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The town Pine Bluffs was excited to get the Christmas Season on its way. The first Monday in December has been their annual celebration for years. It used to be downtown on Main Street. Santa Claus was delivered by horse and wagon. This year the theme of the event was The Polar Express. It started with the parade downtown that lead to the Pine Bluffs community center. Santa Claus rode on the Lions Club train with members of the 4-H group in the train with him. Conductor Charlie Hastings...
The Albin Community Christmas Choir will be performing a Christmas celebration concert, a Cantata, twice to celebrate the Christmas season. The first performance will occur this coming Sunday evening, December 10th, at the Albin Baptist Church at 6 p.m. In addition to the choirs’ performance there will be a number of Christmas carols sung by the congregation. The public is invited to both performances. The second performance will occur at Pine Bluffs Crossroads Community Church on Sunday evening, December 17th at 6 p.m. The title for both p...
The MRE's were lined up on the desk for the students to be ready to prepare. The Wyoming National Guard has challenged the Pine Bluffs Foods Class to be able to change an MRE (Meals Ready to Eat). An MRE is a ration established by the first American Military during the Revolutionary War. It contents consist of enough food to feed a man for the day. At that time it contained beef, peas, and rice. During the Civil War the meals moved to canned products. They had canned meat, bread, and coffee,...
CHEYENNE, Wy. –December 1, 2023 –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, 2023 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 2024. “During the 2022-23 heating season, Energ...
Laramie, Wyo.-Dec. 4, 2023-A new publication by the University of Wyoming Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics reports that economic activity related to agricultural production contributed $2.526 billion to Wyoming's economy in 2021. This total includes direct farm-gate sales from 11 agricultural industries as well as related business-to-business purchases and spending by agricultural households. "Everyone recognizes that agriculture is big in Wyoming. Now we have a single...
Laramie, Wyo.-Nov. 28, 2023-The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees approved a new Bachelor of Science degree program in ranch management and agricultural leadership (RMAL) Thursday, Nov. 16. The interdisciplinary program is designed to equip students with both practical experience and effective leadership skills, integrating coursework in resource management, business operations and real-world problem solving. "UW Ag leadership has put together a thoughtful program with inputs from across...
It was December 7, 1941, and many members of the military were still sleeping in their bunks this Sunday morning, along with residents of the Pearl Harbor, Oahu area. At 07:55 the first attack hit. From that moment on, there were bombs, machine gun fire, explosions and more. A quote from the Honolulu Star Bulletin states, “A Day that will live in Infamy.” From this first initial attack, the waves of war hit home, and the United States was now at war with her attacker of the Pacific... Japan. Within a few short days, many lives were changed dra...
Recently District # 4 had a pinning ceremony for our new Chief Cy Thorup, Assistant Chief Glynn Moore, Captain Derek Walls, & Lieutenant Elizabeth Hoyt. According to Chief Thorup, "The ceremony was awesome and we had a great membership turn out as well as support from our fellow Laramie county fire Agencies. A Big thank you to Laramie County Fire District No. 1, Laramie County Fire Authority , Laramie County Fire District No. 5, Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, Laramie County Fire District No. 6 Laramie...
The Pine Bluffs Senior Center was packed with people on December 3rd. The Donald Eisenhauer American Legion Post 60 and Auxiliary Unit 60 held their annual Christmas Social. Several years ago the social was held at the American Legion Post home. However, they had outgrown the building to where it was standing room only and no room to move about freely. Unfortunately, people were walking away as there was no room at the post. A suggestion was made to possibly hold the Christmas Social at the...
"Today, Dec. 1st the Pine Bluffs High School Student Council (most of them) trekked to Cheyenne for our annual shopping trip for our Buddy Bucks program. This is one of my favorite days of the year and I know the kids always have a great time too." said Ashley Rousseau. This program has been going on for at least 22 years. They will be helping 23 families with fifty-six kids total. Pine Bluffs covers three of the Laramie County School District #2 schools which are Pine Bluffs High School, Pine B...
For years the businesses in Pine Bluffs have had help getting in the Christmas spirit. The Pine Bluffs High School Art students practice their talents on the windows. The school offers the different businesses in town a Christmas scene that the students accomplish. This event was started to encourage the students to step out of their comfort zones plus bring more Christmas cheer to the community. Painting on windows is not a cut and dry task. The students are given a stencil of a Christmas...
Discussion of a Dollar Store in Burns was on the agenda at the Burns Town Council meeting held on November 27th, 2023. The Burns town council has heavy hearts for the town of Burns concerning Heaven Appleman. They send their condolences to the families of Jeff Appleman, a Utility board member and to Ted Kellner, maintenance worker for the town of Burns. Judy Newton asked for the Burns council to get a Dollar store in town. She believes that it would be a tremendous asset to the community. Newton stated that other towns are able to have dollar...
The Town of Burns hosted a food drive for the local residents to help for the holidays. This was spearheaded by Kelly Groeneweg. Groeneweg has had a food drive for Burns since 2020. She knows people have a rough time struggling to put food on the table. Groeneweg is one of the local photographers around Burns. She works at the school and trains horses in her spare time. Groeneweg believes Thanksgiving is one of the times to give to people. She loves the togetherness of the community and loves...
Once Thanksgiving is done the time for Christmas is officially in the air. At Thanksgiving some families plan what they are doing for the month.Some families have secret Santa's or draw whose present they will be getting. For some, the weekend after Thanksgiving is the time to start decorating the outside and inside. So there is picking the perfect tree, be it artificial or real, setting it up and adorning it with all the special ornaments collected over the years. The Christmas tree was...
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Holiday returns aren’t easy! And we don’t mean the part where you explain to your mother why you returned the sweater she gave you. Stores are not legally required to accept exchanges or give refunds unless the merchandise was defective or misrepresented. While most retailers do offer refund and exchange programs, policies vary greatly from one store to another. Be sure to double-check policies this holiday season, even if you are familiar with the brand, as stores can change their policies whenever they want. The following tips should hel...
CHEYENNE, NOVEMBER 27, 2023 The holidays are a wonderful time to get everyone together. Unfortunately, they can also mean a greater risk of a fire in someone’s home. This holiday season, the American Red Cross of Wyoming encourages everyone to follow simple steps to prevent home fires from holiday decorations. “December is the peak time for home fires involving candles and holiday decorations,” said Janet Lewis, executive director, American Red Cross of Wyoming. “Help protect your family by using battery-operated candles and practicing your tw...
Laramie, Wyo.-Nov. 27, 2023-As part of a multi-state team, the University of Wyoming Extension's Cent$ible Nutrition Program (CNP) recently earned national recognition for its efforts to connect people facing food insecurity with local produce. In collaboration with USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education (SNAP-Ed) programs in eight other states, CNP has contributed to the Growing Together Multi-State Collaboration. The group's mission is to improve access to healthy food and pr...
Wyoming families facing hunger received a boost mid-November with the Wyoming Farm Bureau Federation (WyFB) Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) Committee "Harvest for All" project. The 21st annual fund drive and raffle to benefit the Food Bank of Wyoming raised $2,414 which is the equivalent of 7,242 meals for Wyoming families facing hunger. During the state annual meeting Nov. 9-11 in Cheyenne, county Farm Bureau Federations and Wyoming farmers and ranchers donated money to help the food bank in thei...
S PYEONGTAEK, SOUTH KOREA – On Thanksgiving Day, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) shared a Thanksgiving meal with Wyoming service members and their families stationed at USAG Camp Humphreys in South Korea. They're attached to United States Forces Korea (USFK). "This Thanksgiving, Wyoming has a lot to be thankful for, including our brave men and women in uniform who are serving our country. We have service members from all across Wyoming stationed thousands of miles away in South Korea. T...
Pine Bluffs High School is excited to participate in SkillsUSA for the first time! SkillsUSA is a student-led partnership between education and industry focused on building career ready graduates and a skilled future workforce. On November 7, 2023 four PBHS staff took a group of 36 high schoolers to attend the 2023 Fall SkillsUSA Conference hosted at LCCC in Cheyenne. Students learned about the organization's overall goals and got to scope out some of the events that will be held at the State Co...
Burns Future Farmers of America gave four members the choice of a lifetime event. They had the opportunity to attend The American Royal. The American Royal is held in Wyandotte County, Kansas. This event is for the top competitors in the country. They have different events through the year for competitors. Members of the Burns FFA Chapter competed at one of the Nations premier Livestock shows in the nation bringing home several awards and recognitions. The American Royal is cemented in legacy an...
The holidays are upon us, and with each passing year it seems to get more difficult to feed a family. There are more and more families that are lacking in food or struggling with meals. Pine Bluffs Distilling and Ashley Jessen photography teamed up to have their first food drive to help with Thanksgiving baskets at the Pine Bluffs Food Pantry. The Pine Bluffs Food Pantry has been in the works for over a year. Their building is still being worked on to be able to open up for the community to...
It was business as usual for the start of the Pine Bluffs town council meeting on November 13th. After agenda approval and consent agenda approval, the town council moved into new business. Items on the agenda for new business were: Building permit for 512 Walnut; Resolution 2024-04 Budget Adjustment; Charter Ordinance. Discussion was heavy and thoughts on the first item, building permit went back and forth amongst the town council members. It was moved and passed to postpone this permit indefinitely. With regards to the Resolution 2024-04...
The discussion of upcoming events and the Deep Well project was what the town of Burns council was going over on November 13th at 6:00 p.m. Jeff Barnes came to talk about land taxes. There was a petition for people to sign. Judy Newton from the Shepherd's Closet reported that the Holiday Dinner is set up for December 2nd. She did ask for the council to help with the food cost. Councilmember Judy Johnstone made a motion to have the cost up to $3,500 for the dinner. The council approved. Newton...
