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Students from Burns and Pine Bluffs High Schools headed to Cheyenne last week to compete in the 91st Wyoming State FFA Convention and several students had success. Burns’ first success came on the second day of the convention, held April 18 - 21 came when Layne Burnett received reserve champion, or second-place, in creed speaking. According to the national FFA, creed speaking is an event for seventh, eighth and ninth-grade students. In the event, they must answer question’s about the FFA’s creed and purpose. It gives students confidence and h...
The United States Military Academy at West Point, NY has accepted Pine Bluffs High School’s Wyatt Fornstrom into the class of 2022. Fornstrom will join approximately 1,100 other future cadets from around the nation at the world’s foremost leadership academy. West Point was named the nation’s number one public college by Forbes Magazine in 2017, and boasts one of the lowest acceptance rates of any college or university in the country. During his time at Pine Bluffs, Fornstrom has competed as a member of the football, basketball and track teams....
The Cheyenne and Laramie County Emergency Management Agency will test the outdoor warning siren system at noon Friday for all emergency sirens located within the county. The system will sound a steady signal for a period of one to three minutes. During an actual emergency, residents are advised to take cover immediately and tune into a local radio or television station as soon as safely possible upon hearing the siren in order to receive additional emergency information. Laramie County residents are advised not to call 911 or local emergency...
This past Thursday I had the pleasure of attending Special Olympics. Special Olympics is something I hold in very high respect. People with intellectual disabilities of all sorts gathered around the starting line at Cheyenne Central High School. It began with Track and Field Events. After lunch, which was served by volunteers, many of which came from Pine Bluffs High School, East H.S. welcomed us for basketball. Track, Weights, Swimming, and basketball were just a few of the events. Everyone...
CHADRON, NE (05/01/2018)-- Chadron State College will confer 247 undergraduate degrees during the spring commencement in the Chicoine Center, Saturday, May, 5. Casey England of Cheyenne, Wyo. (82001), is a candidate to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Shea Johnson of Carpenter, Wyo. (82054), is a candidate to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree. Cassady Malm of Albin, Wyo. (82050), is a candidate to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Education degree. Chadron State College, which was founded in 1911, is the only four-year,...
The public is invited to another exciting spring recital featuring selected students of Patricia Randolph this Sunday May 6 at 3:30 p.m. at the Kimball Baptist Fellowship Church located at Sixth and Oak Street. Students preforming include Bailey Bagnell, Ethan Bemis, Chloe Berger, Luke Berger, Rachel Berger, Jordan Cook, Deanna Horst, Abigail Mars, Lydia Mars, Carly Norberg, Crystal Pile, Michael Steel, Merina Theobald, Dru Weimer, Kollyn Weimer, Jason Weller, and Jessi Weller. Receiving Superior Ratings at the District Music Contest on solos...
Did you hear that? Listen close. That’s the sound of spring. The grass is starting to green up and push out new shoots. You’d better make sure that your lawn mower is tuned up and purring like a kitten because it’s about time to go to work. As I looked around my yard yesterday, I already have some spots that I need to mow even though I won’t mow my entire yard until later in the summer. I’m sure that many of you have a question now. How does he get by without mowing? That’s the easy part. When I first moved into this house 18 years ago, I plant...
A band is usually a group of people who of course, sing and compose songs together; but a certain group has changed the concept of a traditional band. This band is Gorillaz; Gorillaz is a British band which was started by singer and songwriter, Damon Albarn, and artist Jamie Hewlett. The band is best known for the fictional characters that represent each member. These characters give the band the title of a "virtual band". These characters are Murdoc Niccals (bass guitar), Stuart Pot or 2D...
David J. Parshall entered the world on June 9, 1956 in Denver, Colorado. He would grow up in the area and stay there attending Air Academy High School through his junior year. His family would move to Haxton, Colorado where he would graduate from Haxton High School. Prior to graduation, Parshall enlisted in the reserves, and then went active upon graduation in 1975. For Parshall enlisting in the military was never a second guess, and while his father did serve in the Army during WWII, there was...
Tri - M Member Initiation Current Members: Samuel Garcia, Jason Weller, Sydnie Fornstom, Alayna Oakes, & Matthew Morrison New Member: Hallie Christofferson & Lucy Syvanen Senior Stole and Cord Presentation: Samuel Garcia Senior Recognition Ishmael DePaulitte, Wyatt Fornstrom, Samuel Garcia, Marlen Juarez Montes, John Merryfield, Elizabeth Syvanen, and Peter Syvanen Video Slideshow Presentation Created by Alayna Oakes Festival Rating Guide - I Superior - II Excellent - III Good Junior High School...
LUSK - Saturday afternoon at Niobrara County High School in Lusk, Pine Bluffs junior Kendra Sloan was well on her way to winning the pole vault event and setting a personal record when the last call for 100-meter hurdles rang out. That was a problem for Sloan, as she hadn't finished competing in the pole vault when she was called to the hurdles, another event she excelled in Saturday. "She tweaked her knee on the third hurdle," head coach Dustin Lee said. "I didn't see it happen, but when she...
Several Burns Lady Broncs picked up wins at various track and field meets throughout last week. Heading into the final stretch of the season, team members traveled to and competed at two meets Wednesday and Saturday. Wednesday, the a few Lady Broncs headed to the Best of the West invitational meet in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Piper Perez picked up a win in the meet which showcases the best track and field athletes from eastern Wyoming and the Nebraska Panhandle. Layne Burnett also managed a...
It's been a long and hectic week for the Pine Bluffs Hornets track and field team with portions of the team competing in three meets last week. It started Wednesday with a number of team members heading to the invite-only Best of the West meet in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. DUSTIN QUOX Then, on Friday, the team traveled to Casper for the Wyoming Track Classic. Finally, the Hornets headed to Lusk where they placed WHERE THEY PLACED. This week, the Hornets will compete in the Pine Bluffs Field...
The Burns Broncs had quite the week on the track and in the field last week. On Wednesday, several Burns Broncs headed up to Scottsbluff, Nebraska to compete in the Best in the West Invitational meet. The meet featured some of the stars from eastern Wyoming and Western Nebraska. Tyler Norris traveled to Casper to compete in the Wyoming Track Classic where he was fifth in the pole vault with a 13’01.00” effort. Saturday saw a larger team competing in Lusk, and there were several high points, including multiple top-two and three performances. Res...
It has been nearly a year for the re-established Pine Bluffs Cub Scout Pack 109 to be up and running. The newly reformed pack started out with approximately 12 members and have grown to 15 members losing a couple along the way. Pack 109 was nominated for several awards through the district. Bobbi Arasmith and Heath Stecklein nominated the Pack for Pack of the Year, and Cub Master of the Year for the Frontier District. They won. This energetic pack, has set in motion a pace that brought them...