Gardener training, an online program for Wyoming residents interested in expanding their gardening knowledge and assisting fellow gardeners. "I am so excited to get the online Master Gardener training up and going for 2025," says Donna Hoffman, UW Extension educator and state Master Gardener coordinator. "People across Wyoming have been looking forward to the next online training...
Literature classes worldwide study Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), a great innovator of the short story. He wrote closely observed and deeply empathic slices-of-life with a great sense of humor - but the Russian-Lit-class-version of Dr. Chekhov often overlooks the vitality of his work in the theater. Theater-people like me know him as a playwright, the creative counterpart to the acting teacher Konstantin Stanislavsky, who directed and starred in Chekhov's breakthrough play, The Seagull. Together...
CHEYENNE, Wy. –December 1, 2024 –Multiple Wyoming energy companies have joined together to kick off the thirty-third annual Energy Share of Wyoming season. The program which begins accepting applications on December 1, 2024, was started to assist individuals with energy-related emergencies when unusual circumstances create financial needs not met through existing energy assistance programs. Voluntary contributions from sponsors and individuals support the program that runs through the spring of 2025. “During the 2023-24 heating season, Energ...
The Season of Small Business is an annual U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) led campaign designed to drive Americans to shop at small businesses throughout the entire holiday season. The pandemic confirmed the essential role that small businesses play in our daily lives. The holiday shopping season is a crucial time for small firms that depend upon the boost in sales earned between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. It sounds cliché, but locally owned small retailers and restaurants truly are the heart and soul of our cities and towns. No...
Gillette, Wyo. - Nov. 26, 2024 -Three county extension educators have partnered to offer the University of Wyoming Extension's first virtual class on lambing and kidding. The one-session course will take place Friday, Dec. 6, at 5:30 p.m, and is geared toward those new to the lambing or kidding process. "We have so many new 4-H members and families who are excited about the sheep and goat area," says Kim Fry, a 4-H educator in Campbell County. "We'll go through the basics and try to give them...
It is always fun to design you own vehicle to be able to go to the drive-in movies. Drive-in movies were the thing to go to in the 1960's clear up to 1980's. All the family would be able to go to it. Kids played on the playground, the teenagers were hanging out with their friends, and mom and dad had time to watch the movie in the car without to much concern. It was a community event. Times change, now there are only 300 drive-in movie theaters left in the United States. The nearest one from Pin...
KUWAIT – This Thanksgiving, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) traveled to the Middle East to celebrate the holiday with Wyoming National Guard troops serving in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and in Kuwait. Barrasso met with members of the Wyoming National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery Forward. The soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 300th Field Artillery are part of the first full battalion deployment in over 70 years to conduct a field artillery mission in the Middle East. More tha...
It is always great to visit businesses throughout the season. There has been an open house for the businesses for years on the first Monday in December. The history of people checking out the business for the Christmas season started December out great. It is a time for the residents to support and shop in the town for Christmas. The years have changed but open houses are still held during Christmas at Home. A lot of people support the businesses that still do the open house. There were five...
December 2, 2024 – The Cheyenne Animal Shelter is thrilled to announce its participation in Giving Tuesday tomorrow, December 3, 2024. This global day of generosity presents a meaningful opportunity for our community to unite in support of homeless pets. With a $35,000 fundraising goal and a generous $6,000 matching donation, every contribution will make an even bigger impact. Thanks to the kindness of Mister B’s Heating and Cooling and Dr. Elsey’s, all donations made on Giving Tuesday will be matched dollar-for-dollar up to $6,000. This means...
At the Pine Bluffs Senior Center they are always doing activities. They play cards, bingo, watch movies, have dances, or do crafts. Every month there is crafts for the seniors. In the last two months a lady named Amber Dancliff has been helping with craft time. Her store is Graffitos. It is a pottery store that a person can paint their own pottery items in Cheyenne,Wyoming. Dancliff brought in three choices for the people to choose from this time for crafting at the senior center. During the cla...
Everyone always needs help some way or another. A person has honey do chores on the ranch, farm or at the house. It is always great to get extra help. That is when the Pine Bluffs Future Farmers of America Labor Sale comes in handy. Pine Bluffs FFA Labor Auction is to help the FFA raise money and it is for the bidder to get extra help. They work for eight hours. The buyer has to feed the member a meal. The new rule this year is the senior members would like to have their labor done by the end...
It seems that scams are everywhere in the United States, even in the small town of Pine Bluffs. Scammers wanting to get money free but never telling the truth. These people are selfish people. A Pine Bluffs resident recently received mail wanting money for the police somewhere else other than Pine Bluffs. It did have the Pine Bluffs town hall on the address. But it did not come from Pine Bluffs. Fact is the Pine Bluffs town hall did not know about it until one resident questioned it. The Pine Bluffs Police Department had another on the Quality...
The Pine Bluffs Senior Center Inc. has four new board members. On the last Monday of the month the board meets. The new board members are learning the ropes on what goes on at the board meeting and at the Pine Bluffs Senior Center, Inc. In September, all the members of the Burns and Pine Bluffs Senior Center had their annual meeting. At the meeting they voted on new board members. It was announced at the meeting who was new on the board. With the addition of the Burns Senior Center they had...
Giving thanks is always fun when it is with family. Laramie County School District #2 had started aThanksgiving lunch event two years ago. The elementary school students were able to invite their parents and grandparents to the Thanksgiving lunch. It gives a time for the parents and grandparents to be with the students at lunchtime. The lunch is for student to show off their families. The lunch was a full Thanksgiving dinner. It was turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, green bean casserole,...
Our PBHS Student Council hasn't attended a WyAsc for quite a few years-in my head I am thinking 2020 or so. WyASC is Wyoming Association of Student Councils. This group of girls (initially) has really jumped into all the leadership offerings we have had around the state. Last spring we went to Lingle for a Southeast Regional Summit–and that really helped our council SEE what we can do as a small school. Since attending the summit, they also wanted to attend the Fall StuCo Summit in Casper t...
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Christmas tree permits are available online at https://forestproducts.blm.gov. The cost for a permit is $7.50 to $10 per tree, depending on location. Up to a maximum of five Christmas trees can be purchased by an individual for personal use. Permits may also be purchased between 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday from your local BLM Wyoming field offices, excluding the Newcastle Field Office. A BLM permit is valid for trees located on BLM-administered lands only. Permits for trees on U.S. Forest Service-administered land c...
Would you like to sleep better, have a healthier heart and less aches and pains? How about a lower blood pressure, a higher self -esteem and enhanced relationships? Would you believe that the Mayo Clinic and Harvard University, as well as other scientist all say these benefits can be yours with very little effort. And it doesn't require a change in your diet or excessive exercise! So, what is this magical therapy? GRATITUDE!! Gratitude comes from the Latin word gratia, which means grace,...
Laramie, Wyo. - Nov. 20, 2024 - The University of Wyoming Sheep Program, in partnership with the Wyoming Wool Initiative, Wyoming Business Council and the UW Global Engagement Office, has recently created a program entitled "Sheep Innovators Exchange: Wyoming to New Zealand". This international program gives Wyoming sheep producers and industry entrepreneurs a chance to gain fresh insights by engaging with global peers who face similar challenges. Participants in the Sheep Innovators Exchange...
Casper, WY (Nov. 17, 2024) - Members of the Pine Bluffs FFA Chapter recently attended the Wyoming FFA Fall Leadership Conference, held November 15-16 in Casper. They joined more than 750 FFA members from across the state at this annual event, which focuses on leadership development, agricultural education, and student-driven initiatives. The conference featured three specialized tracks: • Discovery Conference: For junior high members beginning their FFA journey. Participants collaborated to i...
Every year across the continents on earth there is a contest for sixth graders. It is called International Peace Poster Contest that is put on by the International Lions Club. This contest has been happening over three decades. It is for children to be creative and express their visions of peace and inspire the world. This years theme was Peace with our Limits. The students are from the ages of 11 through 13. The Pine Bluffs Lions Club judged the schools of Albin Elementary, Pine Bluffs...
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The Pine Bluffs Town council met in a regular session last Wednesday at 6pm. Other than the regular consent agenda items and agenda approval the meeting was pretty quick. Some of the points that were reviewed were: A resolution was passed that appointed Mayor Justin Fornstrom to the Wyoming Municipal Power Agency Board of Directors. Each city has a member appointed to the board. The council reviewed the voting statistics for the town of Pine Bluffs. According to the records Pine Bluffs had a total of 113.73% turn out rate. This included 510...
There were some repairs in several town buildings that was a concern and public comments at the Burns Town council meeting. The council met on November 12th, and It was a busy night with several items on the agenda. Darius Mandel reported on maintenance. They winterized the park bathrooms and sprinkler systems. Mandel has been working on the boiler in the North building. He said, “I believe that the sprinkler system at Bob Steege Park will be replaced shortly and weather permitting we will do Gary Steege Park also. Otherwise that will be d...
It is always great to help others. That is what the Pine Bluffs Lions Club does. They are always helping others. The Pine Bluffs Lions Club is help with eye sight and diabetes. They also help with different projects in the community, too. The members ring the bells for the Salvation Army, highway clean up, put different events on, food drives, and so much more. These people are givers. They show the community that they have big hearts. And again, that is what the Pine Bluffs Lions Club did on No...
CHEYENNE, WYO. (November 19, 2024) – On October 31, 2024, the Wyoming Weed and Pest Council voted and approved to add downy brome, better known as cheatgrass, to the state’s Designated Noxious Weed List. The resolution, originally proposed by the Sublette County Weed & Pest District, now goes before the Wyoming Board of Agriculture. Pending final approval, cheatgrass is set to become the 32nd noxious weed on the state list, joining two other invasive annual grasses, ventenata and medusahead rye. Cheatgrass is an invasive species that invades th...
