Serving all of Eastern Laramie County since 1908
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Basketball. Basketball has been a part of Pine Bluffs High School Junior Hunter Thompson's life for several years. From going with his dad to practice, to traveling in the summer with the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), basketball has dominated Thompson's life so much, it has drawn the attention of his mother, Wynema Engstrom. "My mom has said I haven't been able to be a kid," Thompson says. Thompson's love for basketball began when he was in Kindergarten. "My dad (Todd Thompson) was the (Pine...
It is embarrassing to see how shortsighted and stingy, the “settler” members of our Wyoming legislature can be. Gov. Matt Mead pointed out this during a recent meeting with the Wyoming Press Association when he criticized a vote by members of the Joint Appropriations Committee to reject $20 million in federal money for Medicaid. Mead’s recommendation lost narrowly. Yet most folks hope it can be resurrected during the budget session. For these committee members to vote down such an important infu...
It is arguably the most wonderful time of the year for cookie lovers and it’s almost here! The Girl Scout Cookie Season for Girl Scouts of Montana and Wyoming (GSMW) begins Friday, February 5. This staple of Americana is available several ways in the coming weeks: Girl Scouts will be taking pre-orders for cookies February 5 through February 28, with delivery in late March/early April. Cookies can be ordered online from a Girl Scout from February 5 to April 10. Cookies can be purchased during Booth Sales March 25-April 17. Cookie varieties a...
Janna Rae and Jordan Roland Neal of Cheyenne are happy to announce the birth of their son, Jasper Roland Neal. He was born January 23, 2016, at 9:05....
Aaron Seth Mines of Buffalo, Wyo., and Ashley Kay Stevenson of Cody, Wyo. are engaged to wed July 30, 2016, at The Bradford Brinton Memorial in Big Horn. Mines, originally of Claremont, graduated from Chadron State College in 2012 with a bachelor's degree in education. He is currently a math teacher at Clear Creek Middle School. He is the son of Terry and Donna Mines of Banner. Stevenson, originally of Sheridan, earned a bachelor's degree in communication from the University of Wyoming and a...
Pine Bluffs Jr/Sr High School has selected junior Isiah Montanes as its Student of the Quarter for the second quarter of the school year. Congratulations on an awesome job, Isiah!...
The Burns/Pine Bluffs wrestlers took third place this past weekend in Mitchell, Nebraska, finishing with 92.5 points. Torrington took the top spot with 155 points, while Bridgeport placed second with 113. Individual Results 120 - Isaac Ronning (24-14) placed 1st and scored 18.00 team points. Quarterfinal - Isaac Ronning (Burns) 24-14 received a bye () (Bye) Semifinal - Isaac Ronning (Burns) 24-14 won by decision over Preston Gunter (Wheatland) 16-8 (Dec 2-0) 1st Place Match - Isaac Ronning...
Solid offensive play pushed the Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets over the visiting Potter-Dix Lady Coyotes, 46-33 on Tuesday. With four lead changes early, it looked like the contest would be close; however, the Lady Hornets shook off whatever rust they had built up and began to dominate the game. By the end of the first half the home team was up 32-16. Scoring wasn’t as big for the Lady Hornets, but it was enough to keep them in the lead. The home team managed to score 14 points in the second half of the game while giving up 17 to Potter-Dix. ...
Pine Bluff’s one-two knock out combination of Hunter Thompson and Haize Forntsrom was in full effect last Tuesday at home against Potter-Dix. The pair combined for 43 points as the Hornets downed the Coyotes, 77-22. Also shooting in double digits, and adding more power to the already deadly combo, was Trent Werner. Werner shot 10 points, including a pair of three-pointers. The Hornets exploded offensively in the first half of the game with 55 points. Potter-Dix, could only muster 17 points. At the half, the Hornets had a commanding 55-17 lead....
12 Years Ago February 6, 1941 27-year-old bear kills 26 head of sheep in one day A 375-pound stock-killing bear known to have destroyed 26 sheep in one day was recently taken to the south fork of Cottonwood Creek near Big Piney by Del Dearth, a predator hunter of the fish and wildlife service. Twenty-seven years earlier, Dearth found out, Walter Ball of Big Piney had roped and earmarked the bear when it was a cub. The mark was still plain enough for Dearth to trace the story. The bear had only a few teeth remaining and these were worn down to...
Good morning, or evening, whatever the case may be. I am hoping that all is going well with you. I have hit sort of a bump in the road here the past few days and all I want to do is sleep. Winter hibernation! This coming week-end is the date for the Farm Expo beginning with breakfast tomorrow morning Friday, February 5 at the Mitchell Fairgrounds. Events continue through Saturday. Then Saturday evening, the annual Bandana Benefit Ball will begin at 5:30 p.m. with social hour and the dinner bell...
The 55 And Up Club will hold their monthly potluck luncheon on Friday, February 12, at 12 p.m. at the Friendship Alliance North Church in Grover. Everyone 55 and over are welcome to attend. Come and join in the fun with your family and friends. There will also be a door prize! Carol Enderson will be giving a slide presentation of one of the families most recent trips. For the special this week, January 31, at the Hereford Community Church Andrea Reifschneider, a young piano student, played...
Small town news slows down significantly when the weather turns cold and white and windy. You may be thinking that is almost every day in Wyoming. So, to clarify, when the thermometer does not get above zero, the drifts are plowed and then blow back over the road and the wind goes faster than some speed limits, small towns hibernate. Nothing too exciting to report from our tundra up north. Basketball is keeping the youngsters warm. The senior Albin Wildcat boys basketball team is keeping things...
Water conservation in irrigated crop production has to be viewed as a systems approach to conserving water. As I stated in previous articles, I think water conservation starts with improving the performance of the soil. Another key component to a systems approach to water conservation is choosing a dynamic crop rotation for your farm or ranch. The crops you choose to produce have to be profitable, provide a good agronomic rotation, be relatively high in water use efficiency, and require less...
Solid second half play led the Burns Lady Broncs to victory over visiting Lingle-Fort Laramie, Friday, at home, 44-34. The Lady Broncs struggled offensively in the first half of play scoring a combined 14 points. Lingle-Fort Laramie took the early first half lead scoring 20. Coming out of the locker room, the Lady Broncs seemed to decide it was time to get to work. Lighting up the scoreboard for 14 in the third and another 16 in the fourth helped them keep and take the lead. Defensively the...
A slow start offensively proved to be the undoing of the Burns Broncs last Friday, as they lost a home game to Lingle-Fort Laramie, 34-30. “We dug ourselves too big of a hole in this one”, said coach Sean Patterson. “We weren't able to execute offensively in the first quarter.” The Broncs could only muster two points in the first quarter of play while giving up 11 to the visitors. The second quarter was a little better as the home team scraped together nine points while holding Lingle-Fort Laramie to eight. The third quarter was all about B...