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History is important to learn from and to discover oneself especially if a person know the family or the area. The Texas Trail Museum will be opening on May 1st for people to do some learning and discovering. With the weather changing and becoming warmer, it is the perfect time to explore parts of the town of Pine Bluffs and other areas through families that have lived in the past here at the museum. The Texas Trail Museum is full of a plethora of items and books from times gone by. Every time...
Trees are so beautiful in so many ways and very important to the world. In Pine Bluffs the annual Arbor Day celebration was held with the first graders from the Pine Bluffs Elementary School in the Pine Bluffs City park on Main Street. Arbor Day was established on April 26th for planting trees. In 1872, one million trees were planted with the help of the Nebraska Board of Agriculture set up by J. Sterling Morton. Now all 50 states celebrate Arbor Day by planting trees, which in 2023 was 1.7...
The explorer program and the trash truck were discussed at the Pine Bluffs Town Council meeting on April 24th. The consent agenda had several permits and invoices to be approved. The invoices were: HDR Engineering on the North property development Phase I Design for $40,574.39; Jerry’s Electric for the North property development Phase I Electric $66,270.00; and Jerry’s Electric for North property development Phase I electric for $43,000.00 The permits for the consent agenda was a 24 hour alcoholic beverage sales for the Knights of Columbus. Plu...
Most people like to eat cookies, and every year a person can get cookies that are sold by the Girl Scouts of America. These cookie sales are an event that a lot of people look forward to. Girls Scouts started to sell cookies in 1917. The girls and the mothers would make the cookies to be sold as one of the girls projects. In 1951a company stepped in and started making the cookies to be sold and took the burden off the girls. At this time there were only three varieties of Girl Scout cookies,...
Over 44 million people in the United States face hunger, that includes one in five children. But the United States Post Office letter carriers understand people need food to survive on a daily basis. People do not eat only at Thanksgiving and Christmas. The United States Post Office branches in Albin and Pine Bluffs are participating in the Nationwide Stamp Out Hunger. It is an annual food drive that the Post office workers help with. It happens the second Saturday in May. This year the date is...
There are always concerns when it comes to emergencies or disasters nearby. This time of year the weather is changing to beautiful sunshine and warm temperatures. However, good weather can turn into bad weather very quickly. At the Pine Bluffs Senior Center, RAVE Mobile Safety was introduced to the senior citizens of Pine Bluffs. This is a system or platform of notifications that is set up to help Laramie County residents. When a person sets up with the system, it can provide the RAVE mobile...
Art can be relaxing and yet stimulating for a persons mental heath. Murals are a way for one person or several people to design an incredible piece of wall art. Alisha Floy, Pine Bluffs High School art teacher and Paulie Dunnam, the elementary art teacher from Pine Bluffs, Burns, and Carpenter was contact by Laramie County School District #2 Superintendant Justin Pierantoni, pitching an idea to the teachers that the school could enter the contest. The contest was with the Emergency Management...
One night of the school year is one of the biggest events for elegance, glamor, and to cut loose. Prom is about having the last big party before graduation. This a time for the seniors to have one last hooray with friends and fellow underclassmen. Burns High School held their prom at the Pathfinder at Laramie Community Community College on April 20th. Their theme this year was Masquerade. The Masquerade theme came from the Venetian Renaissance 16th century in Italy. It's a time for people to...
Prom was started in the late 1920's. It was a casual and inclusive event for teenagers in high schools. At Pine Bluffs High School, it has changed with time much as with other historic events through time. Years ago prom was only for junior and senior students along with their dates. But with the lower number of students, especially in smaller towns the prom needed more people. So now, at Pine Bluffs High School, all of the high school students are invited to prom. It is the last time to celebra...
It is an honor and achievement to receive this awesome award. On Sunday, April 21st, at the Laramie County Community College was the Annual Congressional award. This award was help started by Wyoming Senator Malcolm Wallop and New Jersey Congressman James Howard in 1979. Queen Elizabeth's childhood friend, Earl of Conavon the 7th married Senator Wallop's sister Jean.The Earl of Conavon was very good with horses. At one point Queen Elizebeth appointed him as her race horse manager. Senator...
Insurance and new leases was on the agenda for the Burns Town Council on April 22nd. The room was almost full of Burns residents and people that had business with the council for the night. The second reading for Ordinance 18A.48 2024-2025, fiscal year budget was approved by the council. For reports from the council, council member Ralph Bartel stressed to the public that the Main Street project will not be worked on until after Burns Day. Council member Rick Lakin informed the town that there is a Junior High Track meet on Friday April 26th....
If there is a real Super Woman, this woman would be it. This person is running two programs, soon be three programs. Alisha Michaud graduated from Pine Bluffs High School in 2011. She then married Tim Michaud in May of 2013. She has two fun and active boys. Michaud worked at the Pine Bluffs Seniro Center as an assistant, then in 2015 she became the Director of the Pine Bluffs Senior Center in Pine Bluffs. The program was good but she had ideas to improve it. Michaud had the food program but she...
Music in Words sounds like a song, but it is a contest that is put on by the Cheyenne Symphony Orchestra annually. They invite third and fourth grade students to write creative stories in response to the music that is performed by the Cheyenne Symphony. The students received awards for their writing and were invited to attend the symphony on April 13th, along with their families.. Rhonda Morrison, elementary music teacher of Burns and Albin had the students listen to the musical selection...
The Pine Bluffs High School music students went to Laramie, Wyoming on April 15th and April 16th. There were 21 students that attended the event. The Southeast District Music Festival is the last contest of the high school year. There is over ten different high school groups that participate in this event. The judging is based off of individual groups or solo's on how they did on the musical piece. Rebecca McCollum is a flute soloist from Pine Bluffs, who received a division one rate. A...
Spring clean up and an ambulance fundraiser was on the agenda at the Albin Town Council monthly meeting on April 11th. This was a first in a year that Mayor Kelly Krakow had nothing to report. He also tried to keep the town informed about items that pertain to the council and town. There were two major votes at the meeting. There was the resolution of the Emergency Management Agency that was presented by Jeanine West, the Director at Cheyenne/ Laramie County Emergency Management. This resolution will help guide the town officials on how to...
At each state convention there are incredible keynote speakers that make the convention great to be at. The Wyoming Future of Farmers of America Sate Convention is not any different than others. To open the first night was Governor Mark Gordon and First Lady of Wyoming Jennie Gordon. Governor Gordon told the members about where he came from and about his ranch up by Sheridan. Wyoming. He told the audience about his wife, who was not a ranch person when they first got married but now she is more...
All ages love to play bingo to win great prizes. Burns and Carpenter Elementary schools held their 34th Annual Taco Bingo event at Burns Elementary School on April 13th. The Taco Bingo fundraiser was started to earn money for different trips for the elementary students and educational purposes. When the event first started, the schools traded back and forth using the school gyms. As the years went by the event had grown to be big. The groups decided to keep the event at the Burns Elementary...
It is always great to see members working towards goals on leadership in Future Farmers of America. This last week, April 10th through April 13th was the Wyoming State FFA Convention. At this time the election of new officers is being worked on throughout the time of the convention. Different members in Wyoming FFA applied to be officers before the convention. They take all the applications at the beginning to the Convention and start with interviews. The members go into the different...
New club and clean up was presented at the Burns Town council meeting on April 8th at 6:30 p.m. The meetings are increasing with more people coming in. The council is now checking with the audience to see if they have any questions or concerns. Every two years the councils of the area need to make a resolution for the emergency plan. Jeanine West, director of Cheyenne/ Laramie County Emergency Management presented a Laramie County Emergency Response Plan. This plan is only for the council to see. It is not for the public because of security...
Promoting hard work to students is one of the goals for the Lions Club. The Pine Bluffs Lions Club had their first of the month meeting at Currie's Fine Dining. Student of the quarter, is to encourage hard working students in High School. This is for a student to know that they are doing good and it helps with mental health for them. It is an honor for the Lions Club, an honor to the student, and their family. Pine Bluffs Lions Club and Burns Lions Club had the opportunity to honor the students...
A Moment of silence for a lost member of the community and Mayor Justin Fornstrom made a proclamation at the meeting of the Pine Bluffs Town council on Wednesday March 27th. This moment of silence was for Tom Mohren. Mohren has been in the Pine Bluffs community since 1982 as a Pine Bluffs Police officer. Mohren became chief of police at one point in his career. He was on the town council and has been on several different committees. Mohren always had a joke for people. He loved his family and the community. Mohren helped a lot of people out in...
A new author has inspired youth about science - fiction reading. Jared Michaud introduced his new book at the Pine Bluffs Library on Friday April 5th. Michaud loved to read. His family has been in the Burns and Pine Bluffs area all his life. Michaud went to Laramie County community College for journalism, and did some work with the Wyoming Eagle. Michaud learned that creative writing is different compared to journalism. He found out he wanted to be more creative and write his own book. Michaud...
The students who play instruments were excited about playing as a group for the first time. The players have so much going through their heads. First, is to impress the conductor with the individual's talent, next to be able to play with new friends, and last is the bragging part to the parents on the experience. At the Music Festival, Laramie County School District #2 music teachers put on a workshop for the students to be in a contest for the first time in music. It is a time for the students...
Music festival Julie Andrews from the Sound of Music has nothing compared to the students of Laramie County School District #2. Pine Bluffs, Albin, Burns, and Carpenter students, elementary through Junior High school, (fifth through eighth grades) had an excellent time at the Music Festival. The annual Music Festival in Pine Bluffs, held at the Pine Bluffs Historic High School happens each spring. This Music Festival is for the students to show off their skills to the judges and to their...
Easter Egg Hunts in town have been happening for years. These hunts have been put on by the Pine Bluffs Lion's Club. Every year if the weather is nice the Easter egg hunt is on top of the Bluffs at the golf course. The wide open space lets the kids scatter and run to the eggs quicker. There are five age categories for the kids. The toddlers, pre-school through kindergarten, first grade through second grade, third grade through fourth grade, and fifth grade through sixth grade. Each group had a...
