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The equipment may not be new but to many of the Burns Volunteer Fire Department it was new. The department has had small air bag lift capabilities for a while, but they have now been equipped with the larger and heavier lifting bags. According to Deputy Chief Brian Dolan, "The new bags give the department the ability to lift any type of vehicle that they might come across in their responses." He added that, "If needed we could lift one end of a train car with these bags." Chief Dolan also...
The Pine Bluffs Roping Club had their second 12.5 handicap team roping event last Friday. The club usually puts on a 10.5 handicap event but for a couple of nights move it to a 12.5 handicap. The attendance was a bit low but that did not stop them from having fun. Mother Nature cooperated but could not make up her mind as to what she was going to do. The skies to the east looked dark and ominous and showed the promise of heavy storms. The skies overhead, were gray and looked like a shower or two...
Brady McKinney, a fifth grader at Burns Elementary School found gold at the Pine Bluffs Trail Days Junior Rodeo On Saturday, August 3. McKinney won the gold belt buckle in the junior breakaway event. McKinney has been competing for the past three years and is very good at it. He competes in the breakaway, team roping, and goat tying events. He started breakaway about three years ago. McKinney's dad, Chad McKinney got him started in rodeo about three to four years ago. He says, "Dad does team...
The Pine Bluffs Night Out event hosted by the police department must have had an agreement with Mother Nature. The weather was perfect for the BBQ and open pool. This night would be the last day the pool would be open, and the kids were taking full advantage of the great weather provided by Mother Nature. It was hot enough to swim but not hot enough to not enjoy the festivities and demonstrations provided by the police department. There was a free raffle for the kids, a K-9 demonstration by...
For those that were unable to attend the enchanting and outstanding performance by the True Troupe last Saturday, you truly missed an entertaining event. The troupe put on the Shakespeare play "Much Ado About Nothing". The troupe stayed true to the play but brought some modern twists that they hoped would bring a younger generation to the theater. The troupe was started in August 2018 by Amber and Adri True. They are sisters who share a love of theater and the arts. According to Amber, "We...
The Pine Bluffs Roping Club could not have picked a better evening to continue their team roping competition. Having missed a week ago due to the weather and wet conditions in the arena, they were eager to get roping again. Last Friday evening was a ropers dream for the event. However, some of the bovine participants were more interested in standing and looking at the sunset instead of racing down the arena. One even tripped over its own feet (hooves) but the ropers were given a second chance....
The Pine Bluffs city officials met on Monday for a regularly scheduled meeting in the conference room. After calling the meeting to order and the Pledge of Allegiance was said members unanimously approved the agenda and then they passed the Consent Agenda items. Part of the Consent Agenda items were, the approval of the building permits for 109 E. 8th Street, 840 Carpenter Road and 518 Main Street. Also approved were a couple of invoices for General Engineering and North Property Development Phase One Design & Building. Currently the...
As the temperatures cool and the days get shorter, we become sadly aware that our vacation time is slowly coming to an end. For some, the students are getting ready to head off on a new chapter in their life's journey, a college or university. For others, local schools are about to start up and parents are looking forward to the break from having kids around the house twenty-four seven. Some kids might even be looking forward to seeing some of their friends again, maybe even some structured...
This is the fourth year for the Conner Graves and Tyler Morgan Memorial Cornhole Tournament. Trail Days is the perfect time to host this event as both Conner and Tyler were local members. Conner Graves was an all-state graduate of Pine Bluffs High School. Tyler Morgan was an all-state graduate of Burns High School. Both were fatally injured in a four-wheeler accident about four years ago. The Graves and Morgan families wanted to keep their children's spirits alive and set up this tournament. The...
Mud volleyball is growing in popularity. The Trail Days tournament had 31 teams sign up this year, which was seven teams more than last year. Teams had a variety of unique names like, Wet Bandits, Slippery when Wet, John 3:16, Nacho Average Squad, Off in the Woods and Ball Busters. No matter what the name the players seemed very anxious to hit the muddy water during the hot blistering weather. The competition was fierce, and the contestants were eager to jump and dive after the ball. Maybe just...
The Pine Bluffs Trail Days Covered Wagon Car Show was a huge success. Over 30 cars, trucks, motorcycles and rat rods owners showed up to display their hard work and results to a crowd of over 100 grateful spectators. Awards were given to the best of show, people's choice and some specialty awards given by Jeff Weller. Jeff Weller has been doing this for the last 14 years and the event has been growing. Next year will be the 15-year anniversary and Weller is going to go all out. He will have a...
On Saturday the Pine Bluffs Trail Days Horseshoe pitching tournament was held at Reher Park. It was a clear blue sky, and the temperature was baking. The stifling temperatures did not deter the enthusiasm on the contestants. There were 28 pitchers comprising 14 teams. Teams were picked at random by the computer. One of the teams was Ryan Graves and Erick Reza. Reza was from Albin and competed in the Albin tournament last month. Another contestant, Joyce Bilson comes up from Garden Plain, Kansas...
The Pine Bluffs Roping Club held its seventh roping event of the 2024 season last Friday night. The event held at the Pine Bluffs arena drew more than 45 ropers in what could be called the dust bowl of the season. The event was the sixth 10.5 handicap event held this season and had a total of 106 teams. This was the largest number of teams this season. Mother nature tried to be cooperative and lowered the temperature but did not send any moisture for the arena. Sondra Williams came up from Arizona for a family reunion. She likes to compete in...
Pine Bluffs Trail Days kicked off with the 24th annual 5K/1 mile Longhorn Stampede Fun Run/Walk. The event started at 7 am on Saturday at the Pine Bluffs Community Center. The start line and finish line were both at the center. All total there were 45 contestants signed up. Ages ranged between eight years old and 69 years young. Runners came from all over the area. There were runners from Kimball and Bushnell, Nebraska, Morrison, Colorado, Manhattan, Kansas, Las Vegas, Nevada and Dewey, Arizona, as well as Pine Bluffs and Cheyenne Wyoming. Ther...
Brody Cress is a Wyoming local that lived in Hillsdale and attended Burns Junior/Senior High School. Since turning pro Cress has been tearing up the saddle bronc circuit, winning events and quickly becom- ing one of the riders that everyone wants to beat. However, Cress now has a brand-new reason for riding. Cress is the proud father of a one- month-old baby boy named Rowel- er. Roweler Rank Cress was exactly one month old when he attended his first rodeo and watched his fa- ther ride for the...
Beau Scarborough, a Pine Bluffs High School graduate, qualified to compete in the Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo. Scarborough competed as a permit member and did very well. He did not finish in the money but just missed finishing in seventh place. His first ride scored a 70 and his second ride was a 74. Scarborough was then honored with a third ride in the rodeo. The ride didn't count towards his score, but he loved the chance to ride again. According to Scarborough the event was bittersweet. He...
The heat did not sway the Pine Bluffs Roping Club last Friday as they had the first of two 12.5 handicap events. Sixteen ropers showed up for the event and produced 39 teams. The heat was brutal but the cowboys and cowgirls all seemed to have fun and enjoy themselves. Anna Murdoch first saw the event on the television and thought it was cool. "I then started to watch U-Tube and was hooked" she said. Murdoch was riding a horse called Flo-Jo. For those of us that remember, Flo Jo was a female...
The Tim Malm Junior Rodeo, could not be daunted by the raging heat that persisted last Saturday. The temperature in the arena was well over 100 degrees but the cowboys and cowgirls stood tall and ran their events with smiles and determination. The event brought over 80 youths between the ages of four to 18 years old together in a competition of numerous events. Tim Malm was an up-and-coming rodeo star who, graduated high school and was going into the pro circuit. Tim was looking to become the...
One of the biggest events for Albin Day is the one pitch softball tournament. The tournament has 30 athletes that are divided into three teams. The team members each get a t-Shirt with the Albin Day logo and date and the color of the team that they are on. The teams are decided by chance as each athlete will pull a color from a hat and that is their team. This year the teams were yellow, orange and pink. The temperature on the field was warm as the tournament started but really heated up as the...
Another fun event at the Albin Day celebration is the Horseshoe pitching contest. According to Kelly Krakow, the director of the event, "There aren't as many teams as there have been in the past. But this year there are more young players than there has been." Since the tournament was held later in the day the temperature was not as bad. Also, the horseshoe pit is nestled between some tall trees that provided some well needed shade. Eight teams started the game. The tournament took a bit longer...
The Pine Bluffs shooting team competed in Torrington, Wyoming on Saturday, June 30th, at the state championship tournament. The team did very well. Ethan Bomberger received the 25 Straight patch for his perfect round of 25 in the second round. The kids had a lot of fun and according to Coach Brian Anderson "The kids shot well and really improved from last year." Leading the team was junior varsity shooter, Harley Hottell who had a total score of 80 and placed third in the High Gun Junior...
Braving stormy skies and some rain before the rodeo began, the Pine Bluffs roping club held the weekly roping competition last Friday. The crowd gathered to see the ropers try to catch the head and heels of the bovine in the fastest time. Sometimes they make it and sometimes they don't. As the evening progressed the weather decided to cooperate and provided some very comfortable temperatures and great ground conditions. The contestants compete for prize money and bragging rights. Awards are...
Jim Zitek, the owner of Pine Bowl believes that bowling is a family affair. Jim, his son Chris and grandson Tristen all competed at state and national bowling championship matches. According to Jim Zitek there were eight teams of five that competed in the state and national tournament that were from the local area. All of the team members were bowlers at Pine Bowl. Although the teams and other individuals did not fare so well, one person stood out. Tristen Zitek, grandson of Jim Zitek and son...
Most people, when you say 4H, think of livestock, raising, grooming, feeding and showing your efforts at the state or local fair. Over time the organization has evolved to include some exciting disciplines that young people could be interested in. No longer is 4H just for showing your pets but can include, shooting, archery, sewing and a host of other disciplines. Recently the Laramie County 4H club held its county shooting match. According to Dave Crouse, an instructor in the archery discipline...
With most of the sports awaiting the 2024/25 season openers, it might be a good time to look back into the past and see how the teams have progressed through the years. This will be a look at the boy's side of sports. Starting with football the records go back to 1939. Since then, the team has a record of 352 wins, 315 losses and 6 ties. This gives the team a 51.7 percent winning average. Better than some pro teams. The Hornets' best seasons were 1941 and 1950 with an unbeaten record of 7-0....
