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er Reading Celebration are ending, school activities are starting up. The Back-to-School nights are on Monday, Aug. 19 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m., in the Burns Elementary School, the Burns High School and the Carpenter Grade School. School will start on Aug. 21. All Laramie County District 2 students will have early release days on Aug. 21 through 23. The Burns Branch Library will be at Open House at the Burns High School on Monday, Aug. 19 to make new library cards for anyone who does not already...
Don’t forget Bushnell Day this Saturday! The Old-Timer’s Storytelling session starts at 9 a.m. at The Sisters Grimm. Next, the parade will line up in front of the bookstore and wind its way around to the park. Then we have entertainment, food, and vendors from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Finally, we will dedicate the commemorative Lincoln Highway marker down by the village sign at about 1:30 p.m. And those of you who want to stick around are welcome to stay for the Family Night potluck at the com...
ereford Community Church Carolyn Ragsdale read “Explain God” written by an 8-year-old boy for his school assignment. The guest speaker for the day was John Snedden. His topic was Dark and Light. Dark or black is usually associated with evil or bad. Light or white is associated with good. John Chapter 1 tells us that Jesus is light. He came to show us how to overcome the darkness in this world. When Jesus left this earth, he sent the Holy Spirit to guide us. When you become a Christian the Hol...
Watch what you wish for, huh. We can almost set our clocks by the rain or thunderstorms that come almost every day at 3 p.m. I tried to mow the lawn last weekend and it was more like cutting water than grass. What’s good for the green is not always good for the harvesting machine. Many farmers are patiently waiting to get in some fields and harvest. Here’s hoping the weather pattern turns a bit more dry for them to finish. The lunch program will host a community Sunday lunch Aug. 25, from 11:...
Bring your lawn chairs to the grassy area under the water tower and get set for a great listen. On Saturday, Aug. 17, from 11 a.m. — 1 p.m., the Green Valley Homesteaders will be the featured musicians at Bushnell Day. The Homesteaders, a five-member acoustic music group who have been playing music in the panhandle and three-state area for over seven years, play a wide variety of music, including bluegrass, country, folk, Cajun and gospel. This year’s Bushnell Day is all about kickin’ back...
School will be back in session before we know it! But let’s not rush the end of summer vacation. Stop by the Burns Branch Library on Saturday Aug. 10, at 10 a.m. That’s the last day of the library’s summer reading celebration and the last day to pick up your prizes. Come make your own sundae! We’ll have the ice cream and all the fixin’s ready for you to Dig In! The last movie for the summer will be on Friday, Aug. 9, at 1 p.m. We will be watching “The Smurfs”. Bring the whole family. Back-...
The village board meets Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. The village office is now open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dwayne Brackeen went to Oregon last week for his grandson’s wedding — he says it was a beautiful ceremony held on the bride’s grandparents’ farm, with many friends and relatives in attendance. The Bushnell Day committee would like to thank Clean Harbors, Kimball State Bank & Insurance, First Tier Bank, and The Sisters Grimm for sponsoring this year’s...
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Shirley Wiggin read a children’s book called “Jesus and the Twelve Dudes Who Did.” The sermon title was “Our Lord’s Return” In Romans 13:11-14 Paul is telling the people to live properly. In our time, just like in their time, we are to be looking for Jesus to return and living for Him. In 2 Peter 3 Peter is telling the people to not forget what the prophets said would happen. Now all those prophecies are being fulfilled. We know that J...
Hello out there in Banner County! Wow, how much busier can it get? Wheat harvest is still in motion in a few places around the county, but should be finishing up pretty soon. Our weather has continued to fluctuate between way-to hot and almost-cold. It makes me wonder if we might have an Indian summer this fall, or an early winter. Our time this week has been totally consumed with fair. The Kimball-Banner County fair started for 4-H members on Monday, the 5th with fairground clean-up. Tuesday...
Good morning to all in Banner County, surrounding friends and neighbors. I recently heard a friend remark that they had gone to bed in July and woken up and it was mid-September. That pretty much sums it all up. Wow, has the weather ever changed. The first day or two it felt pretty good after all of the heat, however, now it is getting boring and not so nice. I need some sun, and no wind please! The 4-H kids had a plan to do some painting at the fair grounds and it has been postponed until next...
The community center board meets Monday, Aug. 5. The Bushnell Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. in the community center on Wednesday, Aug. 7. The Bushnell Day committee would like to thank Kimball State Bank & Insurance and First Tier Bank in Kimball for sponsoring this year’s Bushnell Day entertainment. We are trying something different for Bushnell Day (Saturday, August 17) this year — vendors do not need to sign up in advance or pay a fee to have a booth. Spaces will only be available in the par...
Summer Reading ends Aug. 10. There is still time to pick up your Summer Reading prizes. The Burns Branch Library will celebrate the end of Summer Reading on Aug. 10, at 10 a.m. with ice cream sundaes, so come enjoy a little ice cream on us. Make sure to pick up your prizes by this date because this is the last date you can do so. The Burns Library will continue to show movies on Friday through Aug. 9. Next Friday’s movie will be “Despicable Me”. New books we received this week are: “Left...
The rain came down in buckets this past week. It was welcome relief and kept us out of the “red” zone for fire danger. However, I did notice the fire department garage doors open a few times. Be safe out there with open fires. High danger or not, it’s a big responsibility to our land, our neighbors, and ourselves. I know some of you parents of school age children are secretly counting the days until school starts. Classes start Aug. 21 with half days for the first week. You can get a list of al...
Hello Banner County, neighbors near and far. Harvest has been underway for quite some time now and so of course we have had a couple of nice rain showers, we sure need the rain, and I don’t think it has delayed the harvest much. We are sorry to write about the passing of longtime resident Agnes Wynne. Mrs. Wynne was born in Banner County and spent the majority of her 96 years here. In recent years Mrs. Wynne has resided in Scottsbluff. Surviving family still living in Harrisburg is son, Bill W...
The Bushnell Day committee would like to thank Kimball State Bank & Insurance and First Tier Bank in Kimball for sponsoring this year’s Bushnell Day entertainment. We are trying something different for Bushnell Day (Saturday, Aug. 17) this year — vendors do not need to sign up in advance or pay a fee to have a booth. Spaces will only be available in the park, not the community center. And it’s all first come, first serve — so get there early for a good spot! Tables and chairs will NOT be prov...
For the special this week Steve Hauer sang “Another Soldier’s Coming Home.” The church extends their sympathy to the families of Joan Lynch and Orie Hill. The sermon title was “Living Consistently” which is the act of living true to what you believe regardless of the cost. Psalm 1 tells us the way to happiness. That is to follow the law of the Lord, the Ten Commandments. And the more you concentrate on Jesus, the more you will become like him. Knowing God builds strength and confidenc...
There are two weeks left of the Summer Reading Celebration in the Laramie County Library System! There’s still time to sign up and earn prizes. The final prize for children and teens is a book that they choose themselves and the adults will get a travel cup. There are lots of coupons left for all the prize levels so come in and sign up at your local library. “Magic” is the key word for Thursday, July 25. At 1:30 p.m., in the Burns Branch Library we have a program featuring Cody Landstrom who is...
Welcome to the end of July! Summer is going faster than an ice cream cone melts in the sun. Get those last licks of fun in while you can. Open swim continues at the community center Wednesday’s from 1-4 p.m. Trail Days is next week in our neighbor-to-the-south Pine Bluffs. Grab your hat and lawn chair and get out for another small town friendly festival. The posters lists many cool things to do as you welcome August in. Our local inspiration, Tim Malm, had a big week last week. He attended Cheye...
The monthly village board meeting was held last week. The primary topic of discussion was the hiring of a new village clerk. Lea Grant, who lives here in town, was selected. Please welcome her to the position! The board also discussed past due water accounts. They all agreed that the water would be turned off to households who don’t respond to letters sent informing them of overdue payments. The village will also move forward with collections on outstanding bills. Building permits were a...
Good morning Banner County! We have enjoyed some pleasantly cool mornings the past few days and rain! Some wheat and corn fields may survive until harvest yet. I certainly hope so. So many of our community members have been hailed out, some totally destroyed. We hate to see that and as we see the combines begin to roll into our area we keep a close eye on the weather, right along with you. One thing the hail hasn’t managed to destroy is the weeds. Things are looking pretty shabby around our l...
Please feel free to call, 547-2249; e-mail, [email protected] or just stop by with your news and information. Who is buried in the middle of the Cheyenne Frontier Days arena? Steamboat was the star horse of the bucking bronco events at Cheyenne Frontier Days from 1901 to 1914. He was named Steamboat because he had a broken bone in his nose which caused him to make a snorting sound like a steamboat. One of the nation’s best, and most distinctive logos, the image on Wyoming’s uniforms depicts a cowboy riding a bucking horse. This symbol has be...
For the special this week at the Hereford Community Church Pastor Opdycke read a quote from the poet Longfellow. Then she told a little about two books she recommended that everyone read. The first book is called “The Preachers Wife” and the second book is called “The Cross in the Shadow of the Crescent.” The sermon title was “Living Compassionately.” The scripture in 1John 4:19-21 tells us to love God and to love each other. Pastor Opdycke told two stories to illustrate. The first story was abo...
Albin News Readers, Monte here after a one year hiatus which began with the birth of our second son. On Sunday, Mr. Tavin Ronald Lerwick turned one year old. He unwittingly celebrated by grabbing a handful of delicious chocolate frosted cupcake while all the people at the table sang a strange song. Mom usually isn’t that careless with cupcakes so he made sure to quickly jam as much as possible in his mouth once he got it there. Please don’t expect a regular supply of news from me, but I aim to...
In our small community, we gasp, mourn and cry with our own when they lose or fall, encourage them to get back up again when they doubt their future, and root and celebrate when they come back. We have two bright examples in our meager little community of “comeback kids”. Richard Larson is showing us all there is life after sorrow and hope in walking the path God has given. We are happy for you, Richard and enjoy this time. Tim Malm has published a book about his harrowing experience in the last...
