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The Kimball Hospital Foundation brought Las Vegas and all its excitement to Kimball at its fifth annual casino night fundraiser on Saturday at the Sage Brush. About 180 people enjoyed 14 casino-quality tables, tuxedo-clad professional dealers, hors d'oeuvres, adult beverages, music and $200 in casino chips. The more chips participants won in the games, the more drawing tickets they could use to win cash prizes. Games offered included blackjack, a 12-foot craps table, a roulette table and Texas...
Six seniors out of Pine Bluffs High School have signed to attend college on May 10th. The University of Wyoming Administrator Shelley Dodd stated, "I have been doing my job for 27 years. In the last five years the counselors and colleges that thought it would be great to include other students to sign like the sports does. They feel that families and students need their time to celebrate the next step into the future. She was proud to announce that the University of Wyoming incoming freshmen is...
When there is smoke there may be dangerous fires. LCFD#5 has been busy preparing for Wildland Fires 2023 by offering the S-190/ S-130 training to dozens of local volunteer firefighters as well as many volunteers from neighboring Laramie County Districts. This recent event included nearly forty hours of training provided by local certified National Wildfire Instructors. Sunday included hands on training to fight and control wildland fire applications with proper personal protection clothing, tool...
The mayor called the council to order at 7:03pm. The pledge of allegiance was said and everyone was seated. After a motion and second to accept the agenda, a vote was called by the mayor and the motion was passed. Mayor Fornstrom then called Abby Gray and Jessica Weller up. These two ladies were the recipients of the Mayoral Scholarship Award. The Mayor presented them with a certificate and coin to celebrate the occasion. Then he presented each of them with the scholarship funds. Both were very excited to receive the funds and happy to move for...
The dogs were checking out the racing area and people were dressed to the nines for derby day. At Pine Bluffs Distilling in Pine Bluffs the fifth annual Corgi Derby races were held. It is an event people travel to see every year. Some of the contestants have been in the races at least three times. The idea for this event started out with wanting to bring a little high brow culture to Pine Bluffs with a race similar to the Kentucky Derby. Only instead of horses it would be Corgi dogs. Adorable,...
At the town council meeting on May 8th Abby Gray and Jessica Weller were presented with the Mayoral Scholarship Award. Both ladies are seniors at Pine Bluffs High School and plan to continue their education. Winners were chosen by their grades, community service and an essay on a specific topic. The essays were based on several questions that asked about community, town, and how they felt that they could benefit from it. What they could and would do for the community and how the community...
Every year the classes decorate the gym with their art projects for the spring concerts. Albin Elementary students had the pleasure to show their talents not only with their singing and playing instruments but with their art. The kindergarten students cut out butterflies and colored them with faces. First and second grade students created their own cherry blossoms tree with sponges. The third and fourth grade students sculpted a buffalo. The fifth grade painted pictures of calf and moose in the...
Last year I tried growing potatoes for the first time with unexpected success. I always try to grow varieties that are out of the ordinary so I ordered Kennebec seed potatoes rather than the russets that are carried by every grocery store. Kennebecs are much finer grained than russets and have a thinner skin. Russets have a thick skin that holds up better to harvesting with less damage. Russets have the coarse texture normally associated with potatoes and is evident regardless how they are prepa...
The tables were set and the tea cups were ready to be filled for brunch. The Pine Bluffs United Methodist Church in Pine Bluffs hosted a Methodist Women's Spring Brunch on Saturday May 6th. They had not had it for years. There were over 25 ladies that attended. Pastor J. R. Atkins welcomed everyone to the brunch. He then introduced Heather Sisson and Karen Lipska to share their lovely singing voices for the group. The song was Certain Women. Next Sharon Sayers said a prayer for the ladies and...
Some wait until graduation from high school to enlist, some after college, but Brayden Sumare, a junior at Pine Bluffs High School has already committed to the Army National Guard. The dream for the military has been with Sumare since he was eight years old. The influence in his life regarding the military comes from his grandfather, Robert Stout. Originally, his dream was to follow in his grandfather's footsteps and enlist in the Navy and become a Navy Seal. "The Army was kind of a last choice...
CHEYENNE, Wyoming – Laramie County Community College will host its spring commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. May 13 at Storey Gym in Cheyenne. The ceremony will celebrate students who have completed their academic programs during the 2022-2023 academic year, conferring more than 700 degrees to this year’s graduates. No single day reaffirms the significance of the work being done by students, faculty and staff throughout the year at LCCC as much as commencement, said President Joe Schaffer. “Our graduates are about to embark on the next stage...
The Sunset development is on hold and leases were approved, at the Burns Town council meeting on May 8th at 6:30 p.m. It started late due to the Utility board meeting being longer than normal. Larry Gallagher from Summit Engineering announced that Sunset development is on hold. His client was concerned about the cost of building material. Because of Covid all material has tripled in the last few years. Gallagher wants to keep the Burns council informed on what is going on. He did work on second street. Gallagher gave the council a map on what...
Colorado/Wyoming - Continuing a tradition that first began in 1993, The 31st annual Letter Carriers' Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is May 13th, 2023. Today, over 45 million Americans, including 15 million children, experience food insecurity - and they rely on food donations. Participating communities in this year's food drive are Bums, Carpenter, Hillsdale, Grover, Co & Pine Bluffs. Just drop off your non-perishable food items at the local post office where they will collect the food items and distributed to the local food banks. Location is...
The beautiful dancers were excited to share Cinco de Mayo with the Carpenter Elementary School. All afternoon the staff helped teach about the celebration of Cinco de Mayo. Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexico's victory in 1862. It was about a battle over the second French Empire at Puebla in Mexico that was led by General Ignacio Zaragoza. The Mexican Army was able to defend the city of Puebla from French invasion. May 5th is the official day for the battle. Some people think that this is...
Cheyenne: New system allows customers to join the line, online, or make an appointment The Laramie County Clerk’s office is launching a new service this week to eliminate long lines at its motor vehicle titles office. The service will allow customers to join the line, online, from their home or office, or make an appointment. The virtual queuing and appointment service for customers begins May 10. Customers will scan a QR code, visit a website, or use a kiosk in the county building to join a virtual line, rather than standing in what can s...
Every year Pine Bluffs Recreation plants a tree or two a year around Arbor Day. Pine Bluffs is trying to be a tree town. The first Arbor Day in America was on April 10, 1872. It was originated by J.Sterling Morton in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Now in Nebraska City there is a farm that grows apple trees to support the day. Trees are important to the environment. They help with reducing our energy costs, block noise by reducing sound waves, help to reduce stress, reduce effects of climate change,...
The council in Burns is looking at buying new equipment for the town. The Burns Town council met April 24th at 5:30 p.m. This was a short meeting for the month with less discussion than normal. The yearly items were at this meeting. Mark Anderson from Burn’s Insurance discussed the town’s insurance policy. It has increased substantially to get everything insured. There was a suggestion that the town increase their deductible to $5000.00 to save money by Burns town clerk Toni Shiery. The council decided to accept the policy once the council dec...
Carpenter Elementary is sending hope to New York. The kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Robinson and the students were learning about Easter eggs. In the process they discovered that at the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York they were collecting Pysanka. Pysanka or Easter egg is a tradition of egg decoration in Slavic cultures. In the Ukraine they believe that pysanka brings hope, peace, and good luck. The history of the pysanka is about strong beliefs of the different religions and...
The Kimball Hospital Foundation brought Las Vegas and all its excitement to Kimball at its fifth annual casino night fundraiser on Saturday at the Sage Brush. About 180 people enjoyed 14 casino-quality tables, tuxedo-clad professional dealers, hors d'oeuvres, adult beverages, music and $200 in casino chips. The more chips participants won in the games, the more drawing tickets they could use to win cash prizes. Games offered included blackjack, a 12-foot craps table, a roulette table and Texas...
Two years ago, I was humbled to be elected the Mayor of Pine Bluffs. I want to thank the Pine Bluffs Post for giving me an opportunity to update citizens on the status of various initiatives being pursued by the Town. Going forward, I will be providing this update periodically in an effort to keeping everyone more informed about Town activities. First, I’d like to update citizens on the status of the development of the North Wells property. In the past two years, we have encountered numerous obstacles that have delayed our ability to fully d...
The table was set up with University of Wyoming ball caps at each chair. Each senior gets a time to be able to celebrate their decision with parents, teachers, friends, and fellow classmates. On Monday May 1st Burns High School had the admission director, Shelley Dodd for the University of Wyoming present the seniors that are going to the college with a certificate and a hat. This is one way to welcome the students to the University. Each student had a chance to sign and take pictures for their...
If you watch the national news you may be wondering what in the h*** is happening to our country. Chicago has always had an abnormally high number of shootings every weekend but it’s nearly doubled in the last few years. Then the riot that broke out last week was terrifying. Thousands of teenagers vandalized stores, stole merchandise, damaged cars and broke out windshields, and harassed tourists and others who happened to be in the area. We would expect the police to respond to stop the riot…or at least arrest as many perpetrators as they cou...
Oceans of Fun was the theme for the evening at the Albin Elementary spring concert. The whole school participated. The students were able to dress the part to have fun with the ocean. There were several groups of students that played instruments throughout the concert. The fifth and sixth graders showed off their hard work at the music festival by playing Magma. The other two pieces were Academic Festival Overture and Rock this Band that featured Milo Lerwick on saxophone. You could tell the...
Laramie, Wyo.—April 5, 2023—The University of Wyoming Extension has partnered with AmeriCorps to offer part-time community service opportunities in county offices across the state and on the Wind River Indian Reservation. “UW Extension is committed to serving the people of Wyoming and we are excited about building capacity to directly serve our communities,” says Bridger Feuz, interim associate director of UW Extension. AmeriCorps members will support capacity-building projects in UW Extension’s three main focus areas: 4-H youth developme...
