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As the winter sports come to a close, Congratulations, and accolades to the Burns Lady Broncs basketball for winning their first ever State Championship. This team of girls, never gave up and quit. They persevered, held fast and played with great team spirit. Congratulations Lady Broncs. Coming back as State Champions, the Pine Bluffs Hornets basketball team, continued to play the season as returning champs...looking to strike gold for the second year in a row. This was a strong, and dedicated...
The excitement of learning something new has taken a big step for the 4-H robotics teams. The Laramie County 4-H Circuit Breakers have had two teams that have won awards at the Casper State competition. This is their first time and their first state competition. A team of older boys received several awards. They received a Think award. This award is the journey the team has taken in engineering the design and documenting the steps of the process. The next award was the Finalist Alliance...
Maureen Marie Hape, 79 years old of Cheyenne, WY passed away peacefully at her home in Cheyenne surrounded by her loved ones on February 22, 2023. Memorial services will be held on March 10, 2023 @ 11 am at Cheyenne Memorial Gardens Chapel. Arrangements by Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home. Maureen was born to Doris and Marie Bridgett Mercer in Pine Bluffs, WY on May 9, 1944. Her mother passed away when she was an infant and her father married Elva Mercer. She attended school in Pine...
Sandra Kay Wisroth, 76, of Pine Bluffs, WY, went home to her Lord and Savior on February 27, 2023, after an eight-month battle with cancer. Sandy was born in Kimball, NE on January 14, 1947, and was a life long resident of Pine Bluffs, WY. She loved playing Pitch (thanks to her dad), traveling and riding the motorcycle. Sandy couldn't wait to get to Mercedes, TX, where she and Don would spend their winters. She made many friends from all across the country while down there. Don, Sandy and all...
Saint Patrick's Day! The luck of the Irish is in the air this week. Even for folks who may not have a bit of Irish in them, we still celebrate it like it's one of our own. March 17th is St. Patrick’s Day. In Ireland it's a national holiday with a host of events throughout in celebration of the nation's patron saint. An official Christian feast day observed by the Catholic church, the Anglican Communion (especially the church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox church, and the Lutheran church.A day off for the Irish consists of attending church s...
Cheyenne, Wyo. – Wyoming 211 has been awarded $65,000 from the Addressing Basic Needs and Social Determinants of Health Program, which is part of the COVID-19 Health Disparity Grant Program. Wyoming has dedicated $8.1 million of federal funding to help eligible entities build up the health care infrastructure and address historical inequities in their communities. The funding is part of Wyoming’s $38.8 million allocation from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for its COVID-19 Health Disparities Grant. The Align Team man...
Ahh, the world turns differently today doesn’t? Interesting month this past February. Earlier in the month I attended a Town Hall meeting a with a few friends. Boy, a learning experience it was. (Folks, try to take in a few of these meetings yourself sometime.) This particular meeting was about growth, building 12 homes per one acre, over 1200 in total. As a concerned citizen I asked if the town could support water, sewer, infrastructure of all these apartments, etc. I was told by the city treasurer that the town had been given a grant by t...
It's spring and everything seems to be coming to life. Warm weather birds are moving in, yards are turning green, and trees and shrubs are starting to form buds. This is the perfect time to get ready to plant new trees. The Laramie County Master Gardeners are having their bare root tree and shrub sale now as discussed last week. The LCMG isn't the only place to buy trees and their selection is limited. New trees can come from a variety of sources, but there are some things to consider before...
New Security Raises Questions at BHS by Dallas Harringfeld,senior Recently, Senior students and others at Burns High School were informed that Laramie #2 is switching from iBoss, a network security program that acts as a "digital nanny," to a different software. This new security program will data mine personal computers linked to the school's wireless network. School officials claim the switch is due to cost savings and increased security. But the change has students and teachers wondering...
A native to Wyoming, Vanessa Stuart was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming as Vanessa Mock. She is the daughter of Teddy Ann and Raymond A. Mock, and arrived into this world in December of 1970. Stuart attended Cheyenne East High School. During her high school years she was a very active member to the JROTC from ninth grade through twelfth grade, ending only because of graduation. She had been bitten by the military bug. After a short time from graduation, Stuart enlisted in the U.S. Army. Upon her enlis...
Students are pacing or in the corners mumbling words. The Future Farmers of America of Wyoming district had their annual creed and speech contest at the Archer Complex. Because of inclement weather the contest had been canceled until now. There was around five different chapters competing in the contest. The first was the Creed contest. This is when first year members recite the creed and explain what it means. Once the members recite the creed the judges ask questions of the members. The...
One out of 10,000 times this can happens to goats. Judy and Kirk Rush of Grover, Colo., received a pleasant first in their life on the farm. Their goat ' Freckles' , who is a cross breed dairy goat had quintuplets in one birth. She had no problems delivering the kids, they all came out healthy and ready to jump into life. This was Freckles first time having this many babies, at once! Freckles is four-years-old and normally has only two babies every year. Rush has owned and operated their ranch...
Cheyenne, WY—Cheyenne Regional health system officials have updated the face mask policy at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and the Cheyenne Regional Medical Group clinics. The changes are being made due to the substantial decrease in local COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations and because the incidence of local influenza cases has also decreased and stabilized. The changes take effect on March 8 at midnight. What's Changing: Visitors and patients who do not have respiratory symptoms will no longer be required to wear a mask. Fully vaccinated s...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets have finished the state tournament in first place. The Hornets are the Wyoming 2A State Champions. With a combined score of 188 points in the tournament the Hornets were able to take home the trophy. For the second year in a row the Hornets are state champions. It started with the game against Kemmerer. The Hornets had just come off the loss in the regional championship game against Big Horn and had their sights set on the state championship. The Hornets dominated the...
In what can only be described as a Cinderella season the Burns Lady Broncs have become the Wyoming State 2A Champions. This is the first time in the Burns Broncs history that the Lady Broncs basketball team has won the state title. The Lady Broncs went 3-0 at the state championships to take the title. The Lady Broncs were seated fourth in the Eastern Division in 2A. They went 2-2 in the Regionals losing to Lingle-Ft Laramie and Tongue River. They beat Niobrara and Rocky Mountain to gain a berth...
The Burns Lady Broncs have done the unbelievable and won the state championship for the first time in Burns High School history. If that was not enough two of the Lady Broncs have won state recognition. Daljit Kaur and Jordan Griess have both been awarded All-State Honors. Kaur was one of the team's leading scorers. She was averaging over 11 points per game. She was able to hit from inside and outside the key. She was also one of the team's leading rebounders. Kaur set the school record for...
Alyssa Slade a junior at Pine Bluffs High School and star member of the Burns/Pine Bluffs track team is the Wyoming State Champion in the high jump. Slade competed in the state tournament last week and took first place in the event. Slade has also been awarded All-State Honors. For the first time the Association has split the 3A and 4A classes. Slade is now the record holder in the high jump for the 3A division at 5ft 2in. Slade was coming off a leg injury and only had nine practices before...
The Pine Bluffs Hornets basketball team has repeated as State Champions. Two members of the team have also repeated as state award winners. Two of the Hornets have been awarded All-State award winners for the 2022-23 season. Stu Lerwick and Ryan Fornstrom have been awarded All-State Honors for the season. This is Lerwicks third state award and Fornstroms second. Lerwick is one of the teams leading scorers and has set the teams record for points scored in a game at 50. Lerwick is also one of the...
The Pine Bluffs Lady Hornets have an All-State award winner in their hive. Jessica Hoffman was selected by the Coaches Association to be an All-State Award winner. Hoffman who was dominant under the net in rebounds and blocked shots was also one of the teams leading scorers. Her ability to find the open shot and pass the ball was instrumental in the team's ability to compete at the level that they did. Hoffman, a six-foot sophomore still has two more years to perfect her game and talents....
The Burns/Pine Bluffs Indoor Track and Field team competed at the State level track meet held on March 3rd. Several of the members placed in the top 10 in the state. Alyssa Slade is the State Champion in the Girls High Jump with her effort of 5ft 2in. Congratulations! Several others placed in the top 10. Emily Haas placed sixth in the shot put. DeDerick Nichols placed sixth in the Pole Vault with his vault of 10ft. He also placed eighth in the 55m Hurdles race and Abe Serrano placed eighth in the Triple Jump. Congratulations to all the competit...
A follow up from Jennifer James, a Doctor of Nursing Practice who testified in opposition of Senate File 144 Chloe's Law, a bill which would have prohibited doctors from performing gender-affirming surgeries on minors and was chastised in a text by the sponsor. The bill was heavily amended in the House Appropriations Committee allowing for pharmacists, insurance companies, nurses and doctors to still provide some gender-transition treatments to underage individuals. The committee sent the bill...